New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-11
Harmon PUTS Off FLIGHT
Gusts of Wind Unfavorable to Air
Dash Across the Sound.
INVITES HAMILTON TO GO
Daring Aviator Declines Tc Re
Passenger-Rarmon Expects
to Make Trip Tonight.

Clifford 3 Harmon was forced yesterday
once more 70 postpone his projected aight
from the Garden CITY Aviation Park 20
Greenwich. Conn Should the Wind ard
weather prove favorable. however, he viii
fly this evening between ard : o'clock
Several thousand persons had gathered
around in expectation Of the fights -yes-
terday. and things looked decidedly favc--
able Among those who came down %
watch the flight was Charles K Hamilton.
the daring aviator who made the Garde-
CITY field famous. yet he was denied adj
unittance to the Enclosure about the aero
sheds This was for only a minute. how
ever, for when Captain Baldwin heard ttat
Hamilton had been held I'D by the attend
ants at the ropes he exclaimed; Let h!-l
stay there but laughinsly proceeded 70
20 outside and give the men the word 70
allow the aviator and his companions TO
go wherever they pleased.
The ground rule was not enforced u-1
quite late in the afternoon. and t,ec OILY
when it looked as If the space would ce
needed for the running out Of the huge
Farnum biplane which Mr.. Harmon uses
in his flights. He arrived about o'clock
and found that his machine had been
tuned I'D for the flight and ft1sd With por-
LCO1S- l6SSS 6LIdCnLlSIlLS- WIKI A-c
pedo shaped, are about the size Of a A-ga
stovepipe. feet inches IN length AID
weigh about five pounds each
Another piece Of apparatus was a1fst -
| the shape Of tobozgans Of hardwood v.--..c.-
were fixed or the front Of the r,acn.-e. 50
that If it should drop IN the xatr TIA
added pieces would help to fost Tia "a
chine Harmon was busy with It's r.a-
rhfre uheu Hamilton arrived
VIII YOU take my machine Get 49,:
across the Sound, RamiltOn?~ asked t,s
amateur flyer.
mo. thanks. an not flying these dayx.~
was the laughing reply
VIII you como with me, nec7 T VII So
glad to take you along
WHAT Across the Sos1nd? ca-- srf.,
YOU know
well. am glad utn have lots u god
expert advice for the start rene-sa. "
| Harmon. as Captain Baldwin and E.-sr-
ton and Wilcox stood around watching ti,s
preparations
| The tnmineuce Of a thunder sHrr1r
| caused the first dsIav. When the dacge-
\ from that source passed Mr.. Farror t.
| structed his French nechanicfans about
| the quickest uay TO get TO Greenwich and
| was confident that he would be away BY s
| O'Clock Instead Of falling however, "a
| wind veered a. little further west ard tle-
| in gusts with greater forcs than II had al
| afternoon. Shortly after o'clock Cta-.ee
| Manley. who represented the Aero Club
of America at the starting point j,Ist as
! Charles Hoffman did ar the finish. declared
| the fight off for the day, and he erpcv-
/ cred Captain Baldwin TO represent tsa
/ club should Mr. Harmon decide TO start
/ tomorrow.
| visitors examined the biplane which was
| expected TO start for it's long fight. as
we'll as the Baldwin and Wilcox machines.
which were in the sheds next TO it
Il don't think that machine looks as
well as Captain Baldwin's.'' remarked one
critic. who was having her first view OF
| flying machines. Why. look Al that thing
up there; it looks Ike a wash boiler, re-
| ferring to the gasoene tank On the Far
! man machine. which does bear some re-
/ semblance TO a boiler laid on its side
/ Mr. Harmon was kept busy explaining
/ the working Of the various controls ard
among those who followed his explanations
| with the most careful attention was IAIlia.
| Russell. the actress She did not say
whether she would take an aeroplane Tide
/ soon. but she sazed vistfully az the Big
| flyer and seemed 10 think that the exps--
/ enCe would be worth the risk