New-York tribune., 1910-11-03
AIR MEN At BALTIMORE
Express Strike Delays Opening
of Aviation Meet.
CARDINAL WATCHES FLIGHTS
Drexel Gains Altitude Honors
with Record of 4,800 Feet
Flights from Station.

baltimore. Nov. with the explosion of
a large nonh the Baltimore aviation meet
was officially opened to-day. The spectators
did not pay much attention to the bomb,
being absorbed IN watching Charles F. Will
lard, the American, and James Radley, OF
England. circlirg about overhead.
The opening bomb was three-quarters of
an hour late IN going aloft, but Willard
had taken his Curtiss biplane I'D before
l:20 D NJ. the time set for the opening He
was shortly joined IN the air above the
course by Radley, who brought his Bleriot
rnonopIane from the railroad station at
FaIethorpe about mile away, by the air
route. His appearance was a surprise 70
the spectators.
While the weather early in the day was
ideal about the time for the official open
ing a slight fall of rain began. and the
flyers would not take the air while II iasted-
The weather was mild however, and q cur
tain Of misty clouds took all glare from the
el,v n the comfort Of the spectators. High
above the earth the aviators declared u
was intensely cold. however i"e'S w d.
practically no wind
one of the most interested spectators OF
the dsv was Cardinal Gibbons. who reached
the grounds in an automobile while the
7. Crothers and his entire staff and Mayor
7 Barry Mahool of this city also watched
the diving intentlv. During the afternoon
all of these gathered around a Curtiss bi-
nIsre. brought UP in front ct the boxes for
the nurpose. while Glenn II. Curtiss OK
pIained the working Of his invention For
the enlightenment of his audience. Curtiss
had the propeller started. and the little
7N+ In
official headgear and official dignity
Owing 10 the strike Of expressmen in
New York. the special tram bearing the
seroplanes of most Of the aviators was late
In arriving here. and consequently the
transfer Of the machines 10 the aviation
field was delayed Count Jacques de Les
seps. who assembled his monopIane at
HaIethorpe station and few TO the grounds
did not. III fact. reach there until 50S
O'Clock. after the official close. He made a
ouiok trip II was exactly 502 when his
propeller began TO revoIve. and two min
utes thereafter he and his machihe were
lost III the gathering dusk
recause Of this delay and the conse-
ouert irnposgibiIity of n number of com
netitors entering the events scheduled for
The dav all the flights were in the nature
of exhibitions. Willard made FIVE circuits
of the mile course in minutes 32 seconds
Drexa1 in an early try for altitude. made
20Gn feet. Later Willard in similar at
ternnt took his Curtiss biplane to a height
If a 500 feet remaining in the air in this
aip1+ for twenty minutes. None of the
other flyers made a fight Of as great dura-
tior DrexeI shortly sfterward, in his
EIAriot. regained the altitude honors Of the
h. NTH . record Of 500 feet
E-urane FiIv made some interesting flights,
b,1t II was Willard who won the hearts of
the audience this by q marvellous exhibit
ton of fancy flying. full Of dizzily short
turns r7Ishes 10 earth and almost as thrill
ing rushes skyward.
All the aeroplanes regularly entered are
no1, here. as are all the aviators, and to-
morrow the regular programme viii begin
In addition to Latham. De Lesseps, Drexel
RadIev. Willard, Ely. Harmon and Curtiss,
who are now on the ground. II appears not
,,~Iilyatv tonight that several other noted
&c viii arrive before the end Of the
meet
The purses total $4,000. divided as fol-
lows;
Hourly distance, 1850; hourly attitude,
81 500. greatest daily total dura non Ion OF nlsht
for any day Of the meet. S2,S5O; greatest
enaed for ZEN kilometres, 5000; grand ait1-
tiIde prize IS. $50; added II world record
is brokeu. 81. .G10; Aero Club Of Baltimore
1for greatest altitudel. 5000. grand speed
contest distance not COuntng). 4t1v9'
'cross-country passenger carrying, $-"J'
carving over course. 81 .600. dura-
lion prtze (total time IN the 9Ir during
n1aet) s. ZOO. total distance prize total dis
tance travelled during meep, 1900 Micne-
lin trophv (for hest general record made at
an meets in 1870. 5000: amateur trophy
(c,Ipl value 81 900: Commodore Barry cup
for bomb throwing, given by John Barry
RYAN
In addition, Hubert Latham viii fy over
Baltimore for special prize OF 5000 offered
nv The Baltimore sun