New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-28
MEET FULL OF INCIDENTS
Much Entertainment for Specta-
tors Besides the Flying.
BuJIdoos in His Hanoar.

tors Besides the Flying.
Bulldogs in His Hangar.
Harry S Hardness has two fine bull
dogs in his hangar. But in spite of their
scowling faces and undershot jaws they are
quite friendly. and allow visitors to peer in
at the big Antoinette. that has yet to make
a really successful flight
Sets OFF Fuse and Falls.
The soldier from the signal corps who
sets off the aerial bombs is a source of
never ending delight to the crowd, for
every time he lights a bomb he falls to the
ground. He sets off the fuse with a match
and then throws himself on his face until
the bomb expIodes in the air The bombs
are said to be quite tricky. and the men
are trained to fall to the ground for safety
in case of a premature explosion.
Restaurant or the Aviators.
The aviators have it on the people in the
grandstand in one particular. Back of the
hangers there is a temporary restaurant
with close battle-ground prices, instead of
the aerial scale that adOrns the popular
priced" luncheon stand under the grand
stand. The aviators and the attaches of
the hangers all go to their own little eat
ing place. Wilbur Wright. his hat showed
back from his long, lean face, was busy
eating a roast beef sandwich yesterday
morning, with one eye looking out of the
window at Hoxsey, who was getting ready
to start.
Hoxsey Out in New Boots.
Hoxsey, by the way, is constantly I'M
earthing something new in the way of
clothes. In addition to his fur lined leather
coat. yesterday he drew large pair of
fur lined carriage boots that reached TO his
waist.
Take Flyers Measure Quickly.
Just about the best critics on the grounds
are the meChaniCians in the hangers.
These experts can take a flyers measure
very quickly The Frenchmen keep up a
rapid fire of chatter all the time that any
one is up in the air.
"Airscout" Out Tomorrow.
The United States AeronauticaI Reserve
Ill put The Airscout" its new monthly
magazine, on sale at the grounds to-mOr-
row This will be the first issue.
/ ookouts on Statue of Liberty.
One assignment not particularly coveted
yesterday by newspaper men was the sta
ton at the Statue of Liberty. Some of the
had men who sat up in the
and watched in vain for flying men. II
was said that one reporter, after climbing
the many steps of the winding staircase
made up his mind to remain there until the
event was decided. even if it took a
week" he said
Ten Cents to Stand on Nearby Lot.
There are plenty Of people outside the
grounds as well as inside every day. An
man who owns nearby lot is
selling standing room at 10 cents a head
or, rather, 10 cents for two feet.
AeropIane Skips with Mrs. Ely.
Mrs. Eugene B. Ely. wife of the aviator.
had a little experience in flying yesterday
afternoon. She was sitting in her hus-
bands machine. and the motor was spin
ming at a stiff pace The big car jerked
away from the mechanics. and Mrs Ely
was taken on small circuit OF the field at
a distance of some ten feet from the
ground. The mechanicians grabbed the
framework and pulled it to the ground, and
one shut off the engine before Mrs. Ely
was taken any further skyward-
Latham Makes Crow Jealous,
AS Latham went into the air big black
crow took up his fight and circled around
the machine four or five times. 1t looked
almost as if the bird was jealous and
wanted TO issue a challenge for a race
Harnon's Machine Anazes.
Visitors to the hangers have looked with
wonder and amazement at Clifford B. Har-
mons freak machine. with which he hopes
some day TO develop great speed. 1t is
peculiar looking thing. Out in front there
is a great cylinder with network of wires
in it. and behind that a smaller cylinder.
Just where the engine is, where the
aviator sits, is hard to ind out
FIaqpoIes Bend in the Storm.
The long string of flags tapping above
the grandstand caused some uneasiness
during the windstorm. There are so many
of these bright banners that they bent the
f1agpoles, and some persons feared the lat
ter would snap and the pieces come crash
ing down on the heads below. The flags
were soon hauled in.
Declines $3.50 for Flight in Storm.
The committee offered Hubert Latham
$3.50 yesterday TO make a second exhibition
fight. but he declined on the theory that
lives are worth more than money. Walter
Brookins said when he came down that he
had been In a thirty-five 70 forty miles an
hour current, although the wind was blow
ing only about fifteen miles an hour at the
grandstand.
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