The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-20
MARY MANNERING TO MAKE
FLIGHT IN BIPLANE
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school boy with new slate over his
flight. He has attended aviation
meets all over the country IN the
hope OF getting such an opportunity,
but none came until Tuesday morn
ing and he grasped 1t eagerly. He
came down bubbling over with en-
thusiasm.
II have been up In a balloon on
several occasions, but this puts IT all
over ballooning," he said When
ever | go UP in the air hereafter, It
will be in an aeroplane."
An interesting little feature in con.
nection with the present exhibition is
that Fred NJ. and Russell A. Alger
matched coins the night before the
meet TO see which would take the
first fight and the former won. Rus
sell A. Alger is president OF the Aero
club.
One fact noted by all who went up
Tuesday morning, was that IN going
over a plowed field or garden the ma,
chine would rise several feet with
out any manipulation on the part or
Mr.. Coffyn. This was due, the bird
man explained, to the fact that the
air over these spots was warmer than
that of the surrounding country,
where the grass grew,
We went up and down, just as
though we we're in a boat said Mrs.
Barbour, describing this part of her
flight.
Following the successful flights or
Monday morning, which opened the
present exhibition, Mr.. Coryn took
five more passengers on aerial jour
neys, Monday afternoon. One OF them
was Miss Elizabeth Loomis, daughter
of Mrs. Dewitt Loomis, and she de-
clared IL was the best fun she had
ever had The other passengers in
the afternoon flights were William T..
Metzger, f. Y. Lewis, II. ID. Chaplin
and f. II. Clark.
ats the host sport know Of" de-
clared Mr. Metzger enthusiastically
when he was again on terra firma.
MIR. Metzger has expressed a desire
to accompany Mr.. Coffyn on one OF
his fancy flights, including such
stunts" as the spiral and the dip.
II is possible that he may arrange
with Mr.. Coffyn for such a fight,
Wednesday.
The total absence OF fear on the
part OF the men and women interest
ed in the exhibition, Is matter OF
considerable comment On the con-
trary. men and women alike are keen
for the sport, ana there is some talk
of continuing the flights through the
week IL IL can be arranged. Several
of those who have already gone up
have expressed desire to make
second fight.
In fact the enthusiasm OF Detroits
society folk over the present flights
can be described as a sort OF aviation
fever, and the impetus given the
sport by this exhibition, will undouDt
edly result in the purchase of one or
more machines by Detroiters.
A worlds record was established
Monday, when Mr.. Coffyn made
in single day, IL with passengers
and two without. His exhibition
fight in the afternoon was wonder
and excited the admiration OF all be-
holders. The big machine, under his
manipulation, described all sorts or
fancy curves at varying heights.
Tbrn, from a high altitude, he would
suddenly dip to within a few feet OF
the earth, and go skimming over the
green like a bird.
The Aero club will give a smoker,
Friday night, in the parlors OF the
University club, following directors
meeting. Augustus Post will give his
lecture-storv on Navigating the air."
illustrated by stereopticon views Mr..
Post has a worldwide reputation as
an aeronaut He was in the balloon
America" that was lost In the wilds
of Canada in the race from ST. Louis
last fall.