The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-11

It was indeed stirring and exciting
day for the visitors at the fair; not a
moment was without its most intense
interest: something doing all the time
everywhere on the grounds.
The crowd was immense, filing the
grandstand and all the grounds with a
moving throng of people. They seemed
to cover every vacant space, and re-
mained until the last to witness the IA
nous fireworks display.
For the first time Parmelee, the Wright
aviator, was able to show all his tricks.
In two beautiful flights he kept the
audience keyed to the most intense ex-
citement, as every single feat was more
daring than the last. In the first he re-
r1ained IN the air II minutes, and in the
last II minutes.
In the afternoon flight he was accom-
panied to the field by Lieut.. Gov. Henry
u. Gray, President J. H. Holcombe of
the fair association, John l. Parker,
chairman of the executive committee.
President A. II. Ford Of the. ons'ADs'
/. OF S-oinm.~ce, en- 7vue- fair sofrec'oies
besides F. II. Crockard and party OF
Tennessee company officials
Begins Series of "stunts"
After rising several hundred feet
parmelee began a series of stunts that
The average person believed Impossible.
He varied long dips to within a few
feet of the ground with the "roller coast
ar, in which he shot up and down IN
zig-zag fashion. Several times he turned
his aeroplane directly toward the lieu
tenant governor and his prominent party
and seemed about to swoop down upon
them with full speed, but would turn
as suddenly upward when within 1ew
yards of them and laugh as they scat
tered In confusion. Turning toward the
odom aeroplane, which was just outside
,ts ..home." the Wright bird dived to-
ward II like an eagle ready to tear an
.nrorert to nieces. and then rose, skim
ming above 1t.
Another stunt was dive at an angie
of 30 degrees and 50 miles an hour until
tbe ascension planes nearly touched the
.round. and running lightly hundred
yards or more within few feet OF the
ground, only to soar quickly TO the
clouds. During the last five minutes ne
was over 1000 feet in the air, passing
often between the sun and the AUDIENCE
.nd then seemingly circling around the
vnoon. which had risen toward the SOUTH
II WAS an inspiring scene and one which
will he long remembered by the tnou-
sands who stood open-mouthed.
stubbs Is Defeated
Arthur Mitchell on tho Flying Merkel
Aafaated Robert Stubbs, the champion
Of the south, in the first motorcycie
race of the three that Will be neid
.t the fair, making five miles In min
utes az 1-5 seconds, which breaks the
worlds record of 4:4l.
Starting from standing start,
etubbs got the pole and at the quar-
ter mile was SO feet ahead, but was
caught at the lower turn by Mitcnel'
who passed him in the beginning OF the
second mile.
For the first two miles it was the
greatest race ever seen in Birming-
ham, but after the second mile 1t was
\ runaway, Mitchell beating Stubbs by
three seconds.
The average was SIS 20 seconds tc
the mile; first mile, 1908.
When the two speeding cycles dashed
past the grandstand in the first lap
neck and neck, everyone rose and
lily to the last and never before has
any man hugged the fence so closely al
he did. TT just wasn't in the ma
ohine." he said. II did the best I could
but believe that 1 may possibly i'm
prove tomorrow" Incidentally Stubbi
broke his own five-mile record. Thi
was the first really close race that ha,
been seen in Birmingham and 1t wa
almost as exciting as the big autmo
bile contests for the little machines
dashed throughN space at terrih
speed
But rivaling it were the close fin
fishes in both the trotting and pacing
races. 1t required five heats to settl
the 2:l7 pace and In nearly eve " hea
the finish was neck and neck. -
Results of Races
Following are the results of tn
races:
The 1924 trot three entries-Pau
Gentry (H. M. Smith) won first none,
winning all three heats; time, 2:31 Y
a:26N, 2:30. Vivata. second money an
Mrs. Prudence, third
The 2:17 pace, seven entries-Mar
wilkes (John Thomas) won first money
time, 2:161z, 2:13 ,H2:17M, 2:16H, 2:1i
John Shelton, second money, and Alber
H., third.
Following are the entries for today
races, which begin promptly at
o'clock:
!, The 2:14 pace. stake-Black Wi
fDr. Pixley). Tom T. (Mike Green
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