The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-14
BREAKS high FLIGHT RECORD
BROOKINS SCARS UP s.SsG FEET
~ AN AEROPLANE.
IleS PIlSt fer the Wrights Reesrd Was
Made On Rlfst nav - Indianapolis
Aviailoa Meet Describes q Figure
Elght and Drops I,soo Peet.


Made On RIFst nav q Indianapolis
Aviatloa Meet DesrFSbss q Figure
Elght and DrOpa l,Soo Peet.
INDIANAPOIIs. June is.-waltsr 3
BrOokins. star Of the Wright corps Of
pilots. made a nsu worlds record for
altitude in a Wright machine here to-day.
He assembled 10 . height Of tSsa,f fest,
which IL 1iS's feet higher than Panlhan
assembled a. Toe Angeles. Il was . VIC
tory on tho very fret day Of the national
aviation meet.
BroOkins vas uhsucceSsful In his frat
Fatit'de attempt. reaching q heiGht Of
only 7.OSS fest. Al that distance his mn
chine rSsembled a mammoth kite with
u dwarf snsOOnosd between lie wings.
Flights on tho first day Of the national
aviation meet were all that had bssn
expected and even aOmsthihg more. A
few minutes before noon an asrOplahe run
by Orville Wright made two circuits Of
the Durse In a kind Of tryOut Of the ma.
Inc.
There was no practice mAnRuvring.
The machine glided into the air easily
from the mOuorail aud rising 70 . height
Of TS feet Aeu in q nOrthsrly direction
until II reached the Tar edge of the course,
the aviator bringing II around . semi
circle In the air over the turn In the speed
way.
Wright then increased the height Of
his machine 10 perhaps rs feet. and ~
this altitude made two laps Of the course.
After completing the last lap the aviator
showed his complete mastery over
air craft by flying 70 q point over the
centre o. the course and performing two
oomplste circles In the air
Wright then driftsd 10 the north turn,
brought bic machine around when not
more than Ave feet above the ground and
headed again toward the south. The
aeroplane was lowered at timos until Il
almost touched the ground. Il shimmed
over the grass and came down with the
precision Of bird at the enact spOt hon
which Il started.
The machine used by Wright wa ne
last one Of i've 10 arrive In Indianapolis.
u was assembled and made ready Tor la
first trial in the air this morning. The
Sight Was preliminary 70 the regular pro-
gramme Of events.
Brookins opaned the afternoons regular
programme with four laps around TIE
mile and q half course IN q minutes Is
seconds. He averaged minute IS seconds
20 the ap. TIE greatest height Was ia
feet, While the average height vas about
thirty feet.
4. o. weloh followed IN anothor Wriaht
biplane. making one lap around tho oo'iFss
IN 2 minutes W seconds.
Brookins cams back IN the same machine
in which he made his frsi niRht and went
through some remarkable man@uvrgs.
He asOsnded 90 q height estimated At
SOo feet and drove bis machine In every
direction. making the figure T. and
then reversing went over the same cO,lrss
He vas in the air - minutes and Is !
seconds. There was no Way OF ssli- |
mating tho distance he traversad.
A. o. Welsh and Ralph JOhnatons and
Brookins and y. p. CoRyn next made
aacensions in two diHsrent machines a. I
Tho same time In a contest Tor asroplanes
carrying two aviatOrs. Welch and John
stone remained in the air u minutes
and % seconds and compisled SIX laps Of
he course.
Brookins and CofTyn were up four min
minutes aud oOmpleted two laps Of the
course Brookina made an ascension In
IN attslnpt 90 break the altitude record
President A. r. lambert % the Aero
rlub Of 81. Louis. representing the Aero
Ilub of America. held the instrument by
which the height was determined.
BroOkins left the regular aviation
course aud went far outside the apesd-
way limits on all sides He kept going
higher aud higher. 10 900 feet. TO i.l7i
'eei and then u was announced that the
instrument operated by Mr.. Lambert
showed a height d 70os feet. PauIhan's
worlds record for height. made at I.os
Angeles. 10 Alas feet
BroOkins Was in the air "a minutes
2 second- In one lap Of the course he
iropped from his highest altitude %
lOos TO 90 fest
In a later attempt 20 break the worlds
attitude record BrOOkihs was successful.
he assembled In tho same machine in which
he trial was made earlier In the day and
cached height u i.sst,S feet. He was