Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-09-15


 Graphic representative that he was not any too fond of the Burgess Wright car and it was evident that he favored the Wright biplane. On the other hand he was bit nervous when he came to earth in the Burgess Wright just a few minutes before. Later Brindley and Heth both made good. They did more than fly over the city. They took in the surround ing country as we'll and were the idols of the hour last night among the thousands who witnessed the even- ings festivities. Mitchell also receiy- ed lot of attention for his magnifi- cent flight of the afternoon.
 In the third flight Heth remained in the air fifteen minutes. He made two circles of the aviation field, at about 200 feet, but went two miles up the river on the first trip and character ized the journey with brilliant and sharp turn after reaching his turn ing point at the upper bend of the river. By this time Aviator Brindley had his Wright machine in perfect running order and it was pushed out on the field. Brindley was soon in the seat and with equal quickness he took to the air and tried her out. He remained up just four minutes, as his engine did not satisfy him and after flying around the field once, two hun- dre1 feet above the grass, he took to the earth again.
 The engine is still working badly,o said .Brindley, as he climbed from the biplane. ''I want to satisfy the peo- pie on the North bank of the river" he continued, "and I'll do it.' He is man with apparently iron nerves and they say whenever Brindley makes up his mind to do anything in the fly ing line he comes very near keeping his promise. He got into the big machine again and gave it anoth- CT test. He circled the field again, staying short distance up for just two minutes. Gradually his car was getting better and when Louis Mitch- ell made known that he was going to give the people their moneys worth," Brindley and Heth made ready to do some team work.
 The big Burgess-W Wright worked perfectly. Heth took to the air at 5:3S and after circling the field made for the upper region. While he was climing gracefully and soaring towards the Northwest, Brind- ley. in his now trim Wright biplane, yelled Ready" and skimming along the sandy bank he soon found him. self Eastward, turning to the North until he was almost lost from view. He left the ground at 5:48 and soon climbed we'll into the heavens. The sight of airmen flying through space within mile of each other was most 
 They Pass Each Other
 Returning Westward Brindley pass ed under his brother aviator, Heth, who seemed to be flying directly over the city. Thousands of upturn- ed faces cheered welcome to the aervy airman, but the chug chug of his engine drowned all the ovation IS far as he was concerned. He seem- ed to be floating just above the house. ops, but Heth was many hundred feet above them. AS he passed over the business section hundreds rushed rom the stores, having gone there believing the flights over. They watched the biplane, which acted as big buzzard in it's travel, until it almost disappeared from view in the East. Finally Heth floated across the river again and after reaching the lviation field he made several beau iful dips. Many thought he was go- ng to land, but he only went higher md higher and kept going until he cached fully 4,000 feet.
 While over the big sandbar in front ,f the city, near the Walker place, 3rindley pulled off the most specta- 'ular stunt of the day. He made a ew spiral glddes and when he com
 
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