The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-12-01
Bravo. M'sieur Simon,
. Bravo, M'sieur Garrosl
BraNo. M'sieur Barrier

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Good work. Mr. Hamiltoni
That's the way the daring bird
men were greeted after their initial
lights at the big aviation meet yes
terday at the Virginia State Fair
Grounds by the International Avia-
tors, incorporated.
Il And the aviators made good. Prob
ably there was hitch or two in the
program. but there was no end TO
the lying between the hours OF ? and
1870. Seven fights were made alto
gether.
I. Hamilton was up twice in his own
make, Hamiltonian biplane, a ma
chine very much like the Wright
rRrothers'. patent. He was also Sehed-
uled to race Seymour in the Iatter's
Fiat automobile-the machine that
won the Vanderbilt cup with Mr.. Sey-
mour driving Owing to his high
covered motor he found Il impossible
20 make the short turns and was
forced to abandon the race.
Rene Simon, of the trio OF French
men, made two wonderful flights as
'nfd Roland Garros. Garros probably
,ttained the greatest altitude-s.000
sect. Simon, in his second flight
came down town and circled the JEFF
ferson Hotel and was greatly cheered
! by people all along Broad Street.
Turning north from the Jefferson. ST.
mon few over Julian w. Tyler's First
and Broad Street store, and then he
mixed IL for the starting point at the
Fair Grounds. His fight was second
Jnly 20 that of Garros. who yesterday
morning made the trsp through the
airlanes from the Fair Grounds to
Church Hill and return. with Presi-
dent Taft a Witness ..,. st.
Rene Barrier wound up the days
exhibitions by brilliant fight around
the grounds and mile or SO cross
country, being, however, in plain view
of the thousands OF people all the
while.
1t can safely be said that the avia-
tors gave the people everything prom
ised. Mr.. Moisant, Mr.. LeVino and
the entire lying aggregation were sat
isfied they had given a good shox and
said they believed the people were as
fully agreed that the Visiting flyers
were the wonders OF this or any other
age.
Good Crowd Present.
While there were but two or three
hundred people in the grandstand, the
crowd present on the first day was
large and very enthusiastic. Salvos
or applause greeted each birdman as
ne came 10 the ground, huddling to
the earth like hawks.
And kids, well, the international
ANfators, Incorporated, advertised that
they would allow all Richmond school
children TO attend the meet free OF
charge. There appeared TO be more
SAAANASh tHeES yesterday .than are GO
ing 20 school all over the the State
OF Virginia. They were everywhere
and they were fun of enthusiasm.
He Talked French.
A fiashily dressed young man walk
ed up to Rene Simon. after the first
Hight the latter maue, ana said:
Parley vous francais?"
"Oui, oui," said the smiling French
man, thinking at last he had found a
man in this country who could talk
his language.
Excuse me-" said the man with the
passionate necktie. but that's all the
French / know
Very Cold AbOye as.
All of the aviators complained Of
the cold. Hamilton called for a little
something to warm the inner man
when ne descended the last time, but
there was not flask in sight
DESPITE the fact that eli OF the air
men wear goggiess their eyes were
veryTfed and pained them greatly after
their flights
''.Although the wind does not ac-
tually strike our eyes" said M. Garros,
the cold, caused by the wind from
the piopellers onsthe Rleriot machines.