The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-16

Through a binding snowstorm Eugene
Ely piloted mis- aeroplane far out over the
Great Salt lake Wednesday afternoon Up
among the clouds, 1900 feet above the
flying field. the aviator found the thick
est OF the storm. and with the snowiiakes
he romped on the breeze.
Despite the intense cold that the aYia-
tors experienced Wednesday, they gave TO
best demonstration OF flying OF the pres
and the clouds. Eugene Ely, hero OF the
wonderful oyer-ocean flights. climbed TO
an altitude OF 1900 feet above The liying
course. a total altitude OF approximate
with a series OF spectacular dips and
glides. reached the earth again
Charles f. Willard, the cha mplon aerial i
dancer of the world. never performed
better than he did Wednesday. he dem
onstrated his perfect mastery OF the
craft OF the air by his wonderful turns.
twists dips. glidcs and sWoops. During
the entire half hour that he was in the
air he gave continuous and marvellous
exhibition OF his control OF the hlpIane.
Al times he would climb high in the air
and then make an almost perpendicular
dive to within few feet OF the earth.
Then his machine would giacetuly rise
again \ series OF right and leit tWlsts,
perilous rocks and sharp turns. were
part OF his continuous aerial perform
ance.
In Aerial Promenade.
A new diversion IN aviation was the
aerial promenade Of Ely and willard.
the machines within easy hailing. dis
tance Of each other, the two evlators
circled the field several times. keeping
an equa! distance apart. and eaSh en- gong
at A speed Of seventy miles an hour.
Clarence II. Walker. the clever SAT-
Lake boy, on Wednesday achieycd ms
ambition OF flying In Salt Lake, He made
three short flights. the last one ior apout
two minutes. in which he executed a
beautiful turn, Walker had previously
flown in California. but was eager TO ny
in his attempts to rise from the ground.
his engine lacking the power 10 M
his bipIane. For his flights "Wednesday
| he Increased the power OF ms is, ens,me. ls,,,
and replaced his old propcIior "i'h
new one.
Walkers Effort Succeeds.
On his first attempt Walker rose from
| the ground about ten feet. but was forced
TO aiight almost immediately because oa
Walker again got off the ground, Dul
made the mistake Of attempting TO rise
too rapidly and was, forced to come N,,il; doWn;;
| After a considerable part OF inc cro"o
| had returned TO Salt Lake from the ava, ava,
| tion field. Walker made his successfu
fight. He flew half mile northwest oi
! the field, turned and started back toward
the grandstand Engine trouble forced
| him to come down, - o-
Walker said that his flights were very y
successful as experamsn,,sc en,ycd 'nS me probIem
| OF flyine i'm rarlfied atmosphere and thal
| the machine would be adjusted before
:he efforts TO-DAY IN ,odsa sHch the S' most sue
cessful Of his career thus far as d" aVi'
ator.
The intense cold the aviators eNpefll
cnced chilled them through and through
| NevortheIcss they made the flights iol
the required length OF time ana SaVe
better demonstration than has hl.ne' e ~ ~
boeu given in Salt Lake. WIZARD was "
have taken Lieutenant Lee up as q pas
renger but advised against the army on on
ficer making the trip because OF the III
There was no wind blowing, and had !
not been fer the intense cold II "9m,t 9rht
have been an ideal day FOR tlyine, ,.et int
cold also kept down the ATTENDANCE. ye
in spite OF the cold there were Sooo per
sons at the field. u,o ay,,
Today win be the last day OF INC ava,
ton meet and the ayiators have an, an
n6i,nccd that they VIII lly. tlrespectiy'
Of weather Other engagements neceSs,
tate thor Icayins the CITY fr1daS InNa contrac s1
they mus, ny today. Prospects Wcuhes
daV were for warm and calm DAY 70
day and II tis is the cas- case io1s pf9fdJatb saJ tba
# The Weather gives them half a SHOW
they will give series OF IhrllIine SUI
prises that will mako the SAT- l-ase ,iGN iio,
Irno long Ia be remembered IN a'ldllo'
Deferred by Cold
Many persons who had intended c,lo.s eoln Hs
, TO ibg aviation meet "Wednesday were were f oe
iDr,nd hv ihe severe conditions. INC cor
weather OF the forenoon led them 10 be
Iieve that the aviators would rh arC,,,I cnnicr
I 0y on such cold day. Inc pr3IIloaTft :,
, "SSro,,,ccd carly in the day that inc iit
Hrnoon'. programme would be- given, pu
Lv ,many their announcement was ho
Th,ec irains were sufficient to trans
nori tho crowd to thc SroupdS., lL'o9
J who brnved the weather were wen lcpa, "a
I by the magnificent nights. iuc ",aen-
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