The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1911-07-21
Several Speedy Events Pulled Oft
Each Afternoon Of the Fair.
PLENTY OF GOOD ATTRACTIONS
Visitors Were Well Pleased with
the Program Provided for
Their Entertainment.


of swift and well-trained horses has
lost nothing of it's old grip on the in
terests Of the average man and wom-
an, that the music of good brass
band retains it's charm for the crowd;
that the exhibits of horses, cattle,
swine, poultry and machinery still have
strong powers of attraction; that the
suEging crowds in and around the fair
grounds is in itself potent to please
the average individual or that even the
haWkers and takers contribute to the
enjoyment of the pleasure seeker: All
thase things played their part in bring
ing thousands to the fair this year, but
it must be admitted that the biggest
attraction, the one that was more rEan
all else responsible for the breaking
of all attendance records, was the pres
ence here of Lucky Bob" st. Henry
and his IS horsepower Curtiss aero
plane. and the fact that this daring al ID
skillful aviator was scheduled to make
three flights each day OF the talr.
And st. Henry made good. He made
three beautiful flights on THURSDAY
under favorable circumstances and two
ON Friday in spite of the unfavorable
weather conditions. In these last two
flights he risked his life rather than
disappoint the thousands who came
20 see him fly. Perhaps the great ma
icrity, unused to aeroplane and the
perils that beset the aviator, did not
realize this, but there were several
moments when Lucky Bob" was In
deadly peril, when in spite of his spleu.
did control of the aerial craft, the
chances for life or death were strongly
in favor OF catastrophe, he ran into q
nasty gust of wind and 1t was with
great difficulty that he kept control at
his machine.
st. Henry won the hearts of all who
cav his performances. The ease and
grace with which his machine, Sweet
heart D." rose from the earth, his
mastery of it during every movement
of the flight and the, bird-like descer'
was revelation to all those who had
hitherto learned of aeroplanes only
from the printed page. Cheers burst
forth when he rose, when he circled
high above the earth, when he came
swiftly downward in long rushes, when
he wheeled sharply and rose again and
when at last he came gently and easily
to earth again.
The flight on Thursday took place al
5:45 in the afternoon. There was con
siderable wind at the time, but it was
steady and the aviator gave pretty
Ave minute exhibition. The wind went
down about $50 and another shor
flight was given before the ball game
In the evening. Just after the game, 81
9:O2, the birdman rose again and gave
tho best flight of his engagement here
He was up nearly ten minutes and dur
ing that time illustrated the possibili
ties of control over heavier than all
machine. He flew high and low, cir
cled, dove, roller-coasted and cut fg
ures. It was a splendid flight.
The first flight on Friday has al
ready been referred to as one during
which the aviator was in great peril
It began at $40 P. M, and lasted thru
three tense minutes. There was ne
fancy flying in this case. 1t was
struggle between the elements and 8