Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-11-11
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AEROPLANE:
TRAVEL
MEMBERS UP
IN AIR AT BALTY re
Bomb Throwing, Target S, s8
ing and Aerial Gymnastic'xa
Interest to Aviation Mee@'.
Maryland

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tlsy Morning Journal specini Leased Wiiel
BaItimOrc Sag 10 Sunbeanls
shot With raindrops narrowed the en-
thuslasts az the aviation field today.
Todays flights differed in many re-
spects from anything seen here hith-
erto They included bomb throwing
and target shooting from speeding
airships; aerial gymnastics aud trips
alolt by government officials followed
hy official expressions as to the son
sations experienced, ana as 30 the
merits OF aeroplanes Of different de-
signs Postmaster General Hitch-
cock, after fhght with Count
jacques dc Lesseps, was go pleased
that he asked Hoxsey FOR a higher
flight in the Wright hiplane.
But HoXsey had found the upper
air too gusty 20 make passenger car-
rying altogether safe, and he asked
the postmaster general TO wait until
tomorrow. Mr.. Hitchcock expressed
himself as delighted with his expert
enee IN the air
After he had been brought safely
20 earth General James Alien. chief
af signal corps II y. A.. entered De
I i4esseps' l0O-horsepOwer Bleriot and
was given the new experience OF
flight In the party from Washing
ARi Win lAAtA AiAA AtAt ftNAtHNNNfA
general. were Secretary OF War Dick
inson, General William Witherspoon
president OF the army war college;
Thomas Nelson PAGE and several
others. together with q number OF
women
The first Of the flyers to take wing
was James tadley shortly after 2
0'cloek. he being followed immedi-
atolN hv Hubert Latham in his An
q a. "a .f..F
flights a little later de Lesseps in
his 100 horsepower Bleriot, took aloft
for rifle practice Captain J. r. Deuw
OF the state ordnance corps After a
trip around the course. ia give the
maeksman his bearings CaptaiN
peuw fired twice az a g target.
United States small arms practice, but
the best ~ the shots missed the mark
by four Feet
Latham chen tried with Il revolver.
Cuveeinw tht target IA the cirGumfer-
enee of circle OF small diameter.
from his Antoiuette, he twice fired
two shots 0f bis four shots two were
hits one SCORING two and the other
three points. De LessGps than took
up passenger Lieutenant Dupuv OF
the signal corps of the state OF New
York.
Just before 2 o'clock. J A. Drexel
began for try Tor altitude, tie wind
az the time blowing nine miles an
hour In about Ten minutes ho had
floated ont OF sight IN the direction
OF the city lie returned after a trip
OF about @ quarter of an hour re-
porting the wind too fluky for high
flight His barogHph recorded SEQ
feet, though the manner OF his flight
gave the impression Of much greater
altitude
ely IN Curtlss biplane. went into
the air intending 90 Try for the Com
modore Barry bomb throwing trophy,
but descended before completing a
lap for the purpose Of making read
juatments 10 his hipianc. Latham
made "a score of fifteen points with
six bombs. one Of these would have
dropped into the tunnel of a battle
ship. and it, therefore counted as "a
hure eye Under the rules governing
the Barry trophy contest, bombs
must be thrown from o height OF not
less than roo feet. some of Latham's
fen from more than double that aft-
tude, and against rising wind.
DteNel from his Bleriot dropped SIX
pi the missiles upon the outline rep
rescntine the deck OF battleship. but
as none of them struck q vital spot,
his score was only six While he was
preparing to drop his second bomb
HoNseV ina q big Wright biplanc, fleN
across the grand stand from the rail-
road station at Hslethorpe where his
machine mad been assem- hied in rec
ord breaking time. re elrcled the
course many times performing brii-
liant evolutiOns and dividing the In
tcrcst or the audience with DreXeL
Who continued his bomb dropping.
tuXsoy flew his Wright IN almost
every conceivable manner. now In
tapcuug longitudinal snirals, now
gracefully sliding from great heights.
then literally sliding over the surface
0f tho earth. only 70 rise again into
ihe upper air He made three flights
iu AN during the afternoon
shortly after 4 O'Clock angry clouds
u the west spoiled further efforts and
'css than quarter of an hour later
came the rain Then The trio Of
bombs denalled tho offieial close or
.Ae dHy.