The San Francisco call., 1910-05-15
SAN JOSE LAD IN
A DARING Flight
Youth of Seventeen Circles the
RacecOurse in Curtiss
Biplane
[SeeeioL Dispoteh to The Call


SAN JOSE. May 14.-with a spectacu-
lar flight in Colonel Johnson's Curtiss
biplane by II year old San Jose boy
and big program of exciting automo-
bile and motorcycle racing events the
fourth day of the great Santa Clara
county rose carnival was one of the
best enjoyed by the vast crowds that
are visiting the city.
The meet developed one of the coasts
future famous aviators in the person
of Harold Hall. mechanic in the en-
ploy of Colonel Frank H Johnson, who
yesterday failed to fly. Harold and
Albert Hall are the inventors and build
ers of the gas motor used by Johnson in
his airship.
SENSATIONAL FLIGHT
Today's flight was the lads first and
he handled himself and his machine
like q veteran. With a start of about
100 feet over rough pasture ground he
shot into the air. reached an elevation
of about 100 feet and circled about the
big track at the San Jose driving clubs
park He was in the air less than two
minutes, but in that time Travelled over
a mile.
inexperienced in operating flying
machines, the boy, when he had Sc
lected a landing place. shut off his en-
CINE while he had hardly enough head
way, and settled rather more violently
than he intended. One wheel was
broken and the end of the left lower
plane was damaged. 1t will be repaired
before morning.
Whipple Hall, the Oakland aviator,
and believed to be the heaviest man
II n in ai~
flying machine. made two Intellectual
attempts 10 get up and desisted on
account of darkness. He has been un-
fortunate with his machine and breaks
something every time he takes 1t out.
President John c. Irvine and George
F. Kerr represented the Pacific aero
club Of San Francisco, under whose
sanction the aviation meet was held
They arranged for the appearance of
Colonel Johnson and Whipple Hall
the big indoor meet at the Auditorium.
San Francisco, which opens next
Thursday.
NEW TRACK RECORD
The automobile races were even more
interesting than yesterdays. One coast
record, the five mile dirt track record,
was broken by Murray of San Fran
cisco in a Buick, when he made the
distance in 4 minutes SO as seconds
all We're extremely interesting.
Summary Of races:
Five mile match race. not fnished-Aiatthew-
son. Warren driver. finished second lap; total
time. 2:39 %. Ford, Ruddell driver. finished
first lap; time LIS 30. Ford dropped out
Five miles. one cylinder open. motorcycles
Won by Bake, riding Thor Graves, riding In
dian, second. Time, sos 1-5.
Five miles. handicap. open-won by Buick,
driven by Murray; the White Gas car, driven by
Agrsz. and the Maxwell, driven by King, tied
MafrhpVrSOn- hird
Time. 5:22.
Five miles, two cylinder, open, motorcycles.
not fnished-Graves. with Indian, made best
time in first lap in :01 Is
Five miles, stock chassis, handicap-Won by
Buick. driven by Murray; Maxwell driven BY
King. second. Time. 4:59 As (coast dirt track
record).
Five miles. free for all, stock motorcycles
driven by owners-Won by Graves, riding In
dian; Rea, riding Thor. second. Time, 6:26 Id
Obstacle race. cars with 115 inch wheel base
and under. II barrels-Won by Murray, driving
Buick: Holman, driving Maxwell, second; King
driving Maxwell, third. Time :43.
WhOopls race, same ohstacles-Won by Muir
ray in Buick. Time, 43 2-5.