Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-12
ROOSEVELT FLIES.
He Rides Twice Around
Field in a BipIane,
Waves Hands al Crowd and
Makes Hoxsey Nervous.
1T Was Great Finest Experience
Ever Rad!" He Says.

st. Louis. oct. 11.-Theodore Roose-
welt today made an aeroplane fight as
the passenger of Archibald EOXsey and
said il was the fines: sensation he ever
had experienced. RE Travelled twice
around the aviation field at kinloch
park. in 3 minutes and 90 seconds. He
waived his hand at the thousands OF
spectators much to the discomforture
of the aviator who feared that the col
onel might hit a controlling cord. When
the machine alighted easily a few feet
from the starting place, a mighty
shout OF applause went up.
Hoxsey. Wright aviator, said that
Mr.. Roosevelt made a good passenger
except that he was afraid the colonel
would fall out or interfere with the en-
CINE. The colonel waved his hands at
the crowd 50 vigorously that Hoxscy
called out to him:
Keep your hands on the rail, Col
onel''
Colonel Roosevelt. who had forgot
ten to hold himself in. waved his
hands once more and then obeyed or
derS.
The colonel's flight was surprise t.
viteC TO go. no one had the least idex
that he would do so and he himself did
not decide to until the moment before
he stepped into the machine. The trip
to the aviation field to watch the aero
plane fights was in the afternoon
program Of the coloners day in ST
Louis
HoXsey's biplano was standing iii
rectly in front of the grandstand when
Col Roosevelt stepped out Of his au-
tomo5ile with Governor Hadley at his
side, and he walked over to it, He in
spectcd the broad planes and engine
and shook hands with the aviator.
I'D like to have you for a passen-
GER said HoXsey. The colonel looked
at him withoutsa word Then he began
to take off his coat. 1t was the first in
timatiOn that he would make a trip III
the air Governor Hadley stepped up
quickly, and said: "Are YOU really go
'ng M. colonel?'
''Of course I am" said the colonel
Without another word he took his
seat at HoXsey's direction. beside the
engine Governor Hadley admitted
afterwards that he was nervous
iiio 10 Ilf NlStIlCt anu II eNle1uS up
into the air and | feel d sense o.
responsibility while the colonel is in
,ay territory" he said. Col Roose-
welt removed his SLOUGH hat for the
flight and borrowed a gray cap which
he pulled down over his eyes. Tho
guardsmen were standing so closcl,-
about the airsEip that few of the
spectators knew what was going on
at first Hoxsey took his place be-
side Col. Roosevelt. who watched the
preparations with smile of antici-
patton. Four guardsmen seated them
selves on the ground to hold the tail
pieces of the airshp until the pro-
pellers We're well under way. The six
cylinder motor barked and spouteS
smoke. Then the motor was stopped
for a moment.
After two more tests. the motor
was allowed to run and the machine
ran over the ground quietly. 1.-THE
photographers who had been swapping
tho colonel in the machine had bare
~ time to step aside before the aero
plane began to run over the grounds
Colonel Roosevelt grjpped the rail
hard and looked ahead. The machine
skidded over the field for n few yards