The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-10
Eugene Ely, Lone En-
trant, Leaves Chicago
for New York.
FLIES IL MILES
I'm IL MINUTES
Then carbureter Goes Wrong
and He Comes to Earth--At-
tempt to Win $4,000 Prize
Will Be Resumed To-Day.
Has Seven Days to
Make Trip.

Chicago, ILL.,. October o.-Eugene
Ely, lone entrant in the Chicago to
New york aeroplane flight. started on
the test this afternoon. but remained
In the air only twelve minutes AT
that he travelled eleven miles and
landed, where a fresh start VIII easy
to- morrow morning.
The young aviator descended because
OF clogged carbureter Repairing
this was a matter of few moments.
but in the rapidly gathering dusk, IN
trying TO start again, Ely ran the ma
chine on rock and the front running
wheel was torn away, a new Wheei
was brought UP and the force OF
mechanics began work. while Ely went
to Gary to spend the night ir special
Ger. He said:
.I'll start afresh at o'clock ,o-mor-
row morning. and If the wind is like
it was to-day. I'll not stop of my own
will until reach South Eend, Ind, and
not long at that place"
Small Crowd Secs Start.
Owing to the chill: of the air and
smart northwest wind, only small
crowd gathered at the Hawthorne race
track to see the start of the trial
| which. despite the fact that the field
| OF eight starters originally counted
| dwindled to one, is still the most AM.
bilious fight yet attempted In the
United States. This was realized by
| the spectators. who cheercd themselves
1 hoarse when the Boston racer" shot
away TO the southeast. Within four
1 minutes the man bird" was beyonc
the vision of the crowd.
4 head Tn fOOi
in light brown leather. On MS right
wrist a compass was strapped, and II
| front of him. attached to the machine
4 was watch The latter Indicated pre-
cisely 4:ii o'clock when the propeliel
| hogan whirring. In nine seconds tnt
aviator had lef; the earth, and after
short turn got his course in the direc'
tion of South Bend.
A snappy wind was on his quarter
4 almost al his hack. That \; was grea
4 accelerator af his speed Is shown b!
4 :he ract that In the twelve minutes ~
/ was in flight ne covered eleven miles.
AS 5Ely-relatsd his experiences after
4 ward, he had been in the air about tel
minutes and was going on like an eS
/ press train. when the engine began
4 missing. He was ablo to advance nj:
/ spark. but the carbureter had peei
permanently adjusted. and he was un
able to reach 1t.
Breaks Wheel.
1 Members of Beverly Golf Club. peer
ing through the dusk. noted the miss
/ ing OF the spark. and started In auto
mobiles on the trail of the aeroplan'
1 in order to give assistance II necessary
Z The aviator, however, came down IN
prairie some distance from the road road
and before help had arrived he nat
adjusted the carbureter, which hao 9 3
come clogged. and performed the ali
ficult feat of starting unass!sted. BE
fore he had gained sufficient headwa.
to leave the ground. the front runnlnl
wheel struck a rock and was wrencHe
I, off. AS there would be delay OF seV
eral hours before this damage coui
be repaired he gave up the night 10
the night
BY this time the automobiles ha
come up and Ely was taken where n
could catch suburban train to Gar
to spend the night.
Ely has seven days in which 10 con.
4 plete the trip. The prize Is s25.oo'
offered by the Chicago Evening Foe
and the New York Times. a specia
train on the Lake Shore and M'chiga
Southern Railway and the New for
Central will keep as closely IN 'ouc
with the aeroplane as possible.