New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-12
ROOSEVELT GOES
UP IN AER0PLANE
Circles Aviation Grounds Near
ST. Louis Twice in HoxSey'S
Machine.
ENTHUSIASTIC OVER Trip
He Urges Federal Control of Cor
porations and Tells How Muir
ply Bossed New York
Democratic Convention.
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OemOCraL1C COQVSQLlOn-
TBy Telegraph 20 The Trfbuue1
St Louis Oct. LEX President
Roosevelt broke all records for strenu-
osity in St. Louis to-day. He made
fight in an airship. laid down the es-
pecially applied propositions Of his new
natiOnalism 10 club OF railroad men
and shippers, visited the Country CLUB,
advocated a deeper waterway from the
Great Lakes 70 the Cuff OF Mexico To a
club OF St Louis business men rode
seventy miles In an automobile through
clouds Of dust at breakneck speed. made
a brief speech at Clayton. in Repre-
sentative BarthoIdts district. attended
a dinner at the home Of Governor Had
ley. paid a social call TO Mrs g h
Bixby and wound up a quiet day" with
a speech TO a monster audience at the
Coliseum. in the course Of which ne
elaborated his views on the tariff. spoks
A few thousand kind words for his new
nationaIism and emphasized the tmpoT-
lance of MissOUri's securing Eepun-
Iicar In the Senate wholly free from cor
rOrate control Ex-Governor David r
Francis and James A. Reed. of Kansas
CITY. Democratic candidates for the sen
ate. both have records Of cOTporate
utilization peculiarly vulnerable 10 me
line of Mr.. ROOsevelt's attack.
Incidentally he told the business men
of the CITY that his greatuncle ran the
first steamboat on the Mississippi. winch
accounted for his interest In deeper va
terwsvs- This greatunCle. ne said.
encountered an earthquake. which prob
ably some Of his friends under the
shadow OF Wall Street would think pc
culiarIy appropriate when a Roosevelt
went West He discovered a few former
Rough Rider comrades. and altogether
mad "a perfectly bully time" That Is
fact. for he said so himself After this
afternoons automobile ride. some Of
those accompanying him on this trip are
hoping that he will make the sprtnktnS
OF city streets and country roads also
part of his new nationalism in the in
terest Of cleanliness and common hu-
mainly.
Flight a Surprise to AL
Il was on the aviation field az KinlOch.
eighteen miles west OF St Louis. that
Mr. Roosevelt made his first sirship
flight but from the enthusiasm which
he displayed when il was over it need
surprise no one if he is up in the air
most of his leisure time in the future
He had received an invitation TO attend
the aviation meet at kinloCh. but no one.
not even he himself. expected that he
would Immediately take the centre OF
the stage and assume the chief role in
the afternoons entertainment His de-
cisiOn TO do so was so sudden thar it
fairly took away the breath OF all who
saw him do it Followed BY a string
Of automobiles extending back for more
than a mile. he raced out TO KinlOch.
being greeted on all sides by cheering
men. women and children. When he ar
rived there, instead OF permitting his au-
tomobile to be guided to the place assigned
TO IT on the side lines. he directed that
II be driven to the centre OF the Held
and stopped alongside OF the aeroplans
OF Arch Hoxsey. who had at that mo-
ment descended from a flight
Hoxsey was introduced and said
Colonel. I'd like TO have you for a pas
senger''
Thanks laconicaIly replied Mr.. Roose-
welt. as he proceeded 20 peel Off his
overcoat- Then he asked for a cap.
which was Immediately rendered. and
before you could say Jack Robinson
he was seated in the aeroplane- Hoxsey
took his seat on the other side and
started the engine. while a group OF
Missouri National Guardsmen held the
aeroplane as II got Up speed
The six-cylinder motor barked and
spouted smoke. Then the motor was
stopped for & moment
After two more tests the motor vas
allowed to- run. and the machine ran
over the ground quietly. The phOtOgra-
Pliers who had been swapping Mr. RoOss-
welt in the machine had barely time 20
70 run over the grass.
Mr.. Roosevelt gripped the rail hard
and looked straight ahead The ma
chine skidded over the field for a few
Yards. then lifted its nose into the eir.
rising easily.
The aerOplane sped quickly around the
field at a height OF less than one hun
dred feet II made the first lap OF a
mile and half before news percOlated
through the crowd that Mr.. Roosevelt
was Hoxsey's passenger When he
swept past the grandstand he leaned
forward a BIT and waved his hands.
The spectators. seemed frightened and
remained silent. watching the aerOpIans
intently.
Nearly a, Mile Minute.
The flying machine sped by and made
the turn for the second lap HOxssy
could be seen To bend over and shout
something into Mr.. ROOsevelt's ear. The
engine cracked regularly. hurting the
aeropiane forward at a speed OF nearly
"a mile a minute. but from the ground
IL looked as though IL we're travelling
much slower because il sailed so evenly
and smoothly. There was not a breath
OF wind. and the engine did not miss
IRE once
At the end OF the second lap, HOxsey
dipped his planes and the machine de-
n