New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-09

when 10 try 20 obtain certificate OF "-
dorsoment Of the bicycle from consulting
engineer was waste of energy.
Pneumatic tires practicable. YOU say
\ man or woman risks his life asUi"e Il
mechanical iok" Of such limsy consiruc-
ton? Even assuming II could ne made d
mechanical possibility. 10 one but an aero
bat could be taught the art OF balance.
And rho consulting engineer would send
the inventor away with instructions under
no condition 10 make use OF his eminent
name in connection with 30 ridiculous a
project lie could not afford 10 have his
r.putation banded about in that careless
manner Il would hurt his professional
standing
r,Vrcsv, The dreamer sang about the
"safe,y"-a fool name for the thing, to
start with-as being perfectly suitable lor
the use Of old people and children uhHer
ordinary traffic conditions!
Fifteen years ago the automobile was
one OF the funniest Jokes in the word
II was too sidesplitting for anHth'hS 10
stand on the pavement and Watch t''e
casual motor car clanking. snoring along
the highway at a glddy speed OF ten miles
an hour Il IL now generally conceded 10
ne NOT only EXPENSIVE, but useful bUt It's
DEVELOPMENT has cost many lives sacrificed
in nndng its weak points on haiIilh
curves
How will II be with the aeroplane'
Eugene RenauX flew from Paris To the
TON Of the mountain Puy de Dome, +s"
fest above the sea. a distance OF 900 miles,
thinning $1,000 He made the trip in p
hours s minutes BY the rules ne was
,uorad six hours tor the Digit. He made
"a ston of seventeen minutes AT Nevers. II
should be ITALICIZED that he carried pas
senger.
Louis Bresuet few two miles in France
with twelve passengers.
Pierre Prier flew from London to Paris'
go miles, without a stop. IN hou'S q"
minutes Roland Garros, contestant III the
paris.Madrid, Rome-Turin and Parls-Loh-
don circuit flew almost 2,ClO miles cross
country In eight days.
Lieutenant Bague flew l25 miles over sea,
the worlds record, from Nice frame 10
the little island Of GorsOna He was un-
accompanied by any protecting crdlt ana
found his way solely by compass
Vieuport covered % miles with Il Ids-
senger IN / hour IS minutes 81 secoAds.
The late Simon Newcomb declared that
the utility Of the heavier than-air mdcWne
would be forever kept Within very l@rrc"
Limits But the French are now ope"c'S
la,roplane service across the Sdtd'1. \
Ic, ,npany working one OF the EHrorcln
ou fields has placed an order ior lying
machine To be used for inspection pm %
noses by the manager of the n"ll lt-
forrod To.
Having decided To spend d holiday WIN
his wife's parents at Samols, T2b"tedu
hacked his handbag on 10 the trameWoih
of his biplane, and. with his WI seatc
behind him. set of from Buc on Saod1y
morning to fy there. After an hours hish'
no safely reached his destination without
Incident. and on Tuesday morning II h,w
hack with Mrs. Tabuteau 1t is stated
that both MI and Mrs Tabutcau had u
very pleasant visit with the old folks
very agreeable and pleasant in every way
\ few Sundays ago a number of avlators
nv invitation of Lord and Lady Nor'h'
cIice. flew To Sutton Place, where q
garden party was In full bloom Grdname
White. with his mechanic as passenger
arrived from Hendon Mr.. Ashley few
over from Brooklands for tea Messrs
snowden- Smith and Hewletts machines
were already there. occupying the middle
~ the ground, and 80 Mr.. Ashley wa;
=, mpelled to land nearby. Hubert Latham
arrived IN his lordly Antoinette, in which