The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-04
HARMON FLIES FOR BIG CROWD
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IhrptN tuv . IuIv Several
thousand u-rss - i"rrn-y,i o. t1" ayl.
ti"n h.hi here the sftsfno"n no urt pmp.
btl--. on loot ird IN t-trn- % 80 Jrf.
furi u Harmon ~ N" cruwa logan tp
sath~r -arIv ~ tho ,ftrru..ln b.u % ~,
aImu-t = u.cl,ca b-fpr- the Harnrn ft.r
was rnllsd from the sh"t Many u-r-,r.
shp had s'-n VI Harrn.r max. h.-
record sight vest 'rrliv wrr. pr--..nt sni
when h- appeared ou tho h..ld th-rr xaz
enthusiast" applau--
n Nas S5s o.clocA whom Harmon
amounted the sat AFTER = short run M.
shot into the ar and swung acrrss the
coirs' " 10" ctrci"i back "a font IT tho
Erand stand IN" rp-.' - an a'turId., -
about iSn feet AMI mad" dive o, hfiv
or -tNtv feet m. engine vas working
p"rfcctlv ~ h" rounded the f"ld ty"
times n. Nar,~d his height. snrn"t,n,sa
bringing IN" machln" within hf,r-n or
twenty feet IT ~. ground and gam hytng
at an altitude - rs - i5n feet On the
third lap h" drove the aero up N the air
more than hundred feet and - hs
passed IN front IT the grand stand. made
a swoop NJ fifty or -evsnty-fv~ feet
Mrs Harmon. who with PARTY ~
friends occupied one ~ tho boxes. waved
her handkerchief and Mr. Harmon rs
turned the salute with a wave Of hls hand
After he had descended he walked over
10 greet friends ~ the grand stand and
told several Of them that u had been
possible Ter him To recognize hem while
he Was m the AIR After wait Of a lev
minutes u was announced that high'
would Re made with a Vassen ger and
Mr. Harmon extended an invitation 20
49, 0aA kUtN
seemed dubious of the invitation aud NO
one accepted
I wonder Il he really meant II said
a woman who sat IN hoy II I thought
he did Id go But Mr. Harmon had de
cided { q take up his mech \ iCiln Mallard
Roth Mr. Harmon and his pa~senRer had
been seated when u was found the en-
glne needed some 'inkerlng and they
had 10 come down After ah0u' FIVE
minutes work they remounted the seats
and mad" two laps ~ the course
The only other person who attempted
20 nv was AN automobile driver named
Williamson, who took ou, a machine
invented hv Pincus Rrauner. bat % ddn :
develop soaring qualities once Il bu"ked
Of the ground for few feet and came
down. smashing the front control and pro
pelIer
The crowd to-day was one Of the largsS'
that has ever visited the field. and ~ vas
found the parking space wl- made
quats for the ~ Or Sisi AUTOMOBILES that
lined up until there was no room tor
morp Their. Was a long string oUtsId"
and the oCCIp pants stood up ana looAed
over the fence Their. also were several
hundred persons on foot who failed 10
patronI1e the box Once and viewed the
flights from IN. Gar SIDE ~ the course.
winch ~ only protected by wire fence
A. the boN Office 10 was said that ABOUT
i.sS persons had paid III" admission
fee II IS cents and that about ~ had
bOu Rhs grand stand tickets
Among IN. spectators were Mr. and Mrs
August Belmont. NJ and Mrs Paul
CrGvath. FoNall keens. Colgate Hoyt and
Lee MCCmng. Treasurer ~ the United
states
Mr. Harmon said that to- morrow he will
attempt a record with a passen ger. and on
Tuesday. which - his birthday. he will
attempt the flight across the Sound TO
Connecticut