Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-15
FAST AEROPLANE
FOR BROOK|NS TO
TRY HIGH FLIGHT
New YOrk-St. Louis Racer Com.
ing for Try-0ut at AS
bury Park Meet.

ASBURY PARK, Aug. 16.-Uncer-
tainty as to whether the bird-men ex-
hibiting daily In the Asbury Park avia-
tion meet would fly this afternoon was
pretty we'll settled shortly after !
o'clock, when Howard jackson, under
whose personal management the five
Wright aviators are appearing, an
nounced the regular afternoon program
would be run off unless the weather
took a decided change for the worse.
Up to that time it had been showering
occasionally, but indications hen were
for a cleanup.
Mr.. Jackson said that nothing short
OF a heavy wind would postpone the
show inc that the trihing showers
would not prevent flying.
Chief interest In the remainder of
the meet, which lasts all the week.
now.i lies in the temperance of Walter
Bnookins, whose injuries on Wednesday
last, were not so serious as at first
thought. Mr.. Brookins spent yesterday
receiving friends on the p~iazzas of Mrs.
Abercrombie Fell. whose guest he is,
at Bay Head. All of the avtators and
many of his personal friends were
there, and aside from the bruises on
his face, Brookins appeared to be as
wellaas before his4tumble.
to Fly Again.
Heatold people he would fly tomor
row. Whether he does or not depends
largely upon tho arrival in time of a
new aeroplane TO take the place of that
smashed, and now coming by express
from dayton, o.
It is due tomorrow, when Orville
Wright who has not yet visited the
meet, VIII be here. Orville Wright.
upon nfsws of the Brooldns accident, SUI
perinterpded personally the fitting out
of the new machine, which 1t Is au-
thorattrely given out has peer pre-
pared with the idea OF breaking tho
worlds altitude record. II is said to
be the machine built for the New York
st. Louis race. It Is considerably larger
than thoselin use here and fitted with
an engine, 'of double The others horse
power.
Just whgtNHhe special features Of the
new machine are, of course, the sphinx
like Wilbur Wright will not divulge. At
his hotsi last night he grinned when
asked shout the newSmachdne. WELL"
he said slowly, I'm mot going TO deny
that Orwlle win be here with a new
machine. but as to its being a special
one. why. I'm not saying anything;
wait TILT we see how h does"
But you admit that the expected
aeroplaae is faster n and has a
bigger usotor'than the previous Wright
mach1nssP" wac asked.
Exneeds Sixty Miles nm Hour.
Il don't sdmiteanythins." smiled the
sphinx. -excepf that my brother is
coming here with a new machine for
Brookiua"
From other sources, however, II was
learned that the new machine is
capable OF making more than sixty
miles an hour, andfthe Wrights, from
private experiments, have been forced
to balieve that II WIN exceed even the
speedy Curtiss machine in velocity,
and, moreover. VIII have, on account
OF its larger surfaces. additional lift
ing power.
Can the nav machine make the
10000 feet Altitude you spoke OF on
Saturday?"fMr. Wright was asked.
There tssno reason why 1t couldn't
make twice that" smiled the aviator,
'lf4t wasRtsfor the natural forces to
be contendedetwith." he added. with a
smile.
Thomas .E6fson, the inventor, will be
the guest OF honor today, scientists
day. He hasanot heretofore witnessed
In fight. The executive
committee OF the Asbury Park Aero
and Motor Club met last night and de-
cided TO give free parking spaces to
automobiles. A. charge of two dollars
for the machines was previously made.
While the funeral of Benny" Prinz,
The Newark ~aeEonaut, killed on Fri
day, by falling umile from his balloon
was going on today the aviation
field at Interlaken, was closed by order
of the club, though great crowds Of
people were IN hand expecting to see
the biplanee.
More balloon AscensiOns.
The club paid the funeral expenses
and Wilbur Virginia and the other avi-
ators here sent beautiful floral tributes.
Johnny Mack, the aeronaut under
whose contract Prin1 was working, has
decided to finish his engagement and
there will be daily tascensions during
the rest of the meet, but no double
parachute drops suchia as that in which
Prnx met his death.