The Washington herald., 1910-07-09

Atlantic City, July S.-Aeroplanes that
climbed 1900 feet into the air, then swoop-
ed down and darted along the crowded
Boardwalk. fancy stunts by Glenn cur
tiss Ia hts little machine, and by Walter
Brookins in his stately air craft, kept
the Atlantic City crowd of thousands in
a tremor OF excitement during the biggest
day Of the weeks aero meet.
As q sensational finish, Curtiss calmly
scared OF the Ventnor. dropped gently
on the sand stretch of Ventnor Heights
where Lieut.. Hugh NJ. Wiloughby is
building plane Of his own. paid a call
on his friend while the crowd worked
Itself into a frenzy and automobiles
darted up and down the avenues and
roads then as calmly glided up into the
air and smilingly landed in front OF the
cheering crowd.
No Records Broken.
No attempts were made at records.
Brookins highest flight not keIEe over
half the present altitude figures. but the
cheering crowd enjoyed evolutions, most
OF which took place in direct sight OF the
thousands gathered on piers. boardwalks.
and beach
As beginning day. which opened warm
with brisk but not puffy breezes. Curtiss
started out on an exhibition flight at 1O.17
a. m. Booming OF guns and the ringing
OF the city hall fire bell started a gem
eFal rush for the beach, but those kept
back by business were given flashing
giimpses Of the aviator as he swept high
IN the air and partly over the city. The
flight lasted ten and a half minutes. and
sedate Official description says that he
made four circles and gave an exhibition
OF banking
BFOokins Starts Twice.
Brookins made a false start at II a. m. /
his plane failing 10 get enough start on |
the fat ran 10 rise into the air. The
monoraiI was changed and given more OF
an incline. and he got away al Il %.
From that time on the crowd had ex-
eitement that brought out cheers and
caused the more excitabie to throw up
their hats. The official description again
gives its cold description Of the Brookins
performances as two wide circles. a fig
ure s, and five close circles at a banking
angle OF forty-five degrees That Curtfss
gave a remarkable exhibition Of diDs
when he rose a few minutes later ana
crossed Brookins' wake TO get sea and
air room enough for his evolutions. To
the thrilled spectators, however, the dou-
bic exhibition was an exposition OF the
real daring Of the up-to-date aviator and
their wont erful control of their ma
chimes.
Waves Hat at Crowds,
Rising about 200 feet in the air, Brookins
first swept around In wide circles, which he
narrowed until he was swoopine In what
appeared to be 10o-foot diameter with
In 100 feet Of the crowd. who cheered and
hurrahed as the daring young aviator
took OF HIS hat and waved IL.
So close were the circles that the plane
stood at an angle that pointed Brookins'
head at the crowd on the upper decks Of
the piers and on hotel roofs Not TO be
outdone, Curtiss, after q flight out 10
sea, suddenly swerved into the beach.
whirled with the agility Of swallow, ana
gave the remarkable exhibition of din
IN manner that swept the Boardwalk !
with cheers. His plane dived and whirled.
tossing first one and then the other
wing In the afr, as he shot out and back
over the surf only a few feet from the I
spectators. Both landings were made 7
with the greatest smoothness, Brookins
having been in the air for nine minutes
and thirty-three seconds. and Curtiss.
five and one-half minutes.