The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-27

regard that tombstone and H"Nsey. /
classmates who recsiVed their aviation
diplomas IN the tlaSs "t 10 from PreHy
Wilbur last spring, feel for each other
resulted IN the crowd having the time
of it, life IN watching tho two rivals try
to outdn each other In altitude climbing
as the afternoon wore on. And trailing
beneath them were Pvlon PnTmale" and
BTookins out for the distance event.
At on. tipns these four Wright machines
stretched up in one vertical line tu the
zenith. Jobnstons at the top locking
like a buttonhole, Hoxssy next below,
Parmalee next and Hrookins next. row
Of huttonholes down the hack 81 the
sky
The highest buttonhole OF all was Joint
stone. who sailed frat for the Sunse
while his rival was making first Jumps
over the centre " the field A. the sun
vas setting the highest huttonhnia was
no far oi AMI ~ high that soon TIA" up
right struts az either end NJ the man
planes had merged with the sky and then
one saw Johnrtone's mplAns as two tiny
pen strokes against the shell pink alter
glow IL the northwest the mark that
the schoolboy makes on he writing tab
let IN arithmetic II show t"Icher that
something and something are
The night was coming on a. th"v stu
sailed and over the centre ot the field.
where Hoxsey was. the bright blu" was
giving away tn gray dusk and he WAS
becoming a gray blur that Won looked
straight mp and lost and found and in-t
again. Then IN the zenith star began
TO glow faint through the evening haze
Like a gray bug attracted by the glow.
the speck buzE-d evenly toward the star
and bIotted II for a moment and then cir
cled wide into the southeast still rising.
To leave the faint star winking fe"bly
again.
Out Il the northwest tombstone nov
was coming 20 Join the blur above the
field. because even up there when" John
stone could look over IN. western rim
81 the world he saw the aftsTglow fading.
and 80 he was coming back that h" ght
he sure 20 have the field beneath hun.
where he could find II when night had
come But he wasn't coming down 20
earth Not much TloGsey still was
rising.
NILE NINUTE IAIT.
Even the aftergloS over IN Johnstone's
private sky lot was fading TO a pearl
gray as Johnstone swan eastward and
still higher. wIih the cold winds 81 the
high levels blowing him along to ia"
zenith AZ "A rate which equalled the mo
chanIcal speed ~ his marhIn" plus IA"
speed Of the wind. or a gait for the bit
plane Of about a mile a minute. But
Johnstpne was 80 high that he seemed
90 be barely moving IN tho gray ky
ahead 81 him.
HoxSey had gone N toward the south
east as Johnstone headed toward hun.
ON the field below them monuplane- and
hiplanes vhlrring around for the hourly
distance prizes had 80 litri" light 20 guide
them that even yhen they were across
the field from the fur coated folks on
the clubhouse lawn II was dlfiCult -
distinguish their lines IN the dusk Hon
rsy AZ his greater hei ght and distance some
where UP W the s!aty Ky 81 IA" southeast
was lost ~ view altogether m the quick
ening night
But for Uhlle longer tho crowd on
the lawns. nervous but happy. and the
groups near the crozs-iield Wright hang
ars nervous and unhappy, could 49,"
.Johns'one. = ghost Of a mote, a. he fad"i
into the night
GOSH pARS EN-
Gosh darn EN- sighed n form bollini
the glow ~ a long cigar and IA" voic"
was IN. voics 81 SECRETARY Bsrn"- 81 n"
Wright company, Sho. with thoughts
for the lives ~ the aviator- and lives
~ the Company's machine often ha-
had ~ express the sam" general iiei
when Hoxssy and Johnstp na ar" gong
against zach other for supremacy ia
p,It the rollers under thoSe Two lads n
I could only got AZ them But he
couldn't.
With the corning ~ darkness the stars
bazan 10 sprinkle The sky with diamonds
On the grand stand sid" ~ 'hs fold 'hoSe
who remained. and there were many
raised their VOICES m excited arguments
rs one assured his nsiRhbor that he could
49, the stars bl0''ad out whore the aero
UIan.-s we're cOur-InR alrft m the hlack,
nee
JoHSsToNF ASD HoTsFY RErrES
Wilbur and Orvill" Wright We" pretty
w"ll worried when twilight went away
SSnTnswh.r" up m IN" space bet wsen those
blinking atoms ~ hRh' and the ground
were HoIsey and tombstone and they were
200 close 70 tha stars for IN" hum ~ thor
engines 10 como down
Who're are 'hsy5- askci Wilbur aud
Drviila e,ho@t -Nhsrn are fhay'-
The two inventors shook Their heads
when anybody held NJ a finger ~ part
Of the canopy that he thought hid one ~
Ihs hlsFs Not tlntl nearly q was
there sign ~ them and then y was rhs
cor that comes 80 the ears Long b~-
fore Holsv's plane could be s~en rho
vhirr Of his motor = tune fell downward
HIS bDss doubted that ha could puck ont
the right group ~ lights from tho cob
web - railroad signals and hangar hare-
and automobile head lights =" ~ tho
orders ~ ~" Wright hroth"-s two
patches - grass ve-e -s' blazing hefp-o
fN"Ir quarters Tn" vsllpv fire carried
h.gr mt f'' Ar
moment late, Jnhn.ton.s engine
sw"uI"d d"~n rr,-pt-als dIrocfly snpy"
-" c"rtr" ~ 'h" NrId "" alrght"d aud
ran 30. ar 1a.. vi-, p,". o." ru,'f -
graz 20 e t-IIlug r'a," near w." Inn"
~ TIarr"r. A. iri",d- carried on rho
g'ar" 4 . ."." '"d lnrf"ru a',d nch o.
49, f" 'h' rla., Johnston" -. already
'I' Of fu" drIr". .,a'
'"iu srtyvI.s fi.oTEs
" bep 10 niIit"r"d That "a. .o,pe