The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-21

rOarhed fhe water I fef a. ~ snfne one
bal Just given INC a quarter million dollars
At dinner gwen 90 tho EngliShmen az
H." larchmunt Yacht Club last evening
Hai promised Ia fly 10 the clubhouse II
came across the sound and offered a cap
"a the first ones who should reach me either
"a ~hor. OF an water and the clubs fast
esS boats were To lie IN readiness. once
ca the water felt safe. and although INV
Ilane went up ami dawn ike "A boat OWING
"a thu cross Winds | Was ahl" tn keep u
gong IA a -tr Eht line. my altitude varying
from 49, 'u l.ws feet II vas a struggle
t. k,cp right ~id" up crossing Hampstrad
bay. tat I reached the l.arChmont Club
H 55 O'Clock and turned over the vessels
III ti..' ltrbuT Their" AZ thu International
meet
guess | Wa tao tat Tor them even 20
thIuA ut starting a motor boat after me
CUuuEE uu 20" sound from l.archmOnt |
hat The br'...l'. with me and | went the
tel miles 100 ten minutes II was dark
when ! rrt, hcd the ISLAND Just ~ front ut
ms 'a'l'r-ln-llw estate, and ~ ! went
ca eli lev hundred feet To- SANDY Beach
lu-t ayr,ss the inlet and cam" down IA
tel grass. That accounts for the injured
Inac'ne. I landed on my feet all right
and HAY" not even a scratch Ia remind me
Of uy twenty eight mil" trp My SAids
werr turned upside down and the chassis
ana frame smashed probably Ia the eN-
tent of $50 damages
My MECHANICS viii be- here tonight
and u will probably take all day to-mor-
row 10 tax" the machIu" down for ship
ment back To Mineoia, where II will he
repaired.
1 had planned to hy from here tn
Governors leland tomorrow. hut 81
Course that vi. now Ia impossible. /
experienced uu unpleasant feelings On
my trir but do not expect - t-y a Cross
Sound trip again this y"ar.'
he machine IN when Mr. Harmon
mad" ms trp - Farman biplane with
u Gnom" motor. the same with which
PAulhan did his hest work While It had
been announced at various times IN the
lat few weeks that MIR. Harmon would
hy across Long leland Sound tu Green
wiCh. weather conditions n.d engine
trouble had prevented.
Only very few saw him arrive at Grecn-
witch commodore Benedict was out IN his
yacht tender when Harmon flew over his
bead Mrs Harmon knew that he wHs on
hi way. and she hasten.si to greet him
Guests az the Held HOUSE half "A milo
away heard tn" tuyZing of tho engine
While they were eating dinner. No one
vas at the landing held when the aIr~hip
uaIn' down The landing was well
planned. ia" pla nr coming down first on
moved pisC. 81 land thr..' hundred
fer square and running ur all lncl,n"
until -" tall grass caught the wires and
fam" | hon th" damag" was done.
vi. Harmon hoi,l- the American balloon
record Tor duration and Alticld" ~
America and also IN" California record
a. l.o- tuRrles Another balloon record
vas made hv hum when last March he bit
San Art,HIo. len. AT Is T.. VI and sailed
acT"-a lrNarhailt Cu'"rng 3n nulrs
~ ,gli hours. n" - entered IN IN"
nat.Uuai ra,.. A. Indiana polls on Srpr' tn
b-r I. lut Is also having a -JS.Dlal aero
plan" ''I3.j ~ the Gordon u uu-tt cup.
After dinner at lnhiau Iiarbur tonight
Harmon m,t"r"d ." the l.archm1ut
Yacht Club. Wh"ua arg" Eath'rrug
grr, Tod nm In, Iaf, ~ no. started
Glenn Iurt|s- called him 10y phone ana
asked hiw To Ss.Ii me II HI bipIau-s 81
Sh.rI sn-aI Bty tomorrow VII Har-
mon accepted 'ht ir'Ifat,.u.
tNarlHs n HaUil'oy wHn thu other
prir" offered hv C'HU'rg i..' o. I'm, r',r
Dor a fIsht from tn H.mp-t-ad Plan
AVIATION h"id 20 ~" new buiiding AZ
Garden ~ and return Yesterday after
noon IN "a maChu" m.Iit 10y lui Snrivsr
IL Wa m" second Tim" The rnachir. hat
ben N the ground. Hauiltou having
uiad " pgr on FRIDAY aftrrLouu. Nft.r
Harmon started - Wa -ugg.-'..l that
II ann. Va = oU' tor ia" other priI,.. aui
alter lppSIng over ~. DDHdl' lptl- hs = :
shout 10 borrow "a uari,ur y j FtI-i.,.
and ShrIs"r poth oT-r,.i him thew fI.r-
b. Hamilton took ~" NLvvrr narnl:.,
b-Cau-' b.. had tested II ont and knew u
wa all no. hi
Shrger and has meChanIgIans had ~.
machine tuned up az -" and Hamilton
made tive laps 81 th.. field and "N.c.!t 81
= sp", a uiar dive ot about ~ feet
lh.n De- Snut out IA the direction oi tiar,i.n
city a. h'Isnt 81 ai-,ut go t..t d..
Nlgg'd hl- way over 'fH' uIIiaIug and
was hack ~ the starting point a. ~
Frank Doubleday who offered a gold
plate Tor the feat was 'h"r. 10 49, HafuII-
tor maxi "A CIrCi.. over "a" roof of th,. NV
hoIn. tpT MS magazine Atu'r Hamilton
hal pat ll- 'na'Hln' To- bed FrI-l-'.. " Lp
EaG hen disappointed m not having tn.
night made IL MS new machine decided
b.. would do "A little hyug hI'n-..ii. and
aDoui - UiOCA tDok snort -plu VA tn.
moonlight.