The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-08
MS
GRE II RECORD.
Is Rated Among the Best Bird
Men Who Ever Guided an
Aeroplane.
BEGAN HIS CAREER
AS BICYCLE RIDER
Left the Stage to Take Up
Aviation Thomas r. Jack
son Did Like
wise.

A&lpn TOMBSTONE. the aviator. VINO
haR given the series OF Nights al the
State Fair this year In the Wright BIZ
plane. h one OF the most famous avi-
ators In the business. and by many he
10 considered the best OF thsm all
Those who have Witnessed his Nights
here can bear witness that he II fear
less and Possesses = skill In handling
the machine that IL almost beyond be
lief. Il - not from the inexperienced
public alone that tombstone gets his
title rs one Of the best. but from the
experts who have Judged his perform
ances and taken of5icial statistics OF mis-
work.
He was awarded second prize in the
recent Harvard Boston meet. one Of
the biggest aviation events ever held,
and he had for his opponents the best
Of aviators. famous flyers who have
made great records for themselves By
their work The chairman OF the con-
test committee OF the Harvard Bos-
ton meet isausd statement showing
the figures Of Johng.one and Claude
Graham White. They are all In John
stones favor
The report shows that tombstone was
In the air 7e4 minutes with the Wright
btpianes and that he covered $50 miles.
~ compared with Grahame- Whites
Sl2 minutes In the air and go miles
in hts machine
Jehnstsns 10 Youns.
JOhnnfAnA n n yat1uR man having
just turned his thirtieth birthday. He
was born September -, 1850. AT Par
sons, Kan He attended the public
schools Of Kansas City. Mo-. and later
went into vaudeville with HIS brother
in \ trick bicycle riding act. His last
engagement on the stage was In Lynn,
Mass. May -. 1910.
Before taking up aviation Johnstone
had made record performances An ex-
hibiticns and competitions with bicycle
and automobile While playing Mt the
Berlin Winter Garden he entered his
Lauren Clement car for the 500 kiio-
meters Potsdam- Frankfort race and
captured third prize.
tombstone communicated with
Wright Brothers. applying for a posi-
ttpn with them ~ aviator, and WAS en-
gaEed and made hts first Night at In
dfanapolia, Ind. on laAt June II. Since
that time he has made series or brill
liant records In his flights, and 10 re-
Earded NJ one OF the most successful
Of the corps Of aviators trained by
Wright Brothers, and this means one
of the best In the world.
JAaksen IN Aeter.
Thomas r. jackson. Wright Broth
crs' representative hsrs. who has taken
an active part In Johnstone,s work
a L. - 81 f..k- ~
Gently taken up aviation. He came
here this summer to carry on nego-
tiationx with the fair officials for the
series Of Nights and no succeeded in
having than sign up the contract.
Mr.. jackson has formed wide ac-
QuaintAnce In Richmond and IL well
liked by all who have come la con-
tact with him. HIS friends here Will
'be interested In the following Dispatch
from New York:
The stage lost good actor last
week and the new field az aviation
gained = good recruit when Thomas
r. Jackson rendered HIS resignation
to William Seymour, general stage
manager Tor Charles Frohman. and
accepted = permanent position ~ bus
iness manager for the Wright broth
err. jackson had signed ! contract
to appear In character parts with viii
liam Gillette IN the revival OF 4 NUM-
Der Of his former uNccesses. Just for
. nser jackson has been promoting
aviati0n meets the past summer. and
has been - suCceo1ful In his new Held
that the Wrtghta gave him . contract
for 16S consecutive weeks, beginning
last Saturday
The aviation business has already
reached = commercial basis, said Mr..
JAckncn- We charge 100000 Tor =
aix-dAy meet with one man. and SIS, =
900 Tor two men. These guarantees
are being offered MI over the coun-
try Ss
would 1sesu thai aviation has .
charm fer followers Of the stage.
Johnatone 3nd jackson have both
has been taking q prominent part In
The Man from the sea. this year, il
gotng q rive up the stage and take
10 ayfAtion.
Aviation has worked him up ID such
i pitch u enthusiAssn that after the
run ut The Nan from the Sea- he
viii be A4en no more bshtnd the fOot-
itghts ~ , professional capacity Al
leeaf. thai n what Ne Maya much -
the reeret If Al playeoeFs. for ne
= undOuhte1ly one of the aneet cOtnc-
dians 0f this Younger school To BE- se&n
~ present on tho Lppdon stage. Ii
asema. too. thet ~ mali NOT much
|ionesr - 8iven the 0pportnniyy of
eeeiIk Aof. line doing d1s1ng desda
n tlSe other 10 - pltered HI Der-
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