New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-10
". WRIGHT NO FOOL FLYER
Wilbur Condemns Dare-DeviItry
of the Bird.Men Abroad.
JUST BACK FROM EUROPE
Tells How Circus Men in the
Craft Bet Their Necks
Against Purses.

Wilbur Wright, who has been abroad
since last March. arrived here yesterday
on the Oceanic. Orvlle, his brother, met
him at the pier. and they went directly TO
the Manhattan Hotel. where the two broth
ers spent most OF the afternoon in confer
ence. Orville said he was trying % post
Wilbur on the situation in this country as
to aviation and at the same time learn
how the bird men were performing abroad.
Wilbur went home to DAYTON. Ohio. last
night
There was a report that the Wrights
would not take part in the Chicago meet
because it was not licensed under their
patents AS to this Wilbur remarked:
II haven't had time vet 10 find out Just
what the situation is in Chicago. but We
have some of our machines out there. and
have left things so that we can 60 in for
our share of il II We want to. I can't
say Just what we will do vet. We have
never entered our machines at an unli-
censed meet
Mr.. Wright said that while he went
abroad to look after the Wright patents
he found time 10 enjoy himself and make
an occa sional flight. He went up few
times with captain Arlington AT Berlin,
just 10 see how the Wright machines were
working
Did YOU attend any Of the big meets
over there" he was asked.
No Meets don't interest me- said Mr..
Wright. II am very little interested in the
purely sporting side Of aeronautics. We
are working ahead in q practical manner.
without catering to the sensational. ] be-
leve in doing things, however. where a
fight can be made properly and without
any unnecessary risks OF course. the
sporting side of II appeals TO a great many
hut believe the sensational flights hurt
the art. They do not work toward main
tanning \ healthy interest in aeronautics or
help in a practical development of the
machines
Mr.. Wright was asked what he thought
Of the recent international circuit aviation
race. which started and ended at Vim
Cennes.
.That was. in no sense. test of what
the machines or the pilots could do he
said 1T was merely a reckless sporting
event. in which the men bet their lives
against a certain amount of money. 1t was
gamble with death. Beaumont. the win
ner. narrowly escaped being killed. His
motor stopped at one tlIne NheH He was
I'm position where he could not have
landed without counting almost sure death
BY some freak his motor started whef
he was within a few feet of the GROUND
and saved him from being dashed to pieces
lie might have had funeral instead oil tht
$4,000 prize
Mr. Wright said that the cont sstants III
the international circuit race had me
chanics scattered all over England and the
other countries through which their course
Law. and consequently they could rebuild
a machine and change the motor over
night II they wanted to-
This condition of things certainly al
forded no test of the durability OF the
engines or the power of the machine' aho
is the sort OF thing Which we discourage
said Mr. Wright Such sensational events
are exploited in the papers to the detri-
ment of the art What the average man
not the daredevil or the simpleton-can Ho
\ with an aeroplane is the problem We are
concerned with"