Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-03
CAPTAIN BALDWIN ARRIVES
WITH HIS FAST BIPLLANE.
Probable That There VIII Be Three
Flights, Lee Hammond, High Filler,
Also Being Here to Soar.

Inc amusement committee on Sat
! urday evening awarded the privilege
of selling refreshments at the Fair
Ground on July Fourth to Rich &
Rubin, they being the highest bidders.
The contributions are coming in slow
ly, being well along towards $500 at
this time.
There was a conference between the
committee and President Lathrop of
the New London County Agricultural
society Sunday evening, which result
ed in permission being given to level
off the ground inside the race track as
starting point for the airship. This
was one of the requirements that the
b1piane can get under Roadway. In
order to accomplish this worn it was
necessary to have men there on Sun
day, Charles Butler Chapman having
his help on the job, which will be fin
| ished by Tuesday noon. There is
hollow to be filed in and the ground
leveled off in general and rolled down
TO the west of the judges stand. This
will probably be seeded down as it is
rolled.
Captain T. S. Baldwin arrived here
Sunday, and the uying machine, which
arrived by express on Saturday, was
taken out to the grounds. 1t was
shape by 10 o'clock this morning
Captain Baldwin manufactures all his
blplaneS, and now has six out at diff
ferent points giving fights, Mr.. Mars,
Whow as here last week being sched-
uled to give flight at Oakland, Cal.
on Tuesday The bipIane is decidedly
different from the biplane which At
wood used at New London, each man
ufacturer constructing machines ac
cording to his own idea Atwood is
| friend of Lee Hammond, who is here
with Captain Baldwin, they having
/ started out together to learn aviation,
Hammond going with Baldwin in or
| der to get into the game quicker. Mr..
| Hammond will probably make a flight
here inaddition to the two which Cap
the people a chance, says the captain,
to see the difference between the way
the old and the young fly.
Captain Baldwin states that the fly
| ing will all be done in the vicinity OF
the Fair Grounds. He will not at
cities he says is dangerous and he will
not attempt it, so it will be necessary
to go to the grounds The flights viii
be from ten to fifteen minutes in
/ dit1ons and the working of the ma
chine. He will go from 100 to 500
feet high, but Hammond, who is d
| high fier, is likely to go up q half
mile. It will be the fifteenth time
| Hammond has made flight There
are many young men who try to fly,
| but only about per cent. ever accom-
plish it, said the captain.
The machine is a fast one, being Sc
| horse power and capable of mile a
| minute. He has one building which
| will make so miles hour. The ma
chine can carry a passenger besides
! the driver, but he will not attempt il
| here.
Prizes on Exhibition.
The prizes for the Fourth of July
parade and races have been received
| and are displayed in the window of
| the Porteous & Mitchell company at
| tracing much attention.
Programme for the Day.
| In the morning there will be "Hor-
rible'' parade, starting at $50 from
the corner of Hamilton avenue and
Main street, East Side. 1t will have q
| band and will march to Thames
| square, countermarching through
| Main street to Greeneville and back
to the starting point. Councilman
! Ohm Barry has charge of this feature.
| The prizes are SO and So.
| In the afternoon the races will start
at the Fair Ground at 1.30 o'clock,
| opening with the auto race for touring
cars. the prize being d silver cup.
| The obstacle auto race for runabouts
Will follow, having for a prize a silver
| cup. These races will be for a mile.
The auto races are in charge of Coun-
| Gilman Cruthers and Peter Cececaril-
| Ii, and entries can be made to the lat
| ter.
The motorcycle races will open with
| the contest for the double cylinder
| cars. This is for five miles, with a
| silver cup as the trophy.
F, An airship fight is expected to oc-
| cur at this point in the programme,
| following which there will be the auto
! race on the high gear for four and six
| cylinder cars. There is a silver cup
| for the machine coming in last and
! winning the race also for the one fin
ishing first.
The single cylinder motorcycles will
| contest for five miles, the prize in this
| race being $40 in gold. C. V. Pendle-
| ton, Jr.. is receiving the entries for the
| motorcycle races.
| A foot race for 100 yards will be
| held. entries to be made at the track,
| in which there will be cash prize.
| There will be another fight at $50,
| after which Mr.. Hammond will go up,
/ it is expected, the conditions being ia
| Vorable. The band will be in attend
| ance during the afternoon.
Captain Baldwin states that he is not
| doing anything with his dirigible bal
| loon at the present time. He was par
| ticularly fond of that kind of flying
| however. and regrets that the new type
! of airShip came in so quickly.
! GREAT AMERICANS.