The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-20
ABROPATTERNED ONFHE NOON
HOXSEY OUTDOES TOMBSTONE
IN GREAT NI0HT FLIGHT

Meet &C Asbury Park HOxsey Up
AIeu In His Dinner Coat After 40 NO.
AsBUaT PAnK. n. j.. AuG. Io.-Far. far
DO u from aviators Ralph tombstone and
Arch Hoxssy 10 foster anything 30 petty
a. professional jealousy in their bosoms.
but owing to tho scientific rivalry John
stone upon hearing that Ho1sey suddenly
had thought Of making a night flight in
his Wright machine on the quiet tumbled
OF the Hotel Lafayette veranda, got into
his motor cycle seat. strsaled through the
dark woods ont to the aviation field and
climbed to the stars
Hoxsey dawdhng over a late demmasse
In the hotel dining room heard the phut
phut Of Johnstone's motor cycle diving
on in the western night just az he heard
that tombstone was already on hrs way
to beat him to II AZ result an antomo-
bile holding Hoxsey waa being paced by
a motor cycle driven by tombstone through
the Jersey woods before Stella. tho wait
ress had time 70 saw to Mr. HoNsey lie.
cream. peach pie. tspiocs. pound cake or
nuts and raisinss-
tombstone had one advantage IN his
effort 10 begin the latest - far a. the
hour 10 concerned. hight pullel On IN tho
country For years tombstone used ~
ride down stairs and things when he was
a trick biCyclist at the New York Hippo
drome Tonight one word about his
rivals plan - blot the stars ont 81 N-p-
time township and he began 70 fall down
the front steps 81 the hotel. which il
quicker than ma king ~ IN the three Jump
= fride 81 IloHsey
My Gawd. snyder nav GAwd oh. Bert
Hazyar d.- yelled tombstone as he few
through the gates OF the aviation field
and let his momentum 49, he dismounted
carry him on the run INTO the group Of
Wright camp attendants who play poker
out IA the woods near thar employers
aeroplsnes until it's tim. To roll into their
tents
Quick; get the new machine ont on
Inc feId' Hoxsey's coming
Hazard and Sigmund SNYDER dropped
respectively queens high and treys and
manned the 81 model Wright biplane
dark field they ran With n. Johustune
tugg,nR along with them ike the PsApack
Niagara hook and ladder ont for the hos.
LAYING contest on the Fourth u july.
The diving phurs OF the Johnsfone motor
Cvcl- merged with the new phuts % the
aer1plAne as Sigmund and Bert Hazard
CAV. the propelers a WhiTl in the dark
nea- ~ was 10 clock sharp when John
Stoas veIles! let ~r GO 60 Bert and
Vi Rmund
Like a ghost Of a living thing the bi-
plane began TO yIp INTO the night Wind
The moon Vas under . small cloud. but
+, veepsl Out 10 ioOk al the rectangular
st. ele'on that Vas rising from the wraiths
81 must floating ou IA" rrld snj rising
to heavenly regions 4 lttl. bounce. u
!. .h' brushing 81 the vet grass tips. an
other gentle boInC" and the seroplan-
,hlnn-,i mp into tn. moonlight
Evyn above the noise u banging auto
mobile an ANXIOUS rval eau hear the
louder hanging Of an a-rOplAn. engine
HoNssy nut hand to his ear - hiA motor
ear -I-d toward the canvas fencs Of the |
arrOdroID- He listened aud then looked |
a. u. srrd onward looked above the tree |
ing-. To 500 the fs,nisst blur up "a the |
noonht SKI blur that would never !
i-s noti,~d u u were not for the roar OF |
The propeller that WAs waking up the
night HoNSsy raced through the avi- |
alton field gate IN h,s automobile and |
raced 10 ia. WnRnt tent, regardless Of |
possible tent ropes. dirigibl-s. ste~pIng |
nu, air balloons or anything like tree
.tumps H.. took the ground from the
onneau Oh the Jump aud landed m front !
q the Wright camp
Looking up al III. blur thai vas churn.
ny derisIvely above him he located the |
Tying asropl1n- making grea' sweeps
around he field a. - he.Rh, 81 about $50 |
'.,et II one can estimate the height uf All
aeropIans al 10 O'Clock a. nigh' The
Jnly way Io locate ~ exactly Was to watch
he -ta-s aud follow thai pat 10 the |
milky way tina Was b.iug Snurf-d Ou'
u a bury streak ard call III" vague
,nufier blplane
That a hell Of a trick -ay q he'll
u low down trick. plJ--r we'd the .clsn
is, on TIA. ground a. he waiched the
aloft When Johnst one had fin
shed what he called a perfectly good
Ii ghi flight h. headed toward what he
guessed 10 De the earth He knew ho
'ould find II by hitting n. which was done
With proper gentlenes-
Hammock svingers ON porohs- u oot-
ages across the fields and woods had
learyi tho racket aloft and were racing
o the aviation field and climbing under
he canvas fence. Girb IA light gowns
Ield them high at was dark A. they raced
cross the damp grass. Auto lights were
,eginning to send shafts across ths field
= they rac-d to spots that would have
aused Chief Of Police Nike sexton TO
ave the law on he trespsssers. who didn't
ven pay for ad mission. II they had rone
ut on the field { hat wav during tho day
inc And far away hotel folks were
o Ito wing the cracks in the atmosphere
~ by the aviators. the Wright officials
nd the reporters In their race TO the
ED back Of tombstone and Ho xsey.
Hosey. wearing a dinner coat and
atent feathers. sprinted out on the field
pward the aeroplans No soon as John
tone stepped out Of u. The get % their
reetinR- AZ they passed each other in
,idheid hiss not been learned. tombstone
lin led ont Of the field aud went back 20