The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-25

BELMONT AVIATION FIELD, l..
T.. October 25.~-Aviators who are
participating in the second interna-
tional aviation tournament, maryeiled
to- day over the wonderful, feat OF
young Walter Bfaokins, who in the
smallest bi-plane ever successfully
flown came to eartn safely by gliding
from distance Of a mile in the air.
Brookins feat yesterday is re-
garded by the Wright Brothers them
selves as one of the most marvellous
In the history of this modern sport.
Iimicst Craft.
When Brookins attempted his a:ti-
tude flight yesterday In competition
With Count De Lesseps, few. If anx.
of the spectators. realized that 1t was
the Wright tiny racer with which he
intended TO explore the upper strata
OF the air. When he was 1882 feet
above the ground 1t was noticed that
Brookins' engine had stopped and
CONSERVATION prevailed in the Wright
camp Few. If any. believed that the
machine wonld be able to get back
without damage. Brookins, 1t is true,
had safely glided from a higher alti-
tude at Atlantic City. but II was in
much larger machine capable of bet
ter control.
The youngster, however, manager
his little aeroplane with the skin of an
expert and came down safely mile
and half to the northeast of the
aerodrome. According to official cal
culations made last night Drexel WOE
the altitude contest by reaching a
height of 7.1o5 feet. breaking all
American records.
fxn of no inn
opened with ideal weather conditions
and all of the aviators We're In their
hangar searly. tuning UP their ma
chimes
Captain Thomas Baldwin, so years
old. in his red devil No. ;, Of the
Curtiss type. made several flights
around the international cup course.
the long course. When he alighted
he expressed much fear of the track.
declaring that the trees and houses
and cross wind currents made the
flight an extra hazardous one. He
predicted many spills during the
elimination trials for the Gordon
Bennett cut race.
safe and Sane.
Frank r. Coyn, whom Wilbur
Wright calls safe and sane" avla-
! tor. qualified at 1915 A. NJ for his
pilots license from the Aero Club
Of America. Although he has been
dying for a year Coffyn had never
formally qualified. To show his per-
feet mastery over his aeroplane
coffyn started and aiiGhted exactly
on the starting line. On one OF his
flights he easily out-distanced an orr
eial automobile which was circling
the course Wilbur and Orvilie
Wright. who taught cofryn how TO
i Hrix- haa taf- hi ~
warmly congratulated him on his
ability
First Public View.
/ The first public view OF the new
] Wright racer was granted to-day by
the Dayton aviators and 1t developed
that the tiny machine in which Walter
Brookins made his high sky flight
of yesterday Is but the first of series
OF experimental machines prepared
/ by the Wrights. The machine to
be used in the Gordon Bennett race
| by the Wright team is only twenty
feet from tip to tip and less than
three feet In width. 1t is consider
. ably less than half the size of the
original Wright aeroplane and much
smaller than the cloud climber that
! Brookins used yesterday.
The new racer carries the first s.
cylinder engine ever used by the
Wright Brothers. Ii is OF the V
shape type used by Curtiss The new
motor is extremely light and power
ful 1t is expected 10 develop 10
horse power and drive propellers
even larger than those OF the urdi-
nary Wright passenger carrying ma
chine. II Is altogether proba Bile that
the machine will be driven by orville
Wright himself. The N-rights be-
liese that this aeropiane is the fastest
in the world
Count Jacques De I.esseps continued
his passenger-carrs-inK flights to-day.
Miss Grace Smith MCKENZIE. daush-
ter OF William Mckenzie. Of Toronto.
Canada, president OF the Canadian
Northwestern. being his compa Mon
Miss Mckenxit- wore fur-lined ul-
ster. which greatly resembled q horse
blanket. while her head and face was
completely covered In tightly bound
automobile veil. The count wore his
baby blue aviation suit resembling q
! cross between union suit and rid
ing costume, Miss Mckenzie first met
the count while he was flying Iii TO-
rcnto last summer. She IL an almpst
constant visitor N the ~ Lesaeps
hangers, where, the count'r sistor
makes her headquarters
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