The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-07
Big Prize Is Won In His
 Flight At Charleston
ASCENDS OVER 5000 FEET
youtbfuI Airman Makes Long Flight From Charleston to Fort MOultrfe and Back-H0w Messages
 May Be Carried

Charleston, S. C., January 6.-Jimmy Ward, the 1S-year-old aviator, in d Curtiss 24-horsepower aeroplane today made daring flight across two rivers, the harbor and out over the Atlantic ocean, breaking the worlds altitude record for lowpowered machines ana winning a prize of s5000 by circling over two of the strongest Notifications on the Atlantic coast demonstrating scout in time of war. Landing grace fully on the beach in front of Fort Moultrie on Sullivans Island, he hand ed a note to Colonel Marsh which the latter signed. Ward then re-entered his machine, rose from the beach and flew back across the harbor In direct line to the aviation field north of the city. He covered distance of about 25 miles in 54 minutes.
 Very few people saw Ward begin his flight from the aviation field. News of the daring attempt spread rapidly however, and many roofs in the city were packed when the airman made his return flight. Leaving the aviation field he flew first to the navy yard on Cooper river circling above the plant He then flew down the river about five miles to the city, over the up per end of which he passed. Here he turned eastward, crossing the Cooper aud Wanda rivers and the harbor at a height of about 1000 feet. Reaching Sullivan's Island at the northern en- trance of the harbor and on which Fort Moultrie is situated. he circled back over the harbor at height of about 2ooo feet. passing close to Castle Pick ney. Heading seaward again he passed directly over Fort Sumter at the en- trance of the harbor and swept abou' mile and a half over the waters ol the open Atlantic. Turning, he flew above the Isle of Palms and Sullivan Island and landed on the beach in front of Fort Moultrie, amid the cheering of soldiers and officers.
 It was on his return trip that he broke the worlds altitude record for small machines. At a point directly above Mount Pleasant, village on the edge of the harbor opposite to the city, he attained height of $500 feet, as shown by his barograph. As the aviation field came into view Ward, at that time over Cooper river, shut off his power and glided for dis tance of mile and a half landing safely and easily. He was shaking as though palsied as he posed for his picture, so terrible had been the strain.
 Brilliant Flights at Dallas
 Dallas, Tex, January 6.-With a series of thrills spicing the sport with the ele- ment of danger, and with Rene Barrier flying over the city doing other stunts with the machine in which Moisant en- circled the Statue of Liberty, today s programme of the international aviators was the best they have given here. Rene Simon, who has won reputation as a reckless flyer was buried beneath his machine early in the afternoon. He had just finished sensational trip and was endeavoring to land in a newly-ploughed spot The car struck the ground on one wheel, smashing it. The whole structure turned completely over, hiding Simon from view. When the machine was lift ed he was sitting on the ground calm, smiling and unhurt Hamilton made a brilliant flight in his biplane, going for speed around the course. When he had made two laps the base of his engine was blown out, and the motor stopped while he was in mid-air. He glided down. ward at an angle of about 75 degrees and landed safely. A stray screw driver got mixed up with the mechanism of Frisbie' 8 machine, and while he repaired the dam- age and made two attempts to fly he could not induce his machine to leave the ground.
 Barrier made four flights on one of which he reached an altitude of APO feet, according to registration of his baro- graph. He also flew several miles across country and finally headed toward the city He circled over the business district a distance of two miles from the aviation grounds. On each of his flights he re- mained in the air nearly 16 minutes.
 Edmond Audemars. the Swiss aviator. cut curious capers in his little Demoiselle. flying rapidly in small circles around the field.