The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-26

John Moisaant announced his In
tentaon OF flying from the Fair
Grounds to thu STATE penttcntiary
In order to give the cOnyictS an
opportunity 70 sce mn na,r0paane.
He llad his big Bleri0t InOnOpla0c
whccscd 70 the center Of the fieid
TO await = favorable opportunity
for the flight.
Fresh from a new series OF triumphs
ia Cupa, where he startled and bewn-
dered the natives with his daring air
manship. and thirstinE for a fight over
the city Of Richmond. John e. Moisant.
first man TO cross the English Channel
with passenger in an airship, first
rircIer OF the Statue Of Liberty In
cloud ticker. and insurrcct!on sup
presSor, arrived III Richmond at b
o'clock Friday morning.
After breakfasting and resting at the
Jefferson Hotel. Mr.. Moisant went out
members OF the international Asiators
Corporation. and 10 survey the ground
over which he expected to ny.
Wind Steep.
The wind 10 4 little steep just now.
said Mnisant at noon. THE velocity
as shown by tibet thermometer IL thir-
fy-one miles an hour. and Annie al
waye tells the truth We have prem
ise OF = iiminution OF the wind. and
will close the meet with the best fly
ing OF the week l am anxious to ny
over Richmond. and. weather perrnit-
ting. may have company In nay hight
over the citys spires. All kinds Of
fancy stunts in the air may he eS-
pected, for we want to give Richmond
an exfit..tton which Will be the talk IT
the town until we come back with
sofne more surprises.
--s. an ii trip to Cuba s.se -u.oet sueceaa-
f,al hasl good weather and made
souse excellent fitshts. After We have
played Chattanooga. Memphis and
New orieans. We VIII ~ 10 Cuba They
arc strong for aviation there stronger
srsH than they are FOR baseball. which
10 saying a good deal. My intention
10 10 ny from Havana to Key Wsst In
my monoplane upon my return TO
Cuba. have planned the flight care
fully. and although IL Is over water
filled with passing ships. ! have no
fear of failing or falling"
4 crowd which far surpassed that OF
any pfsvioua day was Oh hand Satnr-
day. half of those who passed through
tho gates holding wind checks issued
from Friday. when high wind prevent
"a tho aviators from flying. In add
ton 10 these ''hoidovers." however.
there were several thousand other per
sons who had postponed their visit tn
the SHOW until the last day. In an
ttsfpAtion OF better exhibition than
WAS given earlier in the week.
Crowd Out Early.
The Erandstand was well blied. and
the race course fence was thronged.
I'VE persons deep. by the crowd which
assembled around II to see the flights
ha - snat'f
Hamilton. rough rider OF the afr. and
JoA Seymour, chauffeur OF the 100
horse power automobile.
The wind was high all morning And
the ayiators were nettled because they
wanted to ny without unnecessarily
rtxkinx their lives Manager Alfred
MpikAnt declared that II the wind died
down to fifteen or twenty miles an
hour the birdmen would soar aioft
and cut large assortment OF aerial
cAperA
Although the hirdman have not been
Etyon the support they expected In
city whore not more than one aero
plane was ever seen In night before.
thov have been encouraged BY tha at
tendance, and wish to leave a favor
able impression, because tho Inter-
national Aviators plan giving annual
shows with the latest machines ana
the best men In the business. Fer
thai reason Manager Mois&nt and his
brother flyers. John Hamilton, Barrier,
simon. 0arros and Frisbey all hoped
for cessation Of the neAr-gaie Satur-
day morning that they might 90 aloft
and participate In the first grand
parade OF the air since the Belmont
Park meoe. engage In dights over tho
city and races around the course ~
we'll a. show their wonderful and
Thrilling giides. he-humps and
sky climbing.
AZ r. n. none OF the birdmen
had amended. because OF tho thirty
rnffe-an-hour gale. which showed lit
tie sign OF dimintshtng.
MAchanician Wise, TO entertain those
IA the grandssand, wheeled out the
big Bieriot monoplane. In which Mois-
aaut made the prise winning flight
about the Statue OF Liberty. and gave
N Interesting lecture on it, workings.
Ho mounted the operators seat and
showed how the planes were moved
and explained tho general principles
0k the air craft.
10 Seymour. In his l7O-horsepower
Fiat Vanderbilt racing automobiles.
mnAe several dashes around the track
whi3o the crowd waited for the wind
ko.13e out.
lost every Snowman 10 at the
ulefcy Of the elements" said Manager
Mn1nant. and We are especially at the
HleFGy Of the wind. 1t win take =
whOae lot Of wind TO keep our flyers
m the ground Saturday. for i II the
laSe Day. getaway day, and they want
49, oAtisfaction OF having flown 1t
1eAst three days out OF the four they
we're booked to perform here."
The airmsn win leave Richmond
Saturday night for Chattanooga.
Fscm there they 80 to Memphis and
ak1a6o 70 Now Orleans. Great propA-
fatl0na have been made for wsleom-
ingssAhe aerial sailors In these three
eAfla4 and tho birdmen expect TO try
~ break some records during their
ai&hes.
81; Hnmtltonsa biplane, which was dam
$500 b. frs Thursday. and GArros'
tolaalie, the iniest fiyer. which
damage In tranait from New
q 0ge, were both rsady for flight
n1AtdAy morning.