The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-20
THE 1Itits DspAroH RICHMOND VA SUNDAY NOVEMBER 90 1916

chlcapoan who startled the whole
world last August by lying from Paris
Ia london with passenger, Being the
hrst one and thns far We Only M ,o oe
ney. Mr. Moieant was also the ilrat
aviator TO carry a passn,,gcr across
tic wind -blowr jinglisl Channel.
father, ,e had Two ,,, nassensG his
.head nachnnir. Moisnnt tools along
ago aga the i,,lA tiny french litter. PARIS
Londres. tile. tnascot. which WIS pre-
scnted to hin W young, ,, wH nv 4, .
recognition Of Moisants night ncross
Paris with passenger, the first jour
ney or this kind in tho annals Or ayin-
ton. THIS kitten Is nov. MoisantB
inseparsble companion, and, more l,ke
dog ttnn cat. welcomes Moisants
friends Just us Il dog might.
TO this lit!!a ms lat MoisaI.t has
attributed much ~ rls success ny an
airman. When ON October 80 last he
ngoinst Grnhar,c- whites onc-hundred-
horsepower monoplanc Of the same
make. In the nov famous Statue
OF Liberty international raro. IL was
10 tho kitten That Moisart credited ms
victory by for.y-threc seconds over the
Englislinar. and of nine minutes over
Count Dc Lesseps. who drove . mn !.
chine OF exactly the came liJes ana
power AS Moisanfs. Sought ny tboii-
sands of peop;a to reeve hhe IT. ,c ary
Moisants first though. IN reaching tho
ground was for his mascot, and he
Wouln not receive any one IN his shci
until he had seen to IL that the Kitten
had had some warm MIX ana nau en-
tireiy recovered from its chilly ride
through the biting evening air.
Moisarit had wor international fame
long before he became an aviator.
through his political aud commercial
activities in Central America. Once
when Ills two brothers were ,mprisCncd
by President Figucroa. or isalvador.
because he coveted their rich planta-
tions and possession OF their bank,
John Moisant with 3Qp volunteers:
the salvador regular army. and forced
tho release of his brothers from cap
tiWty But 1t was not until! Moisant
little force was ilammcring at the very
gates of the presidential mansion, ma.
ing already captured the two largest
cities in Salvador, that President
E'igueroa saw the error or his ways.
The Man who (;iidcs.
Opposed to Moisant in his flight
around the city of Richmond Will DC
ton, the latter we'll known as the
leading American aviator In an Ameri'
can-made machine. and world. famous
for hta flight from New YORK TO Phil'
IueIpna ana return IN tHIcc AuuIs
and fifty-onc minutas on June Ii last
an average speed OF hfty-two miles an
hour Hamilton win show his famous
racini. Hamiltonian b.plane in Rich.
rnond for the first time, and he VII
also use the Bleriot monoplane, which
iis has just purchased from Emil
Aubrun. the crack cross-country flici
of france. In one of these two racine
machines of such very different types
Hamilton will endeavor to lower thu
colors OF Moisant in race arount
the city. and several other speed con
tests which have been arranged fol
the meet ut the State Fair Grounds
Hamilton will also give number
of exhibition flights, In all OF which
Will be Included the famous Hamilton
dip" which has been copied by MANI
ayiators, but b. none successfully
Even Walter Brookins, leading file!
OF the Wright camp. and Louis Paul
han. at one-tine champion of France
have been unable. though they have
tried hard. TO master this remarkably
dangerous and thrilling manoeuvre.
Hamlitons method OF performing
this trick is TO ascend to height
| of perhaps 1000 feet, turn his b!planf
on one end at an angle so sharp thai
II seems that IL must be wrecked. re
rover his balance and thea come
! shooting toward IT, earth at an angle
of about seventy degrees and at 1