Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-11-11
AEROPLANE FLIGHTS
Annapolis Interested In Aviation
Meet Because Its Fellow
TOwnSman Took A
Flight
CAPT. DOUW GRATEFUL.
One OF The Favored Few And First Pas.
senger Carried Up During The En-
tie Meet

tie Meet
The aeroplanbe flights at Halethorpe
yesterday afternoon were considered
the most interesting of tue meet.
especially so were they to the peo-
pie of Annapolis, as a fellow towns
man was the first passenger to be
carried during the entire meet and
one Of the favored few.
The difficulty of attaining the priv
iege of risking ones life can best be
understood by the following conversa-
tion between Captain John dep. Douw
just after his flight and one of the
officials of the meet:
Il want to thank you." said Captain
Douw, for making it possible for me
to take the flight with Count De Les
seps. have thoroughly enjoyed
it,"
Captain, l have been offered
thousand dollars by several differen
people today for flight like yours.
| am very glad it was possible for
you to make the ascent"
Although four officers from the
Maryland National Guard were des
| ignated to make the flights and take
shots at the target, Captain Douw
alone was fortunate enough to make as
cent. 1t being Army and Navy day,
there was a large and enthusiastic
crowd from Annapolis who heartily
applauded Captain Douw.
Shortly after 2 o'clock Latham's
| horsepower Antoinette Monopl ane
used by him in his over Baltimore
flight, was run out of the hangar on
to the aviation field, closely followed
by Radley's 50-horsepower Blierot
Monoplane. kadley was first to fly,
but due to engine trouble soon
alighted. Latham then went up for
an exhibition flight and flew gr ace
fully around the track for twelve
minutes. Radley again attempted a
! fight, only to land this time near the
hangers and did not again appear.
His machine was not damaged in the
| descent.
At 2:30 Count De Lesseps' 100
horsepower two-passenger Blierot
Monoplane was brought and without
any preliminary trial, with Cap
tain Douw as his passenger, he
flew rapidly around the course, then
cutting across the Automobile
crowd, he flew towards the target,
at which Captain Douw was to
shoot The first shot was a test
shot, and went wide of the mark.
The second hit within four and
a-half feet of the mark, a spleudi d
feat, as the Captains position was
very cramped for shooting. and he
had to shoot through a hole be-
tween his feet and could only see
the target when directly over it.
On alighting both the Count and Cap
tain Douw were heartily applauded.
The Captain says that except for
the rush of wind, due to sitting be-
hind the propeller, which is more
noticeable than in an automobile GO
ing at high speed, the flight was
most delightful and that he would
like to go up again. The Captain
was most anxious to have gone higher
as he thought that he then could get
better chance to see the target.
They were up IA minutes.
At 2 :49 De Lesseps again ascend
ed, this time with Lieut.. Ernest
Duprey, of the First New York Sig
nal Corps, who took some shots at the
target with a revolver. Latham
quickly followed with drawing art
automatic pistol, fired seven shots at
the target. Count De Lesseps then
took Paymater-G General Hitchcock up
and signified his contentment by
waving his hand to the other Cover
ment officials who were seated in
the Royal Box. He was up for
S Ia minutes. Paymaster-G General
Hitchcock, on alighting said: "It
is great, woulo like to have one of
my own.
During this flight Drexel ascended
and made a try for the altitude
prize, but after attaining 500 feet and
being up 16 ga minutes, came down
on account of the gusty condition of
the wind. He was the only one who
left the aviation field At one time
he was out of sight, flying towards
Baltimore.
Next in order was the bomb
throwing contest, the bombs, made
Va NAolhg ohdPC dllO bWlCS
the size of base ball. were dropped
from the aeroppIane By operator on
to battleship, which was marked
out in line on the ground. the
vulnerable parts being shown and
marked, the object being to drop a
bomb on to the place marked fol-
the funnel. Latham, Drexel, Radley
and Ely were entered but only
Latham and Drexel actually com.
pleted, Latham winning handily.
AT 2: :S9 Count De Lesseps again as.
cended with a passenger, this time
with General Allen, U. S. A., who
made SO 12 minute flight.
AT IA Hoxsey was sighted back
of the grandstand and with the speed
of storm-driven bird be approached
the aviation field, having ascendec
from the railroad depot, where hi.
machine was assembled. Drexel wa,
up throwing bombs, but all eve.
eagerly followed Hoxsey, hero aftel