New-York tribune., 1910-08-17
BAD WEATHER FOR FLYING
But Many Spectators Witness
Three AsCents at Asbury Park.
BIG WRIGHT MACHINE READY
Will Garry Five Passengers, and
May Be Used in the New
York-St. Louis Trip.
lev reIegrnnh 70 The Tribune.


Asburv Park. y J., Aug. 16.-Weather
conditions interfered to-day with the in
teresting programme arranged for the AS
bury Park aviation meet. A dry nor
easter-tha sheep shearing" storm, the
natives herea bouts designate it-starteo
IN soon after daybreak and still prevails
Tho wind blew at the rate OF thirteen
miles an hour during the afternoon and
there were sudden and treacherous gusts al
short intervals, just the sort Of weather
aviators detest.
With this handicap the ambitious Nrlgh'
flyers were forced TO sidetrack their han
raising stunts while in the air and connne
their exhibition to ordinary fights about
the field
Archie" Hoxsey. the Beau Brunlmel OF
hird-men. made TWO fights and Ralph
Jolnstone, the former trick bicycle rider
kfoliOwod with one
UoXsey remained in the air after his hrs'
ascent at an altitude of two hundred 1ee'
for four minutes, and later he stayed atof'
seven minutes. He did not attempt thrill
ing manoeuyres. but merely sailed abou'
the field in wide circles.
Johnstone was in the air less than three
minutes, and after circIing the field three
times made graceful landing opposite the
grandstand. Experienced aviators said II
would be folly for the youthful flyers to at
tempt their usual stunts" under existing
weather conditions.
1t had been arranged to have JohnstOne
demonstrate the practica bility Of the aero
plane in warfare The turf in the centre
of the field had been whitened with lime
TO represent the battlesfip which John
stone would attempt TO strike with make
believe bombs while soaring aloft at an
altitude of FIVE hundred feet or more. Man
ager Barnes insisted on the experiment
Icing postponed
The new Wright machine. OF which much
IS expected, arrived to-day, and was care
fully tucked away in the hangar, where
negroes in the employ of the Wright broth
ers shooed away the too inauisitive.
This machine has never been tested in
public. It is said to be the fastest in the
world 1t has no front control and will
carry five passengers
Orville Wright is expected to be here
later in the week. when he may make q
'cross-country flight from the aviation field
to the military camp at Sea Girt and re-
turn, a distance Of about twenty-five miles.
Brookins, who may use the new machine
in the fight from New York TO St Louis.
visited the field to-day with his face in
bandages. Had the wind been lighter he
would have made flight in the new ma
chine, but the management said tonight
he viii surely fly tomorrow.
After DrexeE's Record.
Both BrooIins and Johnstone are anxious
to go after Dre1eTs altitude record. and
the attempt will be made either on Thurs
day or Friday.
The Federated Aero Clubs Of America
have given the local club sanctions for
those days. and will have their representa-
tives at the field to take observations in
case any attempts are made 10 break
records Should Thursday and Friday prove
to be ideal days for flying, the Wright
viii also try for new speed
quick turns and 'cross-country records.
There were six thousand spectators pres
Dav. when a record breaking crowd is an
a novelty in aerial navigation is prom
fsed by the management for Saturday
evening There will be a full moon that
night, and the avtators have agreed 10
make moonlight flights. The field should
be bright enough for spectators TO see well.
with colored lanterns and motor car
Moonlight flights have never
been made outside of the Wrights' train
ing quarters at Dayton, Ohio and there
VERY seldom