New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-03-25
WIZARDS OF THE NATIONAL
AVIATORS.
Arrived at 8 a. NJ on Special
Train Over the Southern Pa
cific Railroad from
Thibodaux.

The three hundred people whC
go to make up the big Meet arr
here. You ought 70 see the LAY
out working on the Iberia Parl
I lot this morning with the wagon,
coming on in quick succession
He is one Of the wheels of tn,
system and has to use his heaC
quick ~ As the tents is being
erected YOU wonder at the con
| fusion Everything seems to b,
dumped any old place, and tn,
men look as if they were working
IN perfect chaos But things arr
in the right places and ever!
man has certain duty to per.
form at certain time. II he for
gets that duty, or fails to do it. il
only happens once. Some one els,
will be doing it who won t forget
Earl V Indications today Civ
promise of excellent flying wealth
er Tor the air men on the FIRST
day of their Meet here.
A brilliant period of preliminary
flying will occupy the two 81
three hours before the tournament
The Hanger Tent in which the
racing monopIanes and biplancS
will be house, d. is now erected
Aviators have begun turning up.
trying out motors and testing the
stability of their craft, in the air
the Hanger Tent is also their re-
pair shop. and is now lively with
corps Of expert mechanics, who
will live there during the entire
FLYING "Mcet.' This Hangar
Tent has already become a center
Of interest for hundreds of Wis
TORS.
On the flying fled with IT'S half
mile Of grass level, II gaylv col
orod flags trace the aerial course
Starting in front of the grand
stand the flying gladiators will
give near view of their airman-
ship. Each aviator has his dis
tinctve style Of launching and
alighting. The American flyers
are noted for their tlril,inn
"spirals" from the sky. r'~~,
swift dives from 5000 to oHa f.
will electrify the crowd a. |bc"'"
Park. The machines after turn
ing the last flag will approach
the grand stand at a speed OF a
mile a minute. increasing this as
they sweep past the crowds. he
rians who have witnessed the fly
ING last Sunday at Morgan City,
all speak of the flight of the
dragon winged monoplane as be-
ing perfectly typical of real fly
ing. The big Farman is the most
difficult Of all machines, but when
flown by such wonderful airman
as Evans and Walter johnson.
it becomes impressive The
Bleriot driven by Lieut.. Miller,
moves like a meteor under the
terrific impulse of 100 horse
power whirling Gnome. Among
the experts, the greatest expect
ancy in any flyer is centered in
the Danish bird-man Stevens. who
Joined the National Aviators in
Thibodaux Thursday morning,
His Curtiss Biplane is assembled,
and at the sign Of ready given by
Mayor J. s. Power. it is expected
some record may be broken, the
local order of the Knights of
Columbus will be rewarded for
having engaged the National Avia-
tors to hold a meet" in New
Iberia.
"Since putting the above article in type
the throngs OF people who visited ths Az
iatien grounds yesterday were much dis
appointed at the outsoms. After await
ing several hours for the machine to be
rolled from its tent, one Of tho aviator'
tried to make An ascent which landed hin
in the high fence surrounding the grsundI
Of the Park, due IL is said to the propeller
beeoming entsngled in a broken wire 1t
tachsd to the wings Of the machine. HI
was succeeded by another nysr, who afts1
making bis appearance and taking note o.
the velocity of the wind announced to thu
audience that IL the weather permitted AZ
ascent would Be made this evening
However, there was much dissatisfactior
expressed by the guests IN attendance
and it is very doubtful, with the Indictment
weather this morning, II tho attendance
today will justify another attempt on thu
part Of the bird men to give the secont