Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-26
RECORD BROKEN
In A HIGH WIND
Spanking Breeze Forbids Flying, but
Mars Tries and Wins Prize
for Start.
he BREAKS RECORD IN HALF
Aviator Leaves Ground in Fifty Feet
Four Inches.
BALLOON IS BLOWN To TREES
Half-Inflated Captive u lway
from It's Moorin 5E
WIND CHECKS GIVEN 1 WI
Officials Finally Give Up Al OF
Chance TO Entertain and II -
TicIsets-Curtiss PrOmiss
Work Overtime.
Aviator Leaves Ground in Fifty Feet
Four Inches.
BALLOON is BLOWN TO TREES
Half Inflated Captive e lway
from It's MoOrin zE
WIND CHECKS GIVEN 1

high wind raced over the aviation field
yesterday afternoon and evening and put
an unfortunate damper on aeronautical
feats This breeze blew thirty miles an
hour at times, was full OF gusts and spurts.
and wRs much to dangerous for aeroplane
flying. Consequently none was done.
Biz tho afternoon was not without events.
One OF these was achieved bX ]. c. Mars,
who broke a worlds record in two. Mars
arose from the earth just fifty feet and
four Inches from his starting point. break
ing the record for starts for both four
cylinder and eight-cylinder machines. His
own record for a four-cylinder aeroplane
was log feet and Curtlss' previous worlds
record, made in an eight-cylinder plane.
was eighty seven feet.
Mars will carry off a silver cup for this
feat OF yesterday, for this was offered for
the first worlds record broken. He has
possession of 1t even IL his achievement
should be betered today or tomorrow.
The other event of the afternoon was the
wild and undesired flight of the govern
sment captive balloon, which swept away
from its mooring at o'clock and was res
cued In trees a quarter of a mile away.
The balloon had sagged out under the net
which enshrouds it. This net is weighted
down by bags of sand, which ordinarily are
adequate,
Too Much Air stirring.
Curtiss and his fellow avIators did not
appreciate while down town what a breeze
was blowing on the high ridge where the
aviation field is loseated and when they ar
rived on the scene by auto looked gloomily
skyward.
There was little prospect that the wind
would die down by sundown nor did It.
1ugtaah 4 h1aW heavily az dua
At p m the management decided to issue
wind checks and there were given the
crowd, which went home determined to
return this afternoon.
Mars brief flight was the only one
essayed and he took it in order to give the
crowd a little diversion. He pointed his
aeropane Into the teeth OF the wind ana
It was the great velocity OF the wind which
enabled him to leave the ground SO
promptly Nor did he stay in the air. He
came TO earth as fast as he could after he
knew that the wheels had cleared.
As It was he took something of chance.
s The wind helped him up, but it is quite
easy to be helped too much and too fast
in such conditions, with the result that the
aeroplane turns a complete backward
somersault. Such a contretemps has
happened in the past to both Mars and
Ely In attempts at quick flight after start
ing. Ordinarily the aeroplane must skin
the earth more than 100 feet before 1t grace
fully rises,
Extra Flights for Today.
If yesterdays wind disappointed tht
crowds 1t likewise did the aviators, and
and Curtiss promised some extra fancy
flight for this afternoon-wind permitting
Given a moderately calm day, or a calm
early evening and there will be some grea
soaring in the aviation field.
Ely was a disgruntled aviator all the
afternoon. His father had come here from
Davenport to see his son and heir fly, bu
there was nothing doing The wind wal
such that attempts at flight meant almos
certain spills and while ELY and Mars ar,
wiling to take Il chance once in Will,
q with sudden gust ofNYind from apparentl!
nowhere. and this they must perforce do
Yet they and Curtss are not SO foolhard!
as to risk young gale such as blew yes
terday
The government dirglble viii be on tn
field tomorrow II 1t has to be carted ther
in a dray Unless tho air is extremel,
favorable the plan now is &c tow Z. over
a squad OF soldiers acting as weights be
meath the bulky craft