New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-16
BEATS minute MILE IN AIR.
Hamilton in High Power Machine
Develops Speed in Fog.
FRISBIE GETS A LICENSE
Curtiss Decides to Allow His
Crew to Enter the Speed
Contest at Big Meet.

Charles X. Hamilton glanced at the oval
mirror made fast at the right OF the Black
Vampire. He peered ahead into the fog
blanket that covered the Garden City flying
grounds at o'clock last night Nine men
held the Black Vampire TO earth while the
1fO-horsepouer motor flashed fire from eight
cylinders. The mirror reflected ths fire
from the engine.
Hamilton nodded. nine men released their
hold, the srorting demon plunged upward
into the gray gloom and before II had
flown an eighft OF mile was lost 20 view.
The aviator was testing the biplane with
which he hopes to win the international
aviation trophy for speed He circled the
field four times and then came down.
A NJ Herring, who used 70 talk about
how easy it would be for him 20 fiy from
New York 70 Chicago. and still talks about
the handsome possibilities Of his future.
rushed up
why did you shut her Of. CharIey7''
asked Mr.. Herring
Because I wanted 70 come down re-
piled Hamilton
why. was anything the r1stterr' Mr..
Herring insisted.
Hamilton became busy with right wing
strut 70 was remarked that It seemed
queer that Mr.. Herring. who has met with
such Encouragement in irving 70 prove
that he was ever up IN q flying machine,
should be duerulous about real aviators
desire to come down.
How fast did ron GO Mr. HantItnn-?''
ne was asked
81 don't know little better than q mile
a minute. I think. I had the motor on
trif1e more than half
His leather suit and hood were wet from
fog. man In an AUTOMOBILES coat. accom-
panied by a woman who carried a dog.
pushed his way through the crowd and
said:
Aren't you going 70 fly over the cathe-
dral, Mr.. Hamilton
II don't think So" The aviator replied
This fog is pretty thick. I couldn't see
the grandstand. Part Of the time 7 couldn't
see the ground
But you could see the cathedral before
you got to IT. said the man. We've been
waiting all afternoon"
I'm not looking for cathedraIs as hard
as all that" said Hamilton. and the woman
with the dog said: Hes not going to try
for the cathedral? Isn't it exasperating?''
cup was offered by a hotel for a trip
by aeroplane encircling the cathedral build
ing at Garden City. Hamilton said later
that he would make the flight for fun
when he felt that way, but that 70 do 50
/ last night in the Black Vampire through
the fog would be cheap At $4,000
Earlier In the afternoon John r. Frfsbee
/ qualified for an aviators license IN the
Aero Club of America: Henry Cooke
/ STUDDED his left wing while flying close TO
/ the ground and ceased. and MoissOn, who
/ was Paulham's mechanic in this country.
/ flew several times at low attitudes.
/ Glenn H. Curt1ss will not try to hold the
/ speed trophy except by proxy. He says
modestly that he has several avfatOrs work
/ ing fer him who can do as well himself.
| Eugene Ely, who flew rwenty-nine miles in
three days on the contemplated trip from
| Chicago TO New York. is one OF the CGrtiss
men who have entered. The others are
Mars, McCurdy and Willard. There are
now twenty-four aviators entered for the
/ tournament.
! J. c. Mccoy. chairman OF the aviation
committee, denied yesterday that foreign
/ eviators would receive bonuses FOR their
/ appearance at Belmont Park The expenses
! of members of the foreign teams TO COM
pete for the Bennett trophy will be de-
/ frayed by the clubs sending them. says
Mr. Mccoy. and the foreign aviators COM
! ing TO take part IN the general events will
be reimbursed for their personal expenses
and the expenses OF their mechanicians
and the expense Of transporting their ma
chimes. The American contestants. he add
ed, have received precisely the same terms.