The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-28
RICHMOND HOLDS.
WORLDS RECORD.
Seven Overcity Flights Made by
Aviators in -Four
Days.
LAST FOUR CAME TOGETHER
Although Not Successful Finan-
cially. Airincn Gave Won
dcriul Exhibition.

lerful Exhibition.
Like song that is sung. but not
forgotten. the aviators-who made Rich
mond famous wherever people are
gathered together, have come and
gone. leaving behind them reputation
that Will last for life, even II they
never accomplish more. The aviation
meet, except for the financial returns.
was a tremendous success. Seven
flights, four of them in one day. were
made over Richmond, and a new record
for cross-city dying established. Rich
mond now carries the proud distinc-
ton OF being the only city in all the
world which has been flown over seven
times. ana a second distinction of hay
ing been flown over four times within
half an hour.
Advertisement for City.
M convention for which the city has
ipaid part of the expenses ana TO Wnohl
Invitations have been sent mas given
the city so much advertisement, and all
OF this advertisement was free. For
}cross-citv flights elsewhere liberal
prizes were offered John =. B. \ Moisa ant;
Ronald G. Garros, Rene Barrier ana
tout bargain and without charge. Moi
tsant flew twice over the Virginia state
Ipenitentiary. at the request of me
Times Dispatch. and for the first time
in the history of the world gave II
free exhibition to state prisoners of the
wonders of aviation.
The French team the Heaveniy
.rrtplets" as they were more familiariy
.called. Were comparatively unknown ,S..n
lin this country. but in Their native
sland they are recognized as pastmas-
tiers of the new art. They wanted 70
i.show Americans what they could do In
those little shining Bleriot nonoplanes
land on Wednesday morning. while
thousands We're srete.ang Prs silent
tGarros flew above their heads and CIR.
t'cled the city. 1t was a new form OF
lwelcome. ani came unhcralded. Nc
president in the history of the United
States has been welcomed TO any city
sby a man who Glove the skies to dc
him honor.
rivalry OF Team Mates.
I And then. when his team mates hac
heard that Garros had successfully
circled above the city. they wanted
also to make the attempt, simon, IN
afternoon afternoon Barrier. eager for thu
flight, requested that ne, too, be al
lowed 10 make the attempt But ne
was refused by Alfred G. Moisant. ac'
live head of the 1nternationa Aviator
.Unc.), who did not want further to en-
danger the lives Of his French pets
Barrier asked Simon and Garros to. in
fgrenshmen. desirous OF giving thei
compatriot the same opportunities tina
had been given them, complied. AM
Barrier pet pupil OF OF. Louis aa, Bile BieF 10y
around and across the city. accomplish
Ing the third cross-clty Il ght, here.
John e. Moisant was not backward
and few over the penitentiary for tn
benefit of the coNvicts and for thei
pleasure and crossed over the cit!
Az unheralded and following out.
F,renchmen followed. simon went Q
ahead and was lost. Barrier and Ca
ros found him hung in midar aboN
The city and they y swept 'FI in behind an an
cross-city Nights accomplished ov,
Richmond and new record estas
l.shed.
Richmondcrs Slow to ncalizc Fcnt;
the. honor, and to-day has not full
realized It. Tt was cheap thing. wh'
people who could well In, have e, aft afford,
and hired automobiles in the roadw;
so that other vehicles could not pas
and 50 watched the flights, free
,come at all. But patronage on the la
day, when people began to realize VII
WAS being done, was improved, al
1.-THE airmen felt less bitterness TIL
their feats. performed at the risk
life. should have met with so l'tt
Epublic approval
AIR shows are new, something III
lheard and undreamed of before, but
1.-THE near future they will probably
fas common an: 'freqpent as tour-pa
shows. Av,atsn,. though wonderf
Estrides have been made IN the tv
years since aeroplanes first nance
.yred In the abr successfully. is yet
fats infancy, and John B, Moisant, t
FIRST and only man to cross the Engl
SChannel. on a trip from Paris to 10
tdon, with passenger, says that o
fday aeroplanes will be crossing t
Atlantic ocean. That Is what he loo
FORWARD to as ultimately feasible a
.Mosant is a builder not of air castl
tbut OF air machines. and profess
sef the art.
Not Difficult to Learn.
He says also that aviation is
.diffieult 10 learn that there is nothi
I'm the talk that an aviator must
born.
nipulate an aeroplane than it Is 10 +,
tan automobile All You need is co
age to try and to have confidence
yourself After you nacome used
The feel Of the air 1t Is as easy as
looks, and. you know. II certai
doesn't look hard And Mr.. Mois
thinks. too that aeroplanes Will
fused as engines of war as we'll as
chimes of peace No one can Yet
what may ultimately be done by tn
new creations of man.
The international .Aviators Gnc)
Richmond Saturday night for Cha
nooga whence they go to Memp
then TO New Orleans and from tt
to Cube, where liberal guarantees
probably be offered them.