The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-12
Circles the Kinlock Field
Twice With Aviator in
Wright Machine.
ATTAINS HEIGHT OF 100 FEET
Hadn't Meant to Leave the
Earth but Couldn't Withstand
the Temptation.

did u. by Georgel lie went up in the air.
He sucoumbed to-day 10 the tempta-
tons Of flying
late this afternoon az the Kinlock
Aviation Field eighteen miles east Of
~ Louis Mr. Roosevelt made his first
Aight with Arch Hoxssy.
In Wright biplane he encircled the
field twice and remained in the air ,
minutes and ~ seconds.
When he came 20 earth he sx-
claimed that IL was bully and that be had
not expected TO do IL.
1T was the finest experience ever had!'
he shouted TO the crowd Of cheerinG
Thousands I'D liked 10 have stayed up
an hour
He shook hands with Hoxsey. thanking
him for the ride. and then disappeared in
a cloud Of dust.
II was just after luncheon that ths
Colonel started out for the Kinloch Avis-
ton Fold A long string Of motor cars
carrying the committees and the news
paper men whirlod along behind him
taking the dust for eighteen miles AZ he
passed through villages the children
yelled and there were crowds in che street.
Tpo n reaching the aviation field Nr.
Roosevelt rode into the centre of tho
enclosure The police charged = great
crowd that attempted to get 10 him and
the police won. The other machines
stood outside While he sat in tho auto
mobile with Gov. Hadl~y Arch Hoxsey.
who had heen dying came over and spoke
20 the Colonel quietly. The Governor
introduced them.
I'D like 20 have you for a passenger
murmHed HoIsey. Tho Colonel looked
about and above. There was no wind
and the conditions appeared to b@ right.
He had no, intended q ~. however.
because he said long time ago this, he'd
just A. soon remain on terra firma, which
| - slang Tor earth
Suddenly he began 20 remove his coat.
He doffed HE dusty black somhrero.
You're not going. are YOU. Colonel,"
asked Gov. Hadley RnNiouslv
The Colonel looked about him. ny
| George. ! think ! win he answered.
and he stepped out 81 his car
IloNsev's b'plane was near by and the
Colonel had reached u in a lihy Pub
Usher Rowland and his two sons. KArl
and Harold. and advertising Manager
Hoyt rushed over They couldn't believe
| their own eyes
why he told ne he wouldn't GO up
said Publisher Rowland That being ta-
case the Contributing Editor had changed
his mind for once At least
The Colonel devoted all his attention
to HoNsey and the jiggers tnst worked toe
plane He sat on the left side IL HoxSav
Somebody passed him y cap. and the
Colonel put II ON. n. was ready for 'Hs
swoop
while an ol soldier held the machine
H1as-y tested a." 'rgin" He found
that everything was all right and gave
IN" signal To- i"t -.
The aeropIar' rp-. gently ard era dua,.y
20 a height e iHO feet A. - rose ~ PICKED
mp more speed. and before he knew it
Mr. Roosevelt and the aviator were swoop-
ing over ~. heads ~ th" crowd The hi-
rlanc d-scrndoi IN complete circle and
mad" long loop.
Th.Cuonel waved h,S hands o. those be-
meath him He called tn them, hut the
hum ~ IN. motor drowned his words ln
, minute md ~ seconds the plane Elided
back To IT, original position near the
Colonies machine. The crowd swarmcd
toward him.
He uttered ordinations 80 rapidly
thnt ono could NOT tell what ha was say
ing He kept by G~orging.- and sad
Fine AZ least hundred times He
was 80 overwhelmed that he couldn't
describe his sensations Of being IN the
air The Outlook staF was there, how
over
During the hight Col Roosevelt d.
played such axuheranCe NJ spilt and
wav 81 his hands 50 violently that Hoxsey
was forced to a sk him IN remain still. He
needed the AViAtors warnings and re-
manned quiet during the rest NJ the figh-.
When he alighted from the machine COL
Roosevelt was grinninR like hoy who has
had an experience none ~ his companions
have enjoyed.
Col Roosevelt was an ideal passsnger.-
said Hoxsev after the flight He j. in
trepid and brave and did not show he
oil shtest sign 81 fear while IN the aIT.
While Hoxs@y was driving Rooseyelt
around the field A l. Welsh was also
doing things. When hc landed m hour
later he had broken tho American endH-
ance record for an aer"plane with hours
~ minutes and SIS seconds
Brookna assembled $50 feet m his
W light hiplanr this afternoon With a
passenger. disappeared in tho distance,
returned twenty minutes later and
descended IN spirals with his passenger
IL was with dificIlty that rho Colone.
got away from the aviation field Tn"
crowd swarmed around his machine
and fired thousands Of questions at hin
A. he rode through the gates he saw tVo
planes above him IL Blanc Was driving
one Both Of them cut all sorts % cape-s.
turning somersaults aud doing other
daring and breath batting tricks Mr.
Roosevelt Kept waving 20 them They
followed over his car for a mile
The drive 20 Clayton vas svtr n
Representative Bartholdt's Congress dla-