The evening times., 1911-07-22

their arrival in Grand Forks today,
the Minnesota Automobile club on
Its Twin n-City-to-Helena tour arrived
In Grand Forks on schedule time this
noon and Immediately the party
reached the city the tourists were
made the guests Of Grand Forks.
1t was the third day out from Min
neapolis from which city the party
departed Thursday morning, and
this afternoon they are speeding on
their way to Devils Lake, where a
night control has been fixed.
The events Of the morning between
Fargo and Grand Forks were not
many John Ringing of Ringing
Bros. circus fame, had puncture
while at Crookston car No. 6 ran down
boy riding on a bicycle, but the lad
was not injured.
The party had hardly reached the
city before the plans for their enter
tainment while here were unfolded-
and the plan met with hearty approv-
al from the tourists.
Oh the Press Girls.
But the sensation of the arrival of
the tourists here this noon was the
press car. The press gang had put
on a stunt that was highly original,
for they drove into the city fitted out
with gingham wrappers and sun bon
nets. The ladies who had taken a
place with the press gang were sim
ilarly fitted, and the effect was de-
cidedly good.
President Hill Here.
One of the prominent members Of
the party is President Louis w. Hill
of the Great Northern. He is one of
the most enthusiastic of the entire
party and declares that he is thor
oughly enjoying every minute of the
trip.
Its a Greaot Run
Its a great trip" declared the tour
lists with one accord as they reached
Grand Forks. Road conditions met
up with this morning were not of the
best, but that fact has not dampened
the ardor Of the tourists in the least.
Records that have been attained by
the machines through the entire trip
have been remarkable, and that fact
Is adding materially to the pleasure
of the rum
Immediately after their arrival here
the tourists had their lunch on the
special Great Northern train. Aft
erwards there was run to the state
fair grounds and from there the party
went to the Kenworthy- Mccoy avia-
tion field, west of the city; where
the feature event Of the entertainment
took plsc, "a flight being made by the
Grand Forks aviator, Thonvas Nc
Goey.
The cars were parked on the road
alongside the field and the autoists
piled out to get good look at the
machine.
Great interest was taken especially
In the engine of the air craft, the
drivers and automobile men sizing
up that part of the biplane and COM
menting on the fact that it was the
"best he could get.''
The staff photographers and ko-
dak fiends were much in evidence and
Aviator Mccoy, surrounded by the
tourists, was snapped by probably
fifty different persons.
We're Some Doubling Ones
Some incredulity was in evidence
over the tales of the local birdman' g
success but all doubt of his ability
vanished when the engine was
started and he rose gracefully in the
air Cheers greeted his leaving the
ground and the visitors stood in
amszement as he maneuvered in the
air. Mccoy made three separate
circles, did seversy fancy gliding
stunts and ended his flight by making
a nerfect landing in which ha rlid.
ed slowly and easily to the ground
and landed without jar.
Although McGoey was not in the
air over six minutes, his work braught
forth comments from the tourists that
showed conclusively what they
thought of his work.
]. E. Smith of the Minnss pplis
Journal, when asked what he thought
Of the local mans performance, said
II have never seen a better flight and
what Is more, have seen nearly all
Of the famous aviators Of the day
Although have seen men circle high.
er and reach greater altitude, tina,
Grand Forks aviator is equal to the
of his big bird than many have
seen."
C. E. Babcock, the Western Union
man with the party, said that Mccoy
had it all over Lucky Bob" st. Hen
ry, who the tourists saw In fight Al
the fair grounds in Fargo Friday
night.
"The birdmen are making a big hi
throughout the country with theil
| flights, but none of them have any