Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-11-12
ELY MAY FLY HERE
Aviator Representing Curtis, co.
Awaits Decision OF Navy
Department.
TO GIVE ADMIPALS A CHANCE,
Capt. Clifton Chambers. L. S. ~. In
Charge OF Arrangements.

tor representing the Curtiss Com
/ pany. he states that at the request at
I the Navy Department he would at
/ tempt a flight from the battleship
/ Birmingham on Monday or Tuesday.
The landing will be made either at
Norfolk or on the parade grounds at
the Naval Academy.
Capt. Clifton Chambers, U. S. N,
I is in charge of the arrangements and
| Beekman Winthrop Assistant Secre-
/ tary of the Navy, is heartily in ac-
! cord, so the flight is practically as
sured and mayhaps Annapolis will
/ be designated as the landing spot
/ Do what you can, Mr.. Naval Officer,
/ to give the future admirals chance
to see this flight.
1t is most interesting fact that
Ely took and passed the mental ex-
animation for the Naval Academy
about ten years ago, from the Twen-
! ty-second Iowa district, the eXamina-
tion being competitive, but failed
the physicals. being ten pounds under
weight. The machine that he will
use will be Curtiss biplane, the
same as used by Curtiss in his won
derful flight down the Hudson river.
With 25-mile wind blowing the
aeroplane flight at Halethorpe yester-
day were limited to two. But the
number was small and the time in
the air short, the thrills were a
plenty. At 2:46, the wind having
dropped to Il miles, Hoxsey in his
two passenger Wright biplane. made
try for altitude, almost simultane-
ously with his start the wind increased
and again registered 25 miles Hoxsey
twice circled the tracks and seemed
to have gained an altitude of about
500 feet and the machine could be
seen laboring against the strong
wind and when trying to 60 against iit
appeared hardly 10 msya-s the ma
chine rocked like boat i, a heavy
sea and momentarily the crowd cx-
pected 60 see some accideR. haupen.
When he made the far end ,,s the
course and turned to run before she
wind his machine raced away with
the speed seldom reached even by
the highest powered racing autos.
More than once he seemed to be de-
scending, only to start back up again
with the determination and pluck
that make conquerors of men that
shows the justice of the writers in
ascertaining that he is one if not
the most skillful and daring opera
tors of the heavier-than-a ma
chimes
On every side his praises were
sung, for all knew that the trip to
Halethorpe was not In vain, for
Hoxsey and his "Old Reliable" were
on the job and nothing but a hur.
ricane and police prevention could
keep him from at least attempting
a flight. After being blown way
off the course and again fighting
bravely, he was compelled to de-
scend, which he did in good form near
the hangers to the hearty applause
of every observer at this splendid ex-
hibition. Hoxsey had been eighteen
minutes and forty-two seconds bat
tling with the wind and had gained
an altitude of 1850 feet, as regis
tered on the barograph attached to
/ his machine.
| Hardly had the wheels of HoXsey's
Wright touched the ground before
the intrepid Latham few Off with
his big Antoinette, the wind cheated
of its victim in Hoxsey seemed to
take a new energy and hurled itself
angrily at the big bird-like machine
of Latham. A cold chill went up
the spines of the on-lookers, for he
had left the ground when his ma
chine swerved suddenly to the right
ard only by foot missed striking
the end of the big grandstand, an
other swerve and it looked as though
the corn field between the course
would receive the remains Of his
| glorious ship, sigh of relief could
! be heard when he Strengthened out
aud pluckily flew before the wind.
/ The very trees seemed in league
with the wind and appeared to raise
up out of the ground to strike at
him. The hangar which is built to
protect the aeroplanes tried to reach
him but on he flew, determined to
make at least three laps of the course
and which he did. He too landed in
| good style after seven minutes and
| seventeen seconds.
These exhibitions of Hoxey and
Latham clearly demonstrated to the
crowd that there was actually q great
danger in attempting flights with a
strong wind and that when they have
to go home disappointed at seeing
no flights it is because flights are
absolutely impossible The wind at
this time had risen 10 80 miles and
the prospects of further flights was
hopeless, so with the sense and
courtesy which has been so clearly
shown by the officials of the Hale
thorpe meet the crowd was allowed
to visit the hangers and inspect
the different aeroplsnes which were
carefully explained by the different
attendants.
Great praise should be given
! the promoters for their interest in
the public that visited the meets for
every consideration possible was
shown and there under the most try
ing conditions and facing deficit OF
at least $40, 900. There we're no
further flights. but eyeryone saemsd