The Washington herald., 1910-10-30
Crowds Cheer Ameri-
cans and Foreigners
and Soon Learn to
Talk Prog
reSS in Science Ex-
emplified in the
New Models.

All along the rail at the Belmont Park
aviation field the proper caper appears 20
lie in coneealing ones surprise or worry.
The novelty OF the aviation show has
already begun TO wear of. and on all
sides the men and women not only take
their aeroplanes dry. but discuss quite
affably the strokes and thrusts of the
propellers Now, as a matter OF fact
that is going some. II shows how quickly
one Is educated to the needs and ex-
igencies Of the hour.
This thing OF skidding through the sky
has come 10 be a permanent business,
according TO The fans who are thronging
the big race track.
The large sums OF money which the
pilots of these airships strive for and get
don't make up the interesting features
OF flying for the men and women. as any
one can see who takes the pleasure of
visiting the aviation field. They're there
IN all sizes. ages ana conditions Of finan-
ces. As might be expected. the field,
which is open on a general admission, Is
filed with the hard thinking and Mis-
sourian crowds. With then 'seein' is be-
levin" and. as one old man remarked,
Seem iSbelievin'. and now I'm satisfied.
II was the same way with the telephone
and the automobile. and now there's the
flying machine. Guess I've been on hand,
all right, TO take in about the limits Of
progress on this old earth. Hardly be-
lieved all I read about these machines
I'm satisfied. Didn't / get scared or I'M
easy when the Comte de Lesseps went
through to the other side of the clouds p
Saw him plunge through, saw him come
back. Now I hear he says he got lost
and couldn't make out which of the three
racetracks was Belmont I'm glad /
brought tho wife along You know she
wouldn't take any stock in what I'd tell
her But she's seem for herself. and
she's kept her ears open as well, Did
you hear that? 'Awngar and 'p-lon'? I
think she could qualify as pilot in an
other week"
Keen Interest I'm Flyers.
All about the big Enclosure were found
men and women Of advanced age. and
they all appeared TO take a keen and con-
certe1 interest in the flyers. 1t was seen
that they realized how close they were
to missing the big show or demonstration
of the age. and now realize that flying
machines are not only a possibility but
something more than a toy.
The old people bring their grandchil-
dren, and some Of the youngsters appar-
emily do nor keep in mind that they have
had just as much opportunity to study
and examine the various styles of aero
planes as their elders II is of course
impressed upon the precOcious that their
future Is before them" and that the
coming years will bring knowledge and
sweeping Improvements In air craft, and
that now the stunt Is 10 observe, be
amused, entertained, and possibly edi-
fed, but not 10 ask questions which en-
berrass and possibly exhaust the working
knowledge OF the men and women whose
future IS behind them"
why. these machines hyi' remarked
girl in a red turban and bizarre cloak
sure, said her escort. they're flying
machines"
but you told me they didn't"
Il never made such a fool crack. You
know / didn't"
The men who punctured the clouds In
their efforts To get the record for altitude
kept the crowds enthralled and made the
hit OF the afternoon. The cold gray sky
blended at times with the biplanes and
mOnOplanes and appeared to swallow the
ayiators. Strange 10 say. the fear that
an awful tumble would plunge these men
from their dizzy heights did not operate
in the minds Of the crowds so far as
appearance indicated. II wasn't a cues
ton of peril. 1t was all. can he beat
Drexels lofting? DO you think he's
passed the 1000 mark?"
Look Chiefly for Results.
There was a time not long ago when the
danger elements were the principal at
fractions ar these meets. but all that
appears to have been passed up. and now
tEoF
looked for. The boy and the grandfather
are in the same class. Both start even
and after en hour on the rail with those
graceful but grooming machines IN the
empyrean it's surprising to note how
quickly wised up or maybe educated thew
have become \ programme. of course
has the Key Ia the identity OF the flyers
and their members. bur IL isn't long he
fore the programme is stuck away in a
pocket and the fan calls the pilot nv
name and the make of his machine That
is going some for one who first had the
difference between a monCplane and A
biplane explained To him. That was a
starter. He did the rest. And that TYNE
or citizen was all over the field. and, as
might be expected was not unprodigaI
with his information and opinions.
There Is every sign that New York is
nlllns up with knowledge on this aero
plane innovation, and il Is demonstrated
that the women are as keenlv alive 10
the future and possibilities of 1ving as
the men folk. IL can't he said with any
truth that the women go out 10 Belmont
10 see "a reed shaken by the wind %
They appear 10 be in earnest over the
game, and while aeroplanes are not for
The multitude. there was many a high
priced auto that looked shabby In the
parking places. OF course II is under
stood that these are the DAYS for bird
men, and that the auto has to back into
the stable with the horse
Autos Soon Out of Date.
AS the aviators alighted. big pufinr
autos seooted over the green field and
picked them up. The sight OF the auto
chugging over the hillocks brought IN a
scene Of ancient days. and one 10 be up
to the minute had only 10 glance TO the
heavens and see the graceful flights. the
swift swoops the soaring aloft 10 dizzy
attitudes. and then put off that resolu-
ton 10 buy an auto and determine 10
wait for an aer0plane.
One OF the pretty sights at Belmont
yesterday broke when Hoxsey and John
stone in their Wright machines, circled
and climbed up ana beyond the gray at
mosphere below the clouds and appeared
TO rival a flock of seagulls In speed and
gracefulness OF motion.
A great deal has been said about STYLES
in aviation costumes. IT is well known