The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-11-10
NEW HIGH.FLYISG RECORD.
Hubert Latham Goes Over and
Around Baltimore and Wins Prize.

morning Hubert latham vas prob
ably the only aviator In Baltimore, II
not In the United States, who be-
Iiesed that re would accomplish \
a.gAt Of nearly - miles. about half
II IL over this city. Predictions that
re would he killed, that nc would fail
IN tie attempt and that he would not
even make the venture were album
dant ~onight Latham Is hailed on
all sides as the hero who has ac-
complished the impossible and, es-
iablIshing a new record for oVer-city
flights. has disclosed new possibilities
In aviation.
The incentive for the flight vas a
prize Of $4,000 offered by The Sun
and The Evening Sun for trip over
a prescribed route from and returning
TO the aviation field, where Balti-
more's aviation meet is now in pro-
gTegs. Latham was to follow the
course of the Patapsco river from
near the aviation field TO Fort Nc
Henry. whose banner furnished FRAN
els Scott Key the inspiration for his
famous poem, thence up the inner
harbor to and around The Sun build
ing. thence east to the city limits,
mile north, and thense west to Druid
Hill park, down Charles street to
Baltimore and thence again west and
later southwest TO the aviation eld.
There was to be a short detour Tor
the benefit of Ross Winons, wealthy
invalid, who, unable to leave his
home, offered an additional $500 IL
Latham would come within his range
of vision. All this Latham accom-
plished, and into the program he In
iecred some wonderful eVolutione. He
varied his altitude from 400 to 1000
feet and had to contend with wind
blowing at from 7 to Is miles an
bour He used his 50-horsepOwer An
toinette and was in the air AZ MIN
utes, making no stop after leaving
the feud until he returned thereto.
II is estimated that the fight, which
is understood to establish a record
for Over-city flying, was witnessed by
half million people.
At IL o'clock the whole city seem
ed to stop work and begin watching
and the excitement was added to by
the terrific hubbub which steam
whistles set up. Some minutes later
word came from Halethorpe that the
airman was ready, and then IN
moment or two the city hall bell be-
gan signalling that Latham had &C
tually started.
In a few moments more those on
the tall buildings saw faint speck
in the direction of Halethorpe.
It was Latham's great Antolnette
floating eastward.
Borne by the stirring breeze,
Latham flew straight for Fort Nc
Henry, and, when almost over the
historic SPIT, slowly curved around
and heading in a generally north
western direction, steered for the
crowded "grandstands" in the sky
scraper district.
Curving around the Belvedere no.
tel. he flew to about the line of Cal
vert street and there, some 1000 feet
in the air, performed series or
aerial gyrations, wheeling back and
forth for the edification of Ross Wi
mans, a wealthy invalid, who had Of
fered $500 for the sight Of one OF
the greatest modern wonders, the
aeroDlane in action. Then he struck
off for the skyscraper district again.
Over The Sun building he wheeled
westward and near the edge of the
city bore away southwest for the
aviation field.
Reaching there he was over
whelmed with congratulations by his
fellow aviators and friends. Those
we'll qualified to judge declare the
feat the most remarkable in the
aviation annals.
There were competitions at the
aviation field today. Here agar
Latham came to the front by winning
first in the duration and also in thu
distance contest. Count Jacqus d.
Lesseps in his Bleriot took secont
prize in the altitude and in the dura
ton trials and J. Armstrong Drexel
sailing a Bleriot, won the first priz'
for altitude His record was 1885,
feet, while Count de Lesseps scored
1922. Latham took first duration
prize by remaining in the air tota
of a minutes 81 seconds, de Lessep
remaining aloft 80 minutes AZ f.
seconds. The latter tried for a1ti
tude, but was compelled to descent
after reaching a height of $40 fee
because of motor trouble. Three min
utes before the closing bomb wa
fired, Willard began a short flight L
Curtiss biplane. Latham's f1igh
over the city did not count in hi
duration score, as it was nished be
fore the official opening of the day
fights.