The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-30
Makes Flight in Biplane From
Chicago, to Springfield at
High Speed.
TWO STOPS NECESSARY
ON THE LONG JOURNEY
Beats Special Train and Wins
Prize of Ten Thousand
=. Dollars.

SPRINGFIELD. H., Sept. 29.-Aviator
Walter Rrookins alighted in the fair
grounds here at 1:27 p, NJ. today. seven
nours and twelve minutes out Of Chi
cago, after having sailed his Wright BIZ
plane the 1S7 miles, with two stops.
They were at Gilman, ILL.,. 20 miles from
Chicago, at 1880 &. m. and at Mount
Pulaski. Ill. 1865 miles from Chicago. at
2;So p m. Tho first stop was for water.
oil and gasoline; the second FOR that
and because his pump had broken and
tho engine became hot.
Brooklns in his long sail broke the
American long distance continuous flight
record and thereby won the $4,000 prize
offered by the Chicago Record Herald.
which conducted the attempt.
Wherever the aviator alighted throngs
gathered 10 stare AT the man and to see
what an aeroplane looked like at short
AS Broolons rose into tho air at Mount
Pulaski one OF the small rubber-tircd
wheels of tho aeroplane struck a hum
mock and was wrenched off.
Brookins reached the fair grounds
eight minutes before the station was
reached by the Illinois Central fast spe-
cial train. Ho made the dip to alight
at 4:27 p. m, making seven hours and
twelve minutes elapsed tnlo from the
start in Chicago. The actual flying time
was hours, AZ minutes. an average
Brookins found difficulty In alishting
because OF Inadequate policing OF the
grounds. and although he arrived over
the grounds at S:22, il was five minutes
later before he could land.
Nearly Crushed by Crowd.
The crowd surged about him, threat
cning to crush the curious bird machine,
till he had to make a personal appeal
TO get the throng back.
When the Chicago crowd arrived at
the grounds, nearly half an hour after
The aviator, he said 10 a Chicago news
paper man. who was his passenger on
The day before. and who was tho first
10 reach him:
Where have you been all the time?
! got here and have been waiting 10
lunch with you as ] promised. Here you
Asked about the flight. he said:
why. IL was nothing only staying up.
that's ALL 1t merely took time-moro
than usual-and that's about tho only
difference from IL practice flight | knew
j could make it.
Enjoys Long Flight.
II was cue of the prettiest fights
ever made. The country between Chicago
and here is delightful Everywhere L was
flying low enoush---aDd ] went as low
500 feet several timcs-I could sec
the people staring Zip at me from every
acre almost There must have been
MY arms arc tired OF course. and it
wac a strain because | had to watch
~ the While but 1 am good for, the same
Thing right now. If necessary"
Wilbur Wright's only COMMENT was:
AS the woman says. 7 told you So
Mr.. Wright tonight added to his terse
remark. He said: There was never
time when ] felt he would not make II.
There was strong wind and right In
mis- face for most of the way. SO that he
had 10 use so much more gasoline and
oil that he had TO stop. 1t was only
the broken pump. however heating UP
his engine that made II necessary for
him. 10 allght AT Mount Pulaski, 9th
erwise he would have gone the whole
distance 10 Springfield from Gilman. The
machine will go for any distance. The
only difference between this and a prac-
tice fight is that the operator has TO
work longer. lie flew better the farther
he went, because nc had used up more
gasoline and WAS lighter"
Only water oil and gasoline stood be-
tween Brookins and ~. continuous. sus-
tanned fight between Chicago and Spring
field. He said that when his arms tired
he set the steering apparatus with his
knees and rested. and in this way was
prepared To travel almost any distance.
Race With Train.
In the race with the special flyer on
the Illinois Central, which had right OF
way over everything. the Brool<lns craft
drew back behind the racing special when
il had to rise hiEh. but when the glide