Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-10-12

was Hoxseys passenger. When the
! Colonel swept past the granastand
he leaned forward a bit and waved
his bands. The spectators were too
| frightened to call back to him, and
chine sped By, and made the turn
| for the second lap. There was not
a breath OF wind, and the engines did
not miss fire once
AT the end of the second lap HoS-
sey dipped his planes ana the aero
plane descended easily striking the
ground as lightly as q feather a few
rods from the grandstand. The ma
| chine rolled over the grass and
stopped.
Colonel Roosevelt. smiling his most
expansive smile, arose and climbed
out backwards He became entan-
gled with the wires, but was soon out
of them and started for his automo-
bile,
When the people were convinced
that he had landed safely they
cheered wildly. and the guards had
all they could do to keep the crowd
from breaking into the field and
sweeping down upon the colonel.
Colonel Roosevct's first act was 10
reach for Hcxscy's hand and shake
IL vigorously.
1T was great. First class. It was
the finest experience I have had, he
declared. 4 wish ] could stay up
for an hour, but I have not the time
this afternoon"
"What were your sensations he
was asked
ooh. i was perfectly fine en-
ioyed every minute OF it"
Governor HadleN, with q long sigh
OF relief. stepped up to the colonel
aud pilcted him to his automobile.
They rode down the field past the
cheering crowd, and then started back
FOR st, Louis.
Walter Brookings and A. l.. Welsh
the latter on an endurance run. toll
lowed the former presidents party in
the aeroplane, while Alfred Leblanc,
in his Bleriot monoplane led the au-
tomobile procession. The aerial es
cort continued for almost two miles
from the aviation field,
Hfookihs entertained the parry pN
cnttins sharp turns at dizzy heights
ana giving = miniature eNhlpitioh o.
his famous spiral glide. Leblanc, in
his lttle monoplanc, darted back and
forth across the colonel path like
bee.
on the trip to ST. Louis Colonel
Roosevelt stopped to make snort
speech az Clayton, where great
crowd had collected az the court
house
! had d nov experience here III
-. Louis county ne said. Il got out
there where the aiiships work ana
went up IN one
Ihet WAS news to the people ana
they cheered IL.
Il went W in an American alrship
with en- American aviator 70 handio
it," the colonel continued
From Clayton the colonel drove
into st. Louis and went to the state
fair grounds. where several thou
sand school children were Whiting to
hear him speak.
Il have had q 81 ut time in ST.
Louis today" he said. 1T seems to
me that it Is Widc-aWake town.
IT is the only place that ever put
me N tho cir. That Is why I au
coming here TO speak 10 YOU" he
went on. II know you children would
play hockey for a week to
go IN in an aeroDlane. so YOU
wouldn't blame me for being little
late"
Arch Hoxsev the aviator in discuss
ina his fli.-nt with Cnlonel Roosevelt
os nassenser soil
colonel Roosevelt heot mo "a the
machine ana was crawlinq in among
the uires n,hnn cot there nan
taken nv saat ana tha siana1 eo,,ns
men had started the uroneIlers when
one of ,bo rawsnans, bovs oreered
tba rolonol = can he bajne lnrehead-
III ~ no ti,,,n
- tool, tl,o ,,,1o,al .,ro,,,d tn. first
ion v,itho,t Ioolin, az him W. ,,ero
~, IN s,o+ ~, ,,-t,,,, r IA, ~, 49,,
Cbino ,,.ig,-,e ltttla NH t,,rnirg
,ro,,nd saw. Nv poosa,,olt ,,,. ,,.,,,.
inc his hand at the crowd in fhp
pavilion seats.
lhe holse from tlle propelIers was