Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-27

whose death was the tragedy Of the
Eournemouth meeting, also proved an
ant pupil, and within Few months
OF his turning his attention
seriously to the science flew across
the English channel from Dover TO Ca
lais and back again.
SCHOOLS START UP.
Today large number of rich young
men who have a bent towards mechhn-
les, have had some experience with
automobiles and have plenty of nerve
and daring. are learning to fly either AZ
one of the big schools or at nome
There viii no longer be any need Tor
Young Englishmen who wish to learn
flying 10 60 to one Of the great schools
of aviation in France Armstrong
Drexel. the wealthy young Philadel-
phian who few from. Bournemouth to
tho Isle Of Wight the other day, ana
won an altitude prize. has established
a school Of dying in Hampshire close
to the residence of Lord Montagu OF
Beaulieu at Brockenhurst. Claud era
hame White has also esta blished
school. and there Is very keen rivalry
between these two teachers. both OF
whom are as yet little more than boys.
Teachers of aviation are very par
ticular about the pupils they take ana
they never allow an aspiring young
man who has no natural aptitude lot
the science to Keep on risking his life
| The good flying man, II IS said, Is born
/ not made II is more instinct than ca
perience that gives man the perfect
| command Of an aerOplane, and the
| tndescribable gift known as hands
which 60 10 make the good horsemar
also 60 to make the great aeroplanist
! An aeroplane in full flight IL respon
| slve 20 the slightest touch. and has e
| ALL al 2
| niece Of fragile china II Is believed
that many Of the fatal accidents which
have marked the progress Of the sci
| ence Of fight have been due to TO-
sudden Jerking Of lever which dos
troved the perfect equilibrium n Nh
machine.
ACTORS PERFORMANCE
A good instance OF the possession q
the genius for flight is the case q
Robert Lorraine the young Englis
actor so well known I'm America, VIII
| accomplished last week sensations
1 flight over the sea I'm the teeth OF
violent rainstorm. When Lorraine star
ed out on the flight To the Isle of Wigl
from the Bournemouth aerodroT
| there was dense mist over the So
| Great black clouds were hanging low
or and lower and tho wind was blow
ing at something like 20 miles a
| hour.
: Everyone advised Lorraine not
} start. Louis Bleriot, most experience
| INT most prudent of "birdmen," sa
/ | IL would be foolhardy to start, b
, Lorraine only smiled, put on, his spe
| tacles. pulled bis levers, and IN
! | moment was travelling at 40 miles
t | hour, his machine swaying and p'tc
Z ing in the teeth of the wind. When
4 l got out 20 sea he was overtaken by
A tremendous rain storm that weigh
: down his planes, and blinded him
p that for long time he could not L
/. I'm which direction he was going. As
4 | matter OF fact he was being bloN
= out 10 sea. but h. never lost MS ner'
one twitch OF hand on the levers
J. he was gone for ever, for In the der
q mist II was impossible for anyone
y a passing ship 20 see him fall. 7
4 Lorraine has got that peculiar instr
e and IL carried him through. He "
o able 10 steady his machine. TO ~
5. again, and head for land, and ma