Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-31

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swept in over the cattle barn, and
swooped TO the ground. As he passed
over the track ne cut out the motors,
| dropped the elevators and came with
a curving sweep to the ground. The
wheels underneath striking 1t. the ma
chine bounded into the air, struck tine
earth a second time and ran for fifty
yards to standstill while the people
yelled and applauded. He had been in
the air three or four minutes.
I Second Flight Much tho Same.
| Ii was $40 when the Sweetheart
D.. the name of the machine. was
! backed into place for the second flight,
which was much the same as the first.
/ The general direction taken was about
the same but St Henry steered the
machine a little farther east OF north
than before. l, swept over the ground
for the flight. mounting and sweeping
, upward and away over the cattle barn
and on far TO the north AS he drew
farther and farther away the altitude
he reached was much higher than the
first flight Again turning to the west
lie returned to the fair grounds. to
sweep in and alighe as he had done
before When the wheels struck the
ground for this landing they did not
rebound but clung and the machine
was brought 10 a quick standstill.
Breaks Support, Quits.
When the biplane struck the ground
a. the end OF the first flight. one Of
the wheels landed III mole. The jar
shattered one of the bamboo supports
of the front elevator. which aids in
controlling The machine ZIP and down.
The damage was repaired, but as he
was in the air on the second flight. St,
d y -
shattered again when the machine
struck the ground. Another attempt
was made to repair it. but it could not
he made rigid ard st. Henry ordered
the machine 70 the tent. and the crowd
departed most of them plainly disap-
pointed. st. Henry said he would not
risk his life With the shattered support.
Unpleasant Incident.
Tho attachment sworn out during
tho day by the Marshall Oil COMPANY
in m effort u collect hill for oil of
long standing against the aviator made
him and his whole party very angry
and was very unfortunate affair from
The STANDPOINT OF public interest since
the man rskins MS life for the en-
te-tainment ot thousands was in need
Of al the nerve he could command. To
he me- with a sheriHf'S gentle welcome
IL lid not unnerve hin, for any fight at
all
Mar Stills in Races.
Five tract, events. three auto and
two motorcycle races were carded for
The afternoon. Spills and narrowly
avArtad acci6erts featured three IF
tfAr71 ard made thrills aplen,v for the
crowd No ore was i-irred chiefly
because i would seem that rare good
fortune attended those who were in
them
The -er-n1i,e roto-cvcla race had no
more than stared when MURRAY Faw-
ce-- - Cedar RAPIDS was unseated On
To second turn Of he first half mile
lard ra'l il = heap He was rot hurt
AID his mororoycie was uniniured
F ITrbIe- Of this citv won first
n nrev s25 il I2:1S-! Y WHITING
Ton Of De= Nones. vas second and
OTTO Schmidt of this city was third
There we're four starters
Huber Gets Bad Fall
7. T Huber the local daring rider
was the next - succumh II an accident,
While on the sixth lap of the Austria
Ian ,ousnit race. and while travelling at
fifty miles an hour around the turn
into the stretch. ne was thrown. head
over heels. but was no more hurt than
somewhat bruised His machine was
rot damaged. There We're seven start
e-s V Wilmington. Of Des Moines.
won first: Murray Fawcett, of Cedar
Rapids. second; Otto Schmidt third
and Ernest kinsey. city. fourth.
Auto Skiis into Fence.
Ouer Weimer. Of Eldora driving
Buick II and W. shaffer, Of Des
I
the frst automobile race. a five mile
event. which Weiner Won by quarter
@ mile in AZ By winning the race
Weimer was picted against Hardy
Friends Kissel Kar in another FIVE
mile event. Friend got away from nv
scratch too fast for the Buick and
getting the lead he kept and increased
/ i 10 the finish.
While making the first turn Of the
last half mile Wei-ner set too not
pace and his car began to skid. carry
ing him and his assistant, w. H. Doud,
Of Elcora, head on into the fence. Two
section of it were swept away by ,he
car. bat neither of the men We're hurt.
The car was damaged but was able
later 20 go under its own power.
The only other auto even VAS i've
mile race for one lungers.' in other
words single cylinder machines. Fred
Warner got first anG c. H. Brock sec
/ ond. The time vas 1440
Crowd Circles Track.
( Everv point of advantage from
which q view Of the fair grounds circle
could be obtained was bounced upon
early in the afternoon and as fast IS
the multitude "a tnered inside and out
side the grounds.
The grand stand was hacked ard an