The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-03
BALTIMORE AIR MEET OPENS
EMPRESS rROt BILE PREVENTS
SONE FROM ATTENDING.
Radley Files From Railway station "a
Grounds to save Time and rruc'. Hire
Programme Put over to TO-sia,
some Interesting ENhibition Flights.

! RALrlMoRE. Nov The aviation meet
at Halethorpe opened auspiciouslv TODAY
So far "a tn. attendance was concerned.
but owing I" tbs. =xpTsss:Tirn' strike IN
New York many of the aeroplanes failed
! 10 arrive. and IN. management decided
! that because IL the unpreparedness OF the
avia,ors to-day's sight would be ex-
hibitions only and to-davs programme
was put over until to-morrow
ONLY RadIey. Ely. Willard and DrexeI
were ready to compete. and these fiers
entertained the crowd. numbering nearly
| Ia Css0 people
Tn. featur. of the DAYS work was the
performance Of Ely. in curtiss bIplane.
who circl-i tn. mile track five times in
! minutes 81 seconds "A feat that experts
saw II will T.. difficult IN beat
Drexrl made an ascension and reached
IN. altitude Of 800 feet Ely also tried
AN onward flight and remained aloft
twenty minutes. longer than either DreKel
nr willard. the latter of whom gave
r.rpark abb. exhibition Of fancy flying ~
h.. came down.
RadI.y the Englishman put in an uneS- ,
p.,cte,i appearance. He had his hlerIot .
machine put together AT the railroad sta
,,,p l,bnut A mile from the grounds. and
,,.x from there TO the track. ahghtIng
gracefully befor. the grand stand He
did this he SAID. To save tim" ana Truck
hire
Tn. ruachin. Ioorusd in sight ~ the field
INST A. Willard WAS doing his preliminary
-turts aud fell in hindthe turti->b Ipane
after a half turn ni the course ihen
~ ,.ppng around 4 landed
AZ, 10 o clock the bomb formally open
i,, th.. meet was fired and the next minute
Willard III hI- Curtls- machine. sai.eu
aIofr the hanI played Maryland. NV
Maryland and the crowd cheersu wiNy
In Ave minutes Willard had reached
an attitude 81 40 feet and was stu rlsmg
yh..,, Ely. in 4 10 horse power turfiSs
h,rlnn. a SITTER ,,,nchire to that in which
Willard was sailing, left the ground
tlv ror. slowly. making circle ait"r
circle Of the course Tar below WIZARD
who was now 500 feet up.
willard reached an elevation 81 ?WD
fee, before he turned III" nos" oil iis ma
mo .arrhward In small circles he
bore toward tho ground inhi when ~mnih
H.. rii,ad rh" plane forward ai an angle OF
a. dcrr,,- and made n sensational DIP tn
WITHIN What seemed a dozen feet of tho
ground lie brought IN" machine u"
earth and riroIefieI On 10 on" oI rs md :,
1, ,nr wide circle@ made for IN" upper Air
The first nag sweep took nm uirectlS
over tho grand stand. ana taruinai piD-
mons who had ltIst reached ms seat. aros"
and gnzrl with evident relish at tho per
Sorm1nce 81 the alrrnan. He commented
on the wonderful accomplishment OF the
aviator and seemed much pleased with
the spectacle.
As tn. plans gradually asc"ndrd The
saw that Wizards height Of
> 5On feet WIS 20 be easily reached by
Dr.ycl and within five minutes that
aviator had topped the altitude OF his
Predecessor and was stall going up.
: With DreSel approximately 3.aO feet
tly left the ground and IN n urtiss ID
plan.. started on short exhibition flight
Tor speed
Dr.x.I appeared to hav. encountered
a stiff wind NJ his height and was having
tTDubl" against the wind on me 'urn
north Going IN this direction mss ma
chine appea red 80 times a lTnCst moiionlers
and he rad difficulty III max ing turns
pr"xel appeared To- give up bis BATH. with
the wind and hs-ceudad 10 a height OF 100
feet where M. COiir~s-d around the track
N 3 O'CLOCK Willard went up. and for
the first tune there were three machines
in the. air az "A tire
Ely = rial was for speed. and he reeled
~ lap after Jap at a good rate
DrnX.I CONT nIIed iO circle the. course
~ 1, low lev 81 and Willard chased around
out-id. the circle 81 pylons Eiill lower
The Judges announced after the com ,
pl"'ion of five lap- ~ IN" track by Fly |
that h" had made tn. ~. miles ~ s min
ufsr and ~ seconds
Ur"NeI h'--c"nh"d after b"ing ~ min |
IIi.- up. while Willard sought higher |
level IN an appa rent eTort Ia eclipse tho |
altitud" n" had attained on his former |
trial hut h"cIded not 10 go higher and |
canned own after a fight ~ nine minutes
To get IN" machines here an a"roplans !
express was chartered and all are eS |
pec'Hd ny tomorrow Wilbur Wright |
announced this evening that more OF
his fiers we're coming.