The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-17
WRIGHT MACH|N
COMING I J NJ ] ! c TO FAIR
Directors May Sign Acroplanc
CONTRACT With Represer-
tative To-day.
BIG STUNTS GUARANTEED
aFivc-Mile Race With Swift
Motor Car and Daily
Flights.

Flights.
Contracts may be signed to-day for
bringing a Wright aeroplane to the
Virginia State Fair. Thomas p. jack
son, special representative OF tho
Wright Brothers, was in conference
with directors OF the Fair Association
yesterday and expects an answer to his
proposition to-day. Mr.. jackson was
here several months ago in conference
with General Manager Mark r. Lloyd,
of the Fair Association. Remember
ing the disappointing experiences OF
last year, when Foster Willard, in n
Glenn Curtiss machine, De few
low, gliding hops about the field and
called them aeroplane flights. Mr..
Lloyd did not give him much encour-
agement. Later, however, correspond
tiations
Five-NIlle Race.
To guarantee that there will be no
repetition of the disappointing expert
ences of last year. Mr.. Jackson said
last night that he was willing to put
it In the contract that the operator
must make flight Of not less than
ten minutes duration and from TWEEN
ty-f1ve to 500 feet in the air every day
the weather Is suitable: that on at
least one day he Is to carry up pas
senger selected by the fair manage
ment--a man not over 200 pounds In
weight preferred, and that there shall
be race around the Fair Grounds
track for five miles between the aero
plane and the best automobile in
Richmond.
Willard complained last year that
he could not turn in the narrow limits
of the Fair Grounds and contented
himself with several straight, gliding
hops Mr.. Jackson says that the
Wright machine Will not only make
turns, but that its guarantee of Awe
mile race will insure its circling the
race track at least five times without
Ialighting, while, If weather conditions
tempt many other stunts and even en-
deavor to secure new. records.
DroolSins May Come.
| It Is not expected that either OF the
wrights will be here. Mr.. jackson
said last night that he conferred last
week at Asbury Park with Wilbur
Wright and found him engaged for
some time to come. Dates are being held
open for the fair week. however, for
| a machine and aviator. 1t is more
than probable that Walter Brookins.
holder OF the worlds record for
height, made at Atlantic City-unless
the unrecorded flight Of Operator
! DrexelI in Scotland is counted-will
come here. Broolttns sustained a fall
last week at the aviation meet at
1 Asbury Park. breaking his nose and
otherwise injuring himself, but he Is
already out again. though he has not
yet attempted another flight.
Neither the fair people nor the rep
rescntatives of the Wright Brothers
have as yet given out the terms Of
the proposed contract. Such attrac-
i lions, however, are not to be had for
nothing. and the guarantee Is believed
to run to a pretty stiff figure. It is
over that that the directors asked
twenty-four hours to deliberate. Mr..
i Jackson agreeing to hold the dates
l open meanwhile. In speaking to the
directors yesterday Mr.. Jackson said
l he was especially anxious to book an
exhibition flight in Richmond, as both
The and the Wrghts were Southern
(, men, asst the fair this year gave prom
4 ise of being huge success and a most
desirable opportunity :Sf1owing the
people of this State what has been
] done for the conquest of the air. and
finally he was especially anxious tc
come here and show what a Wright
A machine could do. in view of the
black eye which the science OF avia-
4 ton got here last year.
Il Ample Room for Turns.
In speaking of the matter Mr.. Jack;
son said he was unwilling to knock
the Curtiss machine The Wright ma
chine, he said. would stand on its
: merits, and not by attacking others
for y, T., u hot
7 except for the machine driven by Mr.
. Curtiss himself. and that driven for
q time BY Operator Hamilton. no cal
of the Curtiss type had ever accom-
! plished any great things. while cars
q of the Wright pattern are almost daily
making new records. He explained
that It's superiority for exhibition pur-
s. poses 10y largely in its ability to
make sharp turns at a slant and speed
a Which takes the breath from the spec
q l3tators and in the trained operators
I each one OF whom have been personal
4 lly instructed by Wilbur Wright, only
six having been engaged out OF the
/ first hundred tried out
J, There is no doubt that the people Of
. the State, who are coming to the fai,
! In large numbers, want to see a real
!, aeroplane IN operation: not a mere
!, hopping machine, or a captive balloon
!, If 1t is announced to-day that the
j Wright contracts have been signed, Il
! Wills prove the star attraction, over.
shadowins' in popular interest and at.
I tention all others at this years OK.
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