New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-03
IN AIR z HRS. 31-2 MIN
Harmon SurpasSes Time for
Long Flight in America.
COULD HAVE FLOWN LONGER
Aviator Declares Only Heat and
Humidity, Not Lack of Gas
olene, Forced Descent.

Mineola. Long Island. July (SDeciaD--
Encouraged BY his successful flight several
nights ago, when he broke the American
amateur record for long continued hight.
Clifford r. Harmon went into the air here
this evening determined % sUrpass even
that record. and did 30 with such remark
able success that even ne himself was sur
prfsed when he came down and was told
that he had broken all records OF that
kind ever made IN this country and was
very close to some of the foreign records
The actual time that Mr.. Harmon was
in the air was ? hours Oh minutes. RE said
he would have stayed up longer but the
humidity was SO oppressive thar he could
not stand the atmosphere aIOft another
minute so 20 speak.
In addition % making this record for a
long fight Mr. Harmon made number
of dips and fancy figures. which carried
the crowd OF five THOUSAND persons com
pIetely OF their feet and caused them TO
cheer him again and again
Mr. Harmon rose easily TO a height OF
one hundred feet and then began a series
of two mile circuits with regularity rnas
grew 10 be monotonOus. until he varied
them with some dips. which were fully "a
low as those OF Hamilton. and then fol-
lowed this I'D By going TO a hsisn@ Of three
hundred feet and making q completes figure
eight.
THIS is the first tine that a turn tnza
short distance OF this kind has ever Been
made Many aviatOrs have made The half
turns 10 the left. but none has ever oeSore
attempted the complete turn 70 tae 1sft
and then across and 10 the hight
PauIhan in the same machine which
Harmon used. made a record fi&nt IN Los
Angeles last year OF one hour and fifty
eight minutes Harmon made Etxry-thrss
laps. the distance which he travelled being
figured at one and a haR miles 70 the lap.
although many OF the turns were two miles
and over. Over a hundred miles were COW
cred. but the exact number could not be
told Except for the heat and humidity
he would have stayed In the air until n1s
"a soIene ran out, as his engine was WORT
ing perfectly.
Harmon said he would so up at 4 O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon IL the conditions are
favorable. and remain IN the air until bis
gasOIene runs out. He hopes TO break
every record for time and distance that
has ever been made. and declares hs wtu
succeed II the weather IS In his favor
A new man whose name could not be
learned came out during HATmOns u8nc
and tried 10 90 down the field He had q
Curtiss machine owned by q man named
Bungo. When he was three feet I'D and
well down the field. Harmon passed above
him. and the crowd cheered- as they did
every time he passed The driver OK the
Bungo machine looked aside for a second al
the cheering crowd, with the result that
the front planes buried themselves IN the
ground and the machine was wrecked
The driver. however, was not injured. and
with the assistance OF mechanics he got
the machine back 10 its shed
The police arrangements here tonight
were perfect The crowd were kept or the
field by retaining fences and occupied the
grandstand- n small charge is now made
10 enter the field. which viii De devoted to
keeping the field in condition and for the
purchases of prizes