The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-08-12
SMASHING OF RECORDS EXPECT
ED IN FLIGHTS BEGINNING
AT CHICAGO TODAY.
WR|GHTS Will BE THERE
Enter Winner Of Chicago--Spring.
field Flight for $4,000 Prize
10000 School Children
Spectators.

| chicago, Aug. 1l.--CnlcaSO ln'
ternational aviation meet will open
tomorrow afternoon with one prece'
dent broken and the prospects tstai
half dozen worlds record will re
smashed
The broiten precedent is III tbs
tfact that the Wrieat b7ot.larr
tWortd famous inventors Of the
Wright biplane. will enter every onc
OF their star aviators and conpetf
for prizes and records In an open
to-the-world unlicensed meet for the
first time.
IT is due to this fact that aero
fans expect to see scores of worlds
records smashed. Never before have
all OF the nations Of the world en-
tered their boasted inventions in
such contest and under such broad
and fair terms.
Walter Brookins Arrives.
Walter Brookins, winner Of the
Record-IIerald Chicago to Spring
field purse of $4,000. and the best
aviator OF the Wrights, suddenly
materialized in the aviation head
quarters at noon and took the place
by storm.
II was the one thing that was
needed to round out the success oi
what promises to be the greatest
aviation meet ever held in America
II meant that the Wrights had
| come in"
The one marring event Of the day
was the wrecking OF r. Il. Posts
Brooks Bristol Farman biplane d.
the Cicero field, and the injury ol
Post and AEdrew Ruel.
Neither aviator nor passenger was
severely hurt, but the machine was
smashed into kindling It was
thrown out of the contest and Post
will not be permitted to appear dur
ing the meet.
Three Successful Flights
Post had made three successful
| flights In the afternoon. The biplans
scared high In the air and was
working perfectly when the aviator
told Captain Ruel that lie was pre-.
pared to take him as a passenger.
| Ruel seated himself and the plane
arose for the third flight. Pos
guided 1t about the field, and after
being in the air five minutes, made
a descent.
The biplane glided gracefully tt
| the ground and was about to bt
brought TO stand when one of thu
three under wheels suddenly CAV,
way. precipitating the frail mcchan
ism to the ground.
1t was going at the rate of TWEEN
| ty-three miles an hour. Both of tn,
occupants were thrown clear Of th'
aeroplane. which was wrecked st
completely that 1t may not be re
built
Posts injuries consisted OF tw'
severe cuts on the left leg. Ills pas
senger was slightly bruised. How
they managed to escape from the de
bris of the wrecked car with sucl
slight hurts they were unable to ex
plain.
| Twenty thousand children will
view the meet on Monday and Tues
day next, under the direction of th
Chicago Fairgrounds Association
Harold r, Mccormick. chairman o
the executive committee of the In
ternational Aviation Meet Associa
tion, is president Of the Playground
Association and has been largely in
strumental in giving the children
the proposed treat. Each child vii
be tagged on the wrist with care
bearing his or her name and section
In charge of attendants at the var
ious homes, officials and employees o
the settlement houses, and of tn,
United Charities. they will be showr
something Of which their childlsl
minds have never dreamed
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