The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-01
.RALP PHJOHNSTONE.
ARRIVES Tonight
Wright Flyer, With His Aero
plane, Ready for State Fair
Exhibition.
MAY FLY TO PETERSBURG
IS = orfolk Arranging Brilliant
Series OF Flights Over
Hampton Roads.
MAY FLY TO PETERSBURG

Ralph tombstone, the Wright aviator
who will make daily fights at the yir-
glnia State Fair during the coming
week. will arrive In Richmond tonight
at 1928. O'clock from Trenton, n. j..
| where he has made most spectacular
flights this week. amazing the visitors
. at the New Jersey state Fair. The
wings of his great bird Were folded
and packed In special express car
last night at Trenton, and the aero
plane is already on the way to Rich
|! mond and will be, actually at the. Fair
Grounds by tonight
Thomas P. Jackson, special repre-
sentative of the Wright company, re-
turned to Richmond last night, and is
making the final arrangements for
! housing the great car, and for its
I, pf oper protection while at the Fair
Grounds
AS to the question OF the eligibility
Of Mayor. Richardson as a passenger.
Mr.. Jackson says itsais for Johnstone
to decide. after he has looked over
the ground, seen the conditions, here,
the, practicapility OF making landings.
and taken. a look at the, Mayor. g
Frankly the Mayor is overw ght n e
weighs 160. pounds, and the 5Wrights
ask for 13o-pound man.. Mr.. Jack
son said LAST night that If the Mayor
was game. and the weather conditions
favorable he did no, think Johnstonel
would stand back because Of the extra
thirty pounds, but would give. the
Mayor the ride of9his life.
AS soon as Johnstone arrives the
question will be taken#upeof a cross
country fight to Petersburg next
Saturday afternoon, thus closing the
fair with the most spectacular long
distance flight ever held over yir-
gtnia soil. Since Walter Brookins
made his re markable flight from Chi
cago to Springfield tile other Wright
fllers have been on edge to rival that
accomplishment. Johnstone and
Brooktns We're together at the Boston
aviation meta few weeks sago,e and
there took Hve of he -efghtg prizes Of.
fered, and Johnstone doesn't propose
to have all i the honors goins. to MS
associate. # the necessary arrange
lments can be made, and the weat her
conditions are favorable, j ohnst one
will rise from the Fair Grounds on
Saturday afternoon, circle ovor Ftich-
nlond and fly away5sto the South across
the James and Appomattox
Resting but a moment In or near
Petersburg s, he Will ST be back at the
10 s1rs AITounds ~ lesS q tlme sth an an ex-
press train could make the run. and
beforestth crowd has ceased to cape
over his utbound III ght. # Z. slss9l
May My Over Hampton Roads,
ar Jackson returned last night
from Norfolk, where he has been In
conference Swlth a mmitteeS arranging
for a series of exhibition flights over
Hampton Roads on November 4 9 and
s. The plan Is to start from the
grounds Of the Jamestown Exposition,
drop Imitation bombs over the battle
| ships In the roads. circle Fort Monroe.
far up Sfn the clouds. out OF range OF
the guns, posi- ply landing at Old Point.
and return tosthe starting point. The
committee has already arranged for
three curtiss machines, and there
seems some question as TO whether
under the contract Mr.. Curtiss will
consent to- a. competition with other
Smnkes OF airships. If he does not
object. the Hampton Roads meet Will
be thrown open, and Johnsto tone and
Parmelee, will have their machines on
the ground for q try at the pIizes 70
be offered tor spectacular flying over
historic wafer. s,, n !.