Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-10-12

Sweeping in wide circles, dipping
and soaring for the first time in the
history of the Rio Grande valley, a
modern air craft sped above 1t yes
terday afternoon TO the tune of deaf
ening and prolonged applause and at
times silence fully as eloquent from
the thousands of people who pack
ed the grand stand at Traction park
on the third day of the New Mexico
State Fair,
Travelling over sixty miles an hour,
reaching an altitude of nearly one
thousand feet and traversing a dis
tance of total of about twenty-seven
miles, Aviator Charles F. Walsh, in
q Curtiss biplane, gave an impressive
exhibition of the perfect control he
maintains over his flying machine,
and of the immense practical utility
Of the aeroplsne. Walsh did not at
tempt any dizzy spirals or altitude
records yesterday; he stayed close
enough to terra firma to be seen
/ plainly and to demonstrate in strik
4 Ing manner the commercial possibili
ties of his machine. His flight caused
sensation all over the city as he
/ covered good part of it and could
be seen plainly with the long tail of
smoke trailing out behind the biplane
from every part of the valley. The
air was clear as crystal and owing to
Its rarity, Mr.. Walsh said on alight-
Ing that it was possible to make bet
ter speed than In the east II IS said
that this trail of the gasoline exhaust
Is rarely visible in the lower attitudes
The first flight was made at s10
o'clock, when the aviator started his
engine, glided on his wheels half way
across the baseball diamond and rose
gracefully into the air. Reaching q
considerable height. he struck south
west and followed the river down as
far as the Barelas bridge, oircling
around until he was above the rail-
road tracks, coming northwest across
Robinson park. Passing again in sight
Of the packed grandstand, which
\ cheered him ecstatically, Walsh then
repeated his trip, being in the air al
n together ten minutes before he
sWO0ped over the trees on the east
side of the fair grounds and alght-
ed Ike a feather on the diamond,
mlscalcuating his speed just enough
70 stop in puddle of water west of
N inc ball ground. Even at that il was
% most wonderful demonstration of
n control as Walsh had previously an
honnced that he would alfght Just
M "here the wheels first struck the
& ground. He covered twelve miles on
this trip.
The second flight started at SOC
D. m, and on this flight the birdman
was In sight of the grand stand prac-
uVaily all the time, as he circled
horth' going nearly to Alameda, re-
uaclhS his course and alighting from
'he west on the baseball diamond af-
Ter thirteen minute trip, traverslng
IA some fifteen miles 1t was a beauti-
.ul exhibition, as was the first; and
W 'ne announcement that Walsh is GO
ns 10 ily again today and tomorrow
M means that Traction park will see the
sieo'est crowds on those two days
'Ner Witnessed at New Mexico fair.
me largest crowds of the week
yesterday witnessed the aviation
SUMS the good races. baseball and
ouer specialties and the day was a
,sldclory one to every visitor. The
Immense Immense Nat Reiss carnival aggresa
oa got tully into its swing last night
~, ~ thousands and thousands of peo-
p,e visited the elaborate and compli-
eu iun making and amusement de-
VI 1--WE. IVES which have made this carnival
u"" the greatest one in the coun-
~, ihe daring performances of the
Nv e" VINO give the free acts, jumping
s gap and the high dive and the
a 'hrlil larger crowds every day
u night and the Nat Reiss, tho
~ h,nl hnNal King, is making one of the
q 'sses' hits of his famous career.