The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-06-14
GREAT FLYING
BY HAMIL TON.
Startling Exploits Of the Aviator
on Hampstead Plains
MOST SPECTACULAR FLIGHT

Made His AeropIane Wheel and Dir
Like a Swailow-Darine Dive FSs
| Another Machine In FIight-How Ftt
Played Tricks With Horse, Dee
and Man.
Charles K. Hamilton, the aviator
with his aeroplane did almost every
| thing except turn somersaults in tht
air over the aviation field at Hemp
stead Plains, near Mineola, N Y. iai,
/ the other afternoon. For about fort.
minutes this lightweight aviator, Wh:.
tips the scales at 10 pounds, performs
ed capers that caused women to warss
their handkerchiefs and men to take
off their hats.
While Hamilton was the star of the.
occasion. both Captain Thomas
Baldwin and, Joseph Seymour made
| flights. At times the three machines
were doing stunts over different parts
of the course. and the counter attrlc
tons proved almost as diverting as n
three ring circus Seymour was the
| first to start. AT o'clock with his
yellow f1ier he made two good circles
of the track 1t was $40 before the
Hamilton machine was properly tuned
up and ready for the air. Hamilton
pulled off his flying toggery, mounted
the seat and posed for a photograph
Then he braced his feet and took
short run and was off for a joy ride
The trim little racer darted to an alti-
tude of fifty or sixty feet and then
gradually arose higher and higher un-
til the altitude was estimated at more
than 800 feet. Hamilton swung his
machine around the course with the
grace of swallow and passed over
the aerodrome, making dive of about
200 feet and causing the crowd to
scatter in fear. He suddenly made an
upward sweep to an altitude of sew
eral hundred feet and turned in the
direction of Garden City He wheeled
his machine and few to the center Of
the field and executed a spectacular
glide to the ground.
SCARED High In the Air.
Both Mrs, 81. NJ. Beudette, mother
Of Mr.. Hamilton, and the aviator's
wife saw his exhibitions in an aero
plane
The fuel tank was refilled. and Ham
ilton prepared for another flight
Now he is going to do something
big" said Mrs. Hamilton. with pride.
as he resumed his seat In the machine.
and. sure enough. he did. He few to a
height estimated at from 800 to 1000
feet and made dives to within fifteen
or twenty feet of the ground This
time he remained aloft 80 minutes and
9 seconds, covering distance of
twenty-five miles. He circled over the
Nassau courthouse. then turned in
the direction of Garden City and few
over church spire and then paid his
respects to Meadowbrook. He disap-
peared from view and attempted u
fight across the sound. but presently
fn the distance a speck was visible
against the sky, and it grew iargel
and larger as the machine winged
its way back to the flying field. s
wild cheer broke from the crowd as
the mechanical bird scared overhead
Then Hamilton proceeded to give an
exhibition Of fancy flying He made
circle after circle of the course. yarr.
ing his altitude from 800 to Is feet
Once he flew so low as to put a dog
to fright, and again he made dip
over the Baldwin aeroplane. which |
was In fight. that caused the spec.
tators TO hold their breath. In making |
one of his fantastic dives over a group |
of persons who were watching his
maneuvers the machine tilted in
fashion that caused some lively sour.
rying. Edgerton Winthrop, who was
on horseback, didn't waste any time |
getting out of the way.
Hamilton caught his balance and be-
gan playing hide and seek over the
buildings and telegraph wires. He
ended his aerial whirl with glide
Of 200 or 800 feet. and the machine /
settled on its three wheels with the
grace Of bird alighting on its feet
Played Antics With Horse.
The day before Hamilton also made
some startling flights. He saw horse
IN a neighboring field, and spirit of
mischief seized him. He swooped |
down toward the horse as an eagle
would make for victim. The horse
eaVorted, snorted and tried to run.
Hamilton came within almost kicking
distance of the animal, then veered up
ward. made a circle in the air and
again made for the horse. He played
With the horse as a cat would with
mouse. Then be shot toward the plains
again, and man who was watching.
vide eyed and open mouthed. attract
ID him. He bore his machine down
IN the man at a fifty mile pace. The
nan ducked; then he ran Hamilton
played tag with him until the man
stood Still. With laugh Hamilton
'ose toward the clouds.
Once he rose to height OF 600 feet
lis machine suddenly tipped almost
straight. pointed to the earth and with