The Ocala evening star., 1911-03-06
SCARED OVER 1at eHF
one of the Worlds Removed
AyiatOr< Saturday

I Lincoln Beach-y. the noted aviator.
( with MS Curtis- hlplane made his
flights "a advertised at th- fair ground
Saturday afternoon. Just fair at
tendance was present. variously esti-
mated "a from 700 TO 1000 people The
former number was about the correct
estimate as little over 500 tickets We're
sold. Mr.. Beachey did all that was ex-
pected Of him and did il beautifully
: and 50 grandIy that NJ won the ap-
proyal and applause of all present who
are still talkinG OF his wonderful featS
in the air.
!. The machine was set up on the race
track in front OF the grand stand and
before taking 1t into the grounds TO
make the flights il was tested, held
down by a dozen persons. to see If il
was in perfect working order. When
the engine was set in motion il made
some noise and sent the dust flying
Everything being IN readiness the av-
iator mounted his seat and after put
ting the machinery in motion. waved
his hand. the men who held it turned
loose and it sped quickly over the
ground for 100 yards. when ii grace
fully rose and Mr. Beachey. at ele
vation of some hundred feet circled
the ground four Iimes. when with per
feet command he brought the biplane
to the ground just east of the judges
stand and the momentum carried the
machine 100 yards TO the north, where
il stopped
In his flight the aviator made many
beautiful curves. going up quite a dis
tance as though it had been a bird in
its flight.
The machine was brought back to
n
track and after examining its parts
/. and oiling the engine, a second flight
was made. with the same perfection of
control and graceful motion. the avia-
tor seeming to ride his machine with
perfect compOsure and now and then
signalling his wife with his hand. who
watched his every move with intense
. interest.
In this flight he circled the grounds
several times. going higher than on his
previous rounds and then came down
town. circled the city and returned. In
: returning to the grounds he landed in
/ about the same place and with the
same perfect control. 1t was his in
E tention TO make a third flight but the
D crowd thought he had ended his exhi-
j btion and dispersed
The day was ideal, no current of air
n the nervy aviator marveled at his
nerve and skill and pronounced the
machine one of the wonders Of the in
ventive mind.
= Mr.. Beachey was induced To come tC
p Ocala by Mr.. T. J. L. Brown, who had
4 enga ged Mr.. Beachey TO take part in
. the 43 per cent increase in pOpula-
+ tiOn celebration at Tampa 1t is there
: fore through Mr.. Browns efforts that
n the people of Ocala are indebted To the
: most wonderful exhibition ever seer
q | here, and but for Mr.. Brown the hun
ldreds Of our people who had never
seen an aerOplane in operation might
q never have seen one and the Star re.
: grets that the patronage accorded Mr.
: Beachey did not meet the expense:
: connected with il and leaving Mr.
+ Brown to hold the bag some
q There were A autos inside the track
O ane one carriage, nineteen autos OF
# the outside of the track with quite
: number of other vehicles. The granC
q stand scarcely had hundred person:
n in it. Many of the towns in Marion
q county and from neighbOring countie:
q We're we'll represented. most of the peo
: pie coming in in their autos.