Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-27
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The gale which Hoxsey and his
brethren of the Wright camp,
Parmalee and Brookins, braycd sue
cessfnlly, wrecked Ltltham's beautiful
AntDinettcH machine completely.
Latham was among the first Of tho
aViators who answered the starting
gun Mt | O'Clock. For two hours and
- minutes he fought the wind, which
blew directly Off the ocean, six miles
from the aviation field
Then an adverse current slapped his
monopolane downward. hurled it into
II fence under the brow Of the hill
and threw the aviator into n gully
Latham was unhurt but his machine
was II tangled mass OF wire and silken
fabric. The motor was the only part
left intact, and Latham declared that
having enough parts for three extra
machines he would build n new
monoplane and be In the air again
before the end Of the meet.
DOING STUNTS.
parmaee. driver of the "Baby
Wright" also dared the wind and at
tanned All altitude of G.G25 feet He
electrified the crowd by series of
whrling dips, and then Walter Brook
ms. originator OF the spiral glide, went
up
At this time the wind had attained
velocity OF 40 miles an hour, but the
Wright man went through performs
ances apparently with MS much case
rs on the calmeSt day.
Telegraph ccrtiiications OF the haro-
graph reading Of HoXscys record flight
were sent to Clifford r. Harmon and
J. *. Duffy, the president and secrc-
tary Of the National Federation of
Aero Clubs Of America.
Eugene Islv Of the Curtiss team as
ccnded ut 1913 pm. to contest with
HoSsey ana Parmaleee in their Wright
machines, for altitude. Hc came down
when the wind reached 80 miles an hour
Tho wind tore sightseeing balloon
from its cable. Anchor chains hastily
thrown out saved it from being blown
away. After breaking its cable the
balloon tinally was driven upon one of
its anchors and was exploded No one
was hurt
j. J. Slavin. Los Angeles man,
brought out ncw Curtiss type of ma
chine OF his own construction. sailed a
few feet and fell. The biplnno was
wrecked. but slavin was unllurt
Jack Cannon. another Los Angeles
amateur. made q series OF short flights
While the wreck of his Antoinette
monoplane was being carried by score
OF mon back to his hangar tonight. In
ihpm talked of the fall which might
easily nave caused his death.
LATHANrs .PERILous DESCENT.
when the gale started it held my
machine almost mottonless on every
westerly reach Then 7 decided to
come down and found I could not
There was nothing for me to do but ily
about until n lull would permit me
safely TO descend. had been waiting
for the lull more than two hours. when
my fuel ran too low for the motor 10
act properly, and when Il gust struck
me | lost control. The monoplanc
dashed down under the hill and struck
the fence. I tumblcd out. of course.
but was not hurt, and was examining
the wreck when my mechanicans APP
peared."
Samuel Dorkins gave his first exhibit
ton OF his man-carrying kites. lie
suspended a stool on the cable of the
kites. and drawing himself up with
q tackle. observed the aeroplane man
cuvels from height of about $50 feet
for two and a half hours.