Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-31
MANB|RD FIGHTS
vACUUMS IN AIR
Pasadena Aviator Imperiled as
Engine Almost Goes Dead
at Great Height
Continued from Page one)

INTO affected my engine strangely.
There seemed nothing IN them to ACT
as pressure against the propellers, ana
it was hard for me to breathe
Tho only mislap to mar the events OF
the day was the total wreck of Curtiss'
biplane 13 late yesterday afternoon.
when il plunged fifty feet to the ground
with Lincoln Beachey who was sailing
over the course on IL trial spin. inc
same machine was damaged the pre-
vious day when Beachey ran into
wire barrier.
Beachey was rounding the turn in
the course off "automobile row. and
was about to glide to landing before
the Judges stand, when No 13 almost
turned turtle and drove one of its
wings into the earth. The crowd,
which was melting rapidly as the days
flights drew to "a close, saw the biplane
strike the ground and break Ike an
egg shell. Dust and splinters hid the
aviator from view, but he was pulled
out of the wreckage unharmed.
Beachey bames the engine for being
slow and weak.
Shortly after Hoxsey, with the per-
mission of the judges, had made his
ascension, Ely made n practice spin
around the course in Il Curtiss bipane.
He was followed by Parmelee with an
armful of carnations. Parmelee drove
straight ahead over the grandstand
and scattered red carnations the length
and breadth of the stand. Brookins
followed with another bundle of carna-
tions. but he evidently flew too high
for the flowers fell wide of their mark
and dropped back of the grandstand.
where they were gathered up by the
venders and sold later for souvenirs.
Latham. his cigarette clenched
tightly between his teeth, put his Marie
Aaf graceful mnnpII-
vers
BIG FIELD IN CONTESTS
While Hoxsey was soaring from sight
on his altitude and duration flight,
Latham, willard, Ely, Brookins and
Parmeee entered the lists. HoXsey
who with his flight lasting 3 hours
is minutes and 90 seconds, but count
ing only 3 hours minutes and 90 sec
onds in this event as he started 7
minutes before /. the official starting
time Parmelee took second place with
/ hour 90 minutes and 10 seconds time.
Latham came third with 81 minutes,
Brookins with 44:25 was fourth. and
Ely fifth with 43 minutes and 80 sec
onds
Roy Knabenshue, manager for the
Wright brothers, went up with Phll
Parmelee and took pictures of the
grandstand.
William G. Kerckhoff, member of the
aviation executive committee, flew sew
eral laps around the course with La
than and appeared to enjoy his trip.
Parmelee and Knabcnshue won the
passenger carrying event by SO min
utes and so seconds. Brookins and M.
c. Neuner of the aviation committee
were up 90 minutes and 25 seconds.
Parmelee and Knabenshue were third
with 17:40, and Latham and Curtiss
were up Gas.
There was a special daily prize for
the aviators crossing the finish line
.ither way before the grandstand and
remaining as close to the spectators
as possible, in which Latham, Ely
Brookins, Parmelee, Willard. HoXsey
Radley and Curtiss We're contestants
Latham won, Brookins was second
and Ely third.
Glenn Curtiss pleased the spectators
by bringing his new S0-horse power
racer out on the course for its second
tryout. Eugene Ely was placed at the
wheel and sailed the course in ! min
ute 56% seconds. Curtiss' time the
night before, when he gave the ma
chine its christening run, was faster
by many seconds.
The aviation committee yesterday
adopted a new plan, by which all those
attending the meet are afforded ar
opportunity between II and l o'cloel
of entering the field and visiting the
different camps on tour of inspec
tion of the various machines.