New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-06
>Scorners of the Ground
Three Birdwomen at Mineola First Americans
of Their Sex to Wing the Blue Deep.

In a biplane the engine Is directly back
of the operator and IL the machine falls
there are hundreds OF pounds of solid
metal 10 fall on top Of him. In mono
plane, however the engine is some distance
in front Of the operator. II he falls he only
gets tangled up in the wires, not crushed
TO death by his engine"
Curously enough, Miss Quimby and Miss
Scott not only represent rival types OF air
ships and rival schools at Mineola, but
they are quite opposites in appearance and
manner Miss Quimby is slim and dark
and affects weird black necklaces with for
eign and mysterious looking charms dan
Cling against her black gown. She is lit
erary," too, and is at present employed as
dramatic editor Of 'Lesles Weekly" Miss
Scott on the other hand. has been pro-
I fessional automobiles. and last year went
| with another girl on an automobile tour
/ from New York 70 Mexico She is rather
/ fair, and has a comfortable. rotund contour
and chubby cheeks. She appears TO be fas-
| cinated by the dangers OF the airship, and.
unlike Miss Quimby. thinks 'cross-country
| flying more dangerous than exhibitions.
Yes" she cried. I'm going in for cross
/ country flights. They are SO much more
| dangerous and that makes the fun and
the excitement | wouldn't give a cent TO
| show off in that silly. inane way the ava-
tors used 10 do Nowadays, in Europe
! they have stopped that. and go on cross
| country races That was where the men
were all killed this year. not in exhibit
| tons"
She said this triumphantly. and the infer
ence WAS that she was glad custom would
not compel her 10 waste herself on inane
exhibition fields where there was no fair
I chance of being killed
by the way" she cried there is one
/ thing you must know. / am not a suf-
/ fragette"
When she had Gained down bit she
continued
/ AS for 'Cross-country fights. l have al
ready won record there, the Aero Club OF
! America gave it to me for my fight from
| Mineola to Westbury and return. II IS
twelve miles. and took me thirteen minutes.
/ II was the first 'cross-country Hight mace
| by woman in America. / wouldn't want
| TO make any very long fights vet, like that
/ 10 Washington Ii would take at least
| three hours and ] am absolutely exhausted
after nving for fifteen minutes This ny
| ing requires physical endurance-eVen the
/ men stagger off the field sometimes. NO II
! isn't nervous energy that is used up, out
/ lust plain physical strength. No one can
succeed without that and the love Of eX-
element That Is really what makes a
sportsman There is money in this game
/ especially for woman. but I'd do II Tor
/ rotbine lust for the excitement Of IT, I'm
! planning to go on a trip around the world
( in December. starting from California and
] fving ar least once in every country. 1
/ guess / make a record there. all light.
! NO no, Why. you can't be afraid in
/ this business. and besides, you can't die Dut
once. and then not until your time comes
so what if you do tumble? The only thlns
! dread is being crippled, but l don't think
about that
r. is evident that they don't think about
/ tbat"-these people who hear a call oil the
air which they cannot resist. There Is MISS
Matilda Moisant. too. the third woman aVl-
ator on Long Island She has heard that
call and that. too. in spite Of the fact that
/ she Is sister Of tie late John Moisaht
She doesn't think about that either. she
/ has been studying at Mneola for over
month now. and expects to get heT "0eii9e
D n
/ vos,e~dav afternoon Miss Moisant mace
three flights. each about two miles 'ons
a1d st height Of fifty feet above the
Ground Her sdnful landings won ch'e''
Sroro ALI the aviators on the field.
Another woman who would be SUPPOSED y.
- - want TO see an airship again IS
Mr.. Ralph tombstone. Yet on Thur ..l.,y
g. us a visitor at Mneola with her htue
how 10 make arrangements about learning
! TO fly. a,,t,,o, mn
49, tn. fact that there are fun and money
as well as Danger. in aviation and MIS-
rotrstope was only one Of many women
most of whom. however, go unheraided ana
return unrecorded. But they are an us
80 ev and beg the experts 10 teach then''
r. ono indeed. so many Of these insist
lnt visitors that it is said in aviation CIR
cles that the great birdmen fly whene'e'
.,a,, Gee q strange woman approaching