Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-01-02
L|sTLESS PROGRAM
At Los ANGELES
AVIATION MEET
GLOOM SHROUDS GRAND
STAND AND ERF0RMERS
Announcement Made That the
Tournament viii Close Today.
Unfortunate Arch Hoxsey to
Be Buried Tomorrow.
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TRy Morning journal special Leased wire1
Los Angeles, Cal. Jan. There
were flying events at Aviation field to-
day but they We're wholly devoid of
spirit and daring The memory of
Arch Hoxseys death yesterday hung
like Il pail over aviators and specta-
tors. The flyers were slow and spirit
less and they worked as cautiously as
did the early pioneers in their aerial
experiments which brought man
flights within the realm of an ne
complished science.
All the aviators assembled, but they
flew apparently only because their
contracts called for daily flights. and
because there We're people on the
grandstands who had paid money 70
see them fly. Their hearts were not
| In the work. None OF them remained
| in the air more than few minutes.
and long before the program had
been completed. the committee dis
missed the spectators with the am
nouncement that the meet, which
was not to have closed until Tuesday.
would be terminated tomorrow
Tuesday Is the day set for the funer-
al of Hoxsey.
Even though the flights were short
today. they were dangerous and once
or twice during the afternoon horri-
fled shouts rose from the nervous and
hifshsy wrought spectators and field
lattendanSs as some aviator made a
sharp descent, or their frail machines
wobbled or danced for second or
two In contending currents Of air.
The wind was as treacherous as 1t
was yesterday when II caught Hoxsey
and tossed him down TO death. At
no time. however. did II display ths
strength IL did yesterday, while Hox-
, scy was making his last flight.
Walter Brookins, who coached Hox-
, sey In the art OF flying Was pale and
nervous when he brought his biplane
\ on the field today. and during the one
/ / of two short flights he made during
! 1.-THE afternoon ne never once attempts
/ led tho thrilling spiral dives. which he
) originated. and which Hoxsey was
emuluting when be was caught and
: hurled into the fatal fall,
Parmalee the ether surviving
! memher Of the Wright team OF four
that started west a few days ago. al
81 SO kept close to the ground and save
{ for exhibition flights by Eugene Ely
} and Charles Willard Of the Curtisa
9 team. and Latham In the Antoinette
land Radley In his Blerlot nothing was
lnttcmpted but the quick starts and
! landings.
Latham was the only aviator to
. keep his machine in the air more than
: half an hour. Radley for u time re-
. fused to attempt flight at all. II
was only when the wind lulied lit
tie. that he consented to ascend. Af-
! ter rising he encountered gusts that
threatened his control over his ma
= chine, and he promptly descended
!, THAT Is the last for me in winds
! like this. / am taking no more
: chances" he said
q While Ely was making his flight. O
4 guywire parted and becoming tangled
y In his propeller, broke a piece off ol
4 one of the blades. Ely instantly
pointed his machine downward, taking
4 a sharp angle to get to earth as quick
! Nv as possible. This was when q
: shout OF apprehension rose from the
/ spectators. But Ely had control ol
d his planes and landed safely. though
Il Jared him.
j. The crowd was SO somhre-spirltet
n throughout the afternoon that TOWARD
r the close OF the events. the mechani
Q cal clown of the meetirg--a tin.
lmonoplane, WIS brought out to create
= la laugh and dispel the gloom,
IS The spectators laughed bit as tn
y little machine spun and darted abou
II before rising, then they relapsed int
# a silence which was mover broken cx
cept when an aviator seemed In dan
e ger OF suffering IioxseS's late.
Is Mrs. Hoxsey. the mother of tn
a dead aviator viii receive approx
d mately $4,000. II is said, from tn
e avintion committee ss the winning 9
le her son during the present meet. Th
altitude prize Of $1,000 was Won ;