New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-28


had nothing to DO except speculate upon
me whereabouts of the invisible aTiators.
tsmoeramentaIly opposite. but in ability
twins Tie management-offereoL athaan
$50 for a flight
Latham sh-aes His Shoulders.
Latham. proveriiaIIy urrafraid. shrugged
rts shoulders. lit cigarette and signified
his total lack OF interest Brookins then
assembled in a Wright designated for
pa--nelee's use. This was at 3:35 o'clock
he made almost no Roadway rounding
the first corner at the southeast end Of
the course facing the wind He did not
.,,-1 rhe machine. but did a novel thing
10 travelled sideways in front Of the
--snssrand for the entire southern
stretch Of the two and a half kilobetre
course. He prevented pitching by know
ing how 70 ride the storm, and when
srsin the time came 10 turn he went
backwards instead. suddenly fitting so
as 10 face Tire wind when the northeast
corner Of the course was reached. then
doing il all over once more
When he came down he said: There's
500 more. hut it's worth more than that
70 buck against such hummer.
Five minutes later Audemars did
.,-s-z--17fng but ride on his back in the
yellow Demoiselle. twice around and low.
Mrs tombstone. wife Of the aviator.
vas or the field with with their four
z-sar-old boy. Ralph Johnstone, il. She
was much more cool than Miss Kathar-
fne Wright and the boy. when asked
about his fathers exploit. said, "Papa's
81 right always
A. Alb o'clock a bowling wester got
under way that filled the air with whiTl-
ing autumn leaves. slammed down
benches in the grandstand. ripped out
the canvas screens that bar the view Of
those who have not paid but hope 10
gaze; tore e string Of flags from the
g-andstsnd and sent such q skirrnish
line Of Gust devils dancing around the
track that the fare lamps had to be
Lighted outside the hangers for the me-
ehauics 10 find their way about
Hear eviators Are Safe.
while the dust was thickest word
reached the grounds that Hoxsey had
landed safely at Brentwood. Long Island
lowed word that tombstone, determined
that he would beat that fellow Hoxsey
in the greatest pushed to the clouds act
on record. had dropped safely at Middle
Island. fifty miles east northeast from
Belmont Park Both telephoned that
they needed help 10 keep their machines
from taking 10 the back track again
!. G Mccoy drove across the field TO
ask Orville Wright If help should be
sent OrvfIle replied. Why. I don't see
how W. can hope 10 reach them from
here in time 10 DO them any good. Tell
them 70 look for help on the ground"
Unofficial reading Of the paragraphs
II Johnstone's machine signified late
last night that the aviator had probably
reached q height Of between $500 and
600 feet The worlds record is held
10y Henri WynmaIen. at 9.1s5 feet. at
-ained on October at Mourmelon,
France George Chavez, who dropped 10
his death after flying over the Alps. at
tanned an altitude Of S.472 feet on Sep
TENDER 10.
After tombstone had asked. Did Hox-
sev &c back 10 the aviation leld?" he
said ne had been compelled 10 fly back
ward the entire distance. and that he
was q long time hunting a safe place TO
land
Dropped IN Tiny Field.
About O'Clock the wind abated a
little and tombstone saw a chance to
lower his altitude It was still difficult
70 make Roadway. and il looked like
downpou-. 50 tombstone began 10 look
Tor a decent landing place. He came
down IN a tiny field in the woods Of
Middle Ground. L was q clever descent.
q patch Of grass hardly big enough 10
accommodate the biplane, When the
machine bumped the rough ground one
Of the bicycle wheels was broken That
vas the extent Of the damage, the avia-
10Y said last evening.
tombstone hurried of il the direction
q the country store and posto17ce kept
Nv Edward Prefer. where he found a
local telephone. He called up John Hope.
OF Hotesville, and asked Hope 10 get
IL Wrights at Belmont Park on the
long distance phone and tell them where
n was Hope got the Wrights and lift
&C e burden from their minds Several
times after that tombstone teIephoned
o. Hope 70 find out what had become Of
Eoxsev. who had followed in his wake
tar some tine after the ascent at the
park. His fraternaI interest in Hoxsey's
fate struck Hope as touching in the ex-
IRENE
tombstone spent the night al Pfeffer's
house He said he couldn't say how he
would get hack until he saw what the
Weather was going - o. this morning.
In spite Of the fact that I went up
1000 feet. ! suffered less from the cold
TO-DAY than I did TUESDAY" he said
Kind Words for Hoxsey.
This in part was because I profted
r Tuesdays experience and dressed
warmer to-day. 7 was glad 70 hear that
FoXsey landed safely. He was in great
danger After I had used Up q lot Of
gasolene irving 70 stem the gale, I de
ol6ed that I expected 10 get lighter wind
Ther 7 got down 10 5000 feet. but I
Nas disappointed. ! saw d nice level
looking field below ne. small 70 be
sure but il looked safe 50 I selected il
ASIDE from the broken wheel and the
ezhaus1ed gasolene supply. I am ready
% fy back tomorrow"
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