El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-04
MEN To
Fly To GREAT
HEIGHTS
Simon, Garros, Hamilton
and Other Men With
Records VIII Be Seen.
SEVERAL KINDS
OF AIR CRAFT
Monoplanes, Aeroplanes, Bi-
planes and Demoiselles to
Be Used.

a THE day draws near for the
~ coming of the International avi-
= = ators for their five days meet
at Washington park. considerable in
terest must necessarily attach itself to
the gathering Of the most noted expo
nents Of this fascinating and hazardous
fad While aviation as an amusement
, is still in its swaddling clothes. it is
well TO note that the appearance Of this
distinguished bunch of bird men will
mark an epoch, inasmuch as it will in
troduce locally the nearest to perfec-
tion Of the heavier than air craft. the
wonderful Bleriot monoplane, the first
10 blaze the trail in a cross country
flight. the first to brave the reacher-
Gus winds Of the English channel. and
the machine which in its graceful evo-
lutions, in the hands Of the several
experts who will fly it here. has as
founded the cities Of the western hem
isphere on its initial tour Of introduce
ton.
This wonderful machine, which bears
the name Of its designer, perhaps comes
nearer TO realization the dream Of man
since the days Of Adam to emulate the
graceful swoop Of the soaring bird.
Built upon lines that suggest strongly
the idea Of some gigantic bird Of prey
Of prehistoric days, with its talons
H.
wonderful machine. under the guidance
of the master hand of the man pilot
seated in its back. swoops and dips and
scars with the grace OF q swallow
All Masters of the Air.
Rene Simon. fool flyer. and exponent
extraordinary Of the art of aviation"
Roland G. Garros. altitude and cross
country flight record holder; Rene Bar
rier. Beau Brummel OF aircraftsmenT
representing France, viii demonstrate
the wonderful possibilities of the BE
riot: EdmRnd Audemers. of Switzer-
land. and Roland c. Garros, of France,
operating the DemoiselIe, the most fas-
chatting and at one time dangerous Of
all the heavier than air craft, will
show what can be accomplished with
this remarkable little machine. they be-
ing the two survivors Of more than 20
noted flyers who have met death in
their endeavOrs to call themselves mas
tiers Of this modern product of men who
would fly
Charles K Hamilton who first gave
to Ell Pasoans a glimpse of the biplane
comes as q member of this Information
al body. supplied with one Of the most
remarkable machines in the history Of
aviation, the huge. somber- colored BIZ
plane, styled the Black Demon" equip
ped with a IA cylinder 10 horse power
Gnome motor the first of its kind and
size ever installed in an aircraft. This
powerful motor, of more horse power
than is used 10 drive many Of the big
automobiles in the cup races. was in
stalled on the intrepid little Americans
machine since the organization en-
tered the state, and at Houston, last
NzTeek, in a trial flight gave promise
of revolutionizing the idea Of speed in
Air craft
To Try for Record.
Mr.. Hamilton is authority for the
statement, with weather conditions per-
hitting. he will endeavor at the FL
Paso meet to add to the thousands of
friends that he made on his former ap-
peaFance here, by a try for a new
worlds biplane speed record while jo-
vial John J. Frisbie, Ireland's contri-
button to the world Of aviation posi-
biIities. viii demonstrate his remark
able control Of the Rochester biplane.
aand incidentally introduce for the first
inle locally his wonderful man carry