The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-22


President Taft at tho Fair Ground
1.-THE list of avia,ors who will TO.
with fate and literally SOW the win,
above Richmond Will he swelled t
sia. All ten aeropancs that these ia
nous airrien will Use in their cavort-
ings and aerial ioyrldes reached this
city yesterday afternoon. There wer,
four Bloriots. two biplanes Chose OF
Hamilton and Frisbe), the Demoiselle
OF Garros. and two OF the modified
Bleriots that are known as the Moi
SAINT type. They differ from the ordi-
nary run of Bleriot monoplanes IN
their tail control. by which the lateral
and the fore and aft stability of the
machines Is sustained.
Tho Demoisello of Garros is per-
haps, the most interesting OF the lot
particularly IL 1t Is viewed from the
standpoint OF the menace 1t Is to the
life intrusted to It's whimsical wings
and motor So small is 1T that, when
it was found impossible to get 1t ready
for shipment in the special express
cars in which all the other machines
were shipped from New York on SUM
day, the little "humming bird" was
checked through In the regular bag
gage car as baggage, the same as
taking off the wings or the tail con-
troll
Garros brought this tiny monoplane
from Europe to New York in just the
same fashion, although on It's trans-
atlantic voyage 1t was knocked down
and packed in three cases. But so
small We're these crates that Garros
had them all in the luggage hold next
to his trunk and checked as personal
Ixa ,1..,,, -s.,z1
ably the first aeroplana that crossed
the Atlantic that did not cost one cent
for freight charges
The DemoIsc1le.
The motor of the Demoiselle is a
two-cylndcr opposed Clement Bayard,
and 1t Is carried Immediately above the
main planes and directly over the
operator. The motor which Garros
was compelled to bring here was the
last of three which he has titled out
the other two having developed peca-
dilloes of such alarming nature as to
preclude any idea of their use in an
aeroplane. Nor is the engine tina,
Ciarros has here any too regular In it, |
habits. One of the cylinders is lifted !
with a chrome nickel piston and thz |
other with cost iron piston. thereby !
causing tremendous in equality in the !
balance of one side over the other. Yeti
Garros said yesterday that he guessed |
he could max. the darn th1xy -.
sgovided 1t has made up its mind that
"a wants to go. I'll fly with the fool |
thing II 1t will take me up" he added !
smilingly.
Don't you think 1t is foolish to try |
to fly with an engine that doesn't as
you say. behave ITSELF" reported for
The Times Dispatch asked Garros.
Isn't flying under the best of condi.
tions dangerous enough without in
creasing the hazard With an improper
ly balanced engine?"
'Oh, yes, ] suppose so--what beau.
tiful city Richmond it'll" Farros re-
piled.
Now, seriously, Mr.. Garros. isn't i,
a pretty big risk to take?" the report
er persisted.
We'll. maybe. If you'll promise not
to asl, any more questions about that
engine I'll tell you just how I feel
about 1t. Do you remember that
Frederick the Great once ordered
charge, and his soldiers held back in
fear for the appalling loss that was |
bound to follow carrying out his |
orders? Yes2 Then you recall his
answer to the trembling men, What, |
soldiers, do you want to live forever?'
Now, no more about aviation. Tell me, |
what is the principal industry in Rich |
mond?' And the famous French avia- ,
tor who has been here only five weeks |
and talks English like a na.ve, show
ed his intense interest in the indus
trial and political affairs of the United |
States, and particularly he South by |
a series of questions issued with the |
rapidly and the d!rectness of a fusil-
lade from a battery of machine guns.
Simon Interested. Too.
ipf tnS
by Rene Simon and Rene Barrier, the
other French memers of the Inter
national Aviators. who had arrived
with him. They know Just enough
English to catch the drift OF con-
versation, and their queries and sallies
demonstrated the interest that they,
too, took in American commercial and
historical matters, Simon, especially,
who is a very wealthy young Parishian
father, evinced the greatest delight in
having pointed out TO him the historic
spots in this historic old city.
AS soon as the aviators had cleaned
up at the Jefferson--their meahaui-
clans and the usiness departments OF
the corporation having the meet in
charge are quartered at Murphy's-
they had hasty luncheon and then
proceeded to the Fair Grounds in
two automobiles driven Ashy Jones
and Shannon G. Lees, who had met
the aeronuts at the Main Street Sta
ton and had then taken them to their
hotel. Arriving at the aviation field
they made a careful but not very
lengthy study of the typographical
conditions, and decided that tho
grounds would do very nicely after
number OF encumbrances IN the infieid
had been cleared away. These consist
OF unnecessary rail- fences. hurdles.
electric light poles, etc. and the in
field will be cleared OF these this
morning.
After consultation between Garros
and GanrRe Hamilfnn ,.,hn &c