Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-25
HOXSEY'S MOTHER, FEAR AND PRIDE
MINCuING, SEESH HIM SOAR OvERCLOUO5
Manbd Escapes from Paud of Crowd to Join Parent in Grand
stand, After Flying Out Of the Sight of Over 5000
Wildly Cheering and Pleased Spectators

With the perfect weather conditions
which have made Southern California
famous the world over and q crowd
in attendance which surpassed even
the most sanguine hopes of the COM
mittGe in charge, Southern California s
second annual aviation meet opened
successfully at Dominguez field yester-
day afternoon.
Between 1000 and 5000 persons jour
neyed to the field to see the world S
greatest manbirds in their first flight in
Southern California. Three hours later
those same people boarded the cars for
home, marveling at the wonders they
had seen performed in the air. Aston
ishment prevailed when the first flying
machine left the ground and scared
away at the mid-winter meet held last
year. II seemed supernatural-almo
like a dream. But yesterday the spec
tators. educated to the flying game as
they were, showed the same astonish-
meut while BroOllins made his famous
spiral dip, HOXsey scared out Of sight,
Radley raced past the grandstand at a
rate of seventy miles an hour, Latham
flew for many minutes. this way and
that and the Curtiss operators wheeled
and turned with the utmost ease.
The thousands assembled to see the
airmen baptise their machines in
Southern California atmosphere were
of the opinion that no new sensation in
aerOnautics existed for them. They left
the field shortly after sunset with a
very different opinion.
Although the crowd was much larger
than expected, the charity aviation
committee, true to its promise, had
everything for the public comfort and
convenience ready for the opening.
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FIRST COMERS BRING LUNCHES
The crowd began arriving early and
at noon the grandstaud was speckled
with small parties eating their picnic
luncheon before the official opening of
the meet.
by . o'clock practically the entire
crowd had arrived It is estimated
that fully 4lj0 persons were in the
grandstand ut that hour and nearly
as many were ranged along the fencing
in front Of the course.
The boxes were the most popular
spots in the grandstand, especially
those along the top. A gayly dressed
throng, including large percentage Of
women. was in the boxes most of
which have been reserved for the entire
meet In those directly behind the
judges stands We're two carloads Of
Pasadena society people, at the meet as
guests of Manager Linnard of the
y
two palace cars over the Pacific Elec-
trio lines to bring his guests to Domin-
guez each day.
Another prominent figure near the
judges was Mrs. HOXsey, mother Of
arch HOXsey, one of the Wright
company aViatOrs Deeply interested
in the work in which her son is en-
eaged her eyes scarcely left the sky
during the time "Arch" was making
his wonderful altitude flight, and a
look Of glad relief and pride over
spread her Couutcnance as the daring
young aviator returned to the ground
after having made the highest flight
Of the day
There was little trouble experienced
I'm getting to and from the grounds,
the Pacific Electric company having
made excellent provisions for handling
the crowds, The lobby of the station
at Sixth and Main streets was lined
with ticket windows to facilitate the
purchase of tickets, and five gates
were devoted to loading passengers for
the aviation field only.
TRAINS LOSE no TIME
Trains Of two and three cars We're
kept I'm the rear of the station all day,
and as fast as a trainload accumulated
in front of the gates one of these spe-
cials was ordered out, loaded and sent
away to the tlelQ without loss OF time.
On the return trip the gates at the
entrance to the field We're closed and
the same methods of handling the
crowd prevailed as at the Sixth and
Main streets station.
Besides the Pacific Electric, the
Southern Pacific also ran special trains
10 and from the aviation field, a fact
which insured rapid and comfortable
transportation to all. Its trains were
largely patronized.
The program started. off promptly at
! so. the hourly duration contest being
the first number offered, AT that hour
activity could be noticed at both the
Wright and Curtiss hangers, and two
machines We're wheeled out near the
course. Although the Wright machine
WAS the first to reach the field, Glenn
Curtiss in his new biplane, with which
he hopes to beat the BleriOt mOnoplane
driven by James Radley for the worlds
speed record was the first to mount
into the air. AS Curtiss came flying up
the field from his camp a cheer burst
from the crowd which recognized last
years entertainer.
Following closely behind Curtiss
came Walter Brookns, the entertain
meut and spectacular "stunt" man for
the Wright company Brooltins wheeled
III behind Curtiss. seemingly being