The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-21
IS FLIGHTS IN Hl||
] DAY Established
| NEW RECORD
Birdman Coffyn Has Carried SO Rns-
sengers Thus Far Without slight
est Mishap-whole wadsworth
Family in the Air.
Wright Biplane Purchased by Syn
dicate Headed by the Algers
Boy of IL Goes Up.

II loved IT," exclaimed Mrs Fred
erick E. Wadsworth, who was former
ly Mary Mannering, the actress -
she alighted from a picturesque aero
plane flight with Birdman Frank
Cofyn, at the Country Club golf
links, early Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Wadsworth had arranged 20
take a flight Tuesday afternoon. but
the wind was blowing too stronxly,
and Mr.. Coffyn would not rL1 the
risk. After her flight she declared
that she would like to 60 up aguin.
Il wouldn't have gone up for mil
lion dollars the first day she said.
Mr.. Wadsworth had promised that
he would not go up. but after watch
ing the others I could no longer
hold him to II, and | decided that II
he were going to fly would. too.
II never had more thrilling ex-
perience. There was no sensation to
speak of. except on the turn one ex.
periences a feeling like one gets IN
swing"
1T is very difficult to carry on
conversation UP there. Mr.. Coffyn
asked me II was comfortable end
thought he said. Are you afraid to
go over the lake?' The lake is beau
tiful from an aeroplane and Il looks
SO near Houses that are miles apart
look as though they were right close
together, and everything looks SO
small"
It was suggested that Mr.. wads-
worth might be obliged to buy an
aeroplane for her use.
Il should like one very much. WAS
the reply II certainly shall want to-
fly again. understand that some Of
the club members are going TO pur-
chase this one. In that case, perhaps,
twill get another opportunity :
Among the spectators. when Mrs
wadsworth made her flight, vas her
daughter, Elsie Hackett. aged six. ~
the bis machine started, the child
cried out: - y
"Oh, mother. dear,
"And the little dear insisted that
she hadn't said word" Mrs. Wads
worth said, when told of her daugh-
ter's exclamation.
Don't try to fix your hat up there,
Mary" warned Mr.. Wadsworth. just
before the flight. 4 q !.
mo. I'll let II go. I shant bother
with It," she called back plessant-
lily.
! The aviator took Mrs. WadswCrth
| TO an altitude OF about 500 feet, one
of the highest flights Of the morn
ling.
One interesting feature OF II was .
race with an automobile, the aero
plane getting little the better Of
| IL.
II cost Mr., wadsworth a cool 500
for flights, Wednesday. He took q
flight himself and also sent his two
children, Helen, aged 15, and Horace.
aged IL, on aerial excursions.
The flight of Horace wadsworth e.
tablished another record for the Unit
ed States. He is the youngest per
son to ever 90 up in an aeroplane
younger than Miss Josephine Alger,
who made the trip Tuesday.
Frank Russell, manager for the
| Wright Bros, was the first TO soar.
Wednesday. He and Mr.. Coffyn got
TO the grounds before $3.50 o'clock.
/ stealing a march on the members OF
the Aero club. and were up In the air
before any OF the latter arrived They
few % Gaukler's Point, about four
and one-half miles distance, thea
came back and circled over the
houses Of the Algers and other Crosse
Pointe residents, the entire trip con-
suming only 10 minutes.
Their descent was spectacular. At
height OF between 700 and 500 feet.
Mr.. Coffyn shut on the engine and
came down In spiral. 1t was sight
we'll worth seeing.
In the three days. thus far. 80
trips have been made and SO passen
gers have been carried. The IS ~on-
secutive trips, Wednesday morning.
established another new record. And
the wonderful part OF IL all IL that
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