The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-06-10

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| judges stand where he was introduce
ed to the men who had been manouev-
ering the races of the trotters only
few minutes before,
Sam Crabbe, who acted as the Of
| fetal starter of the horse race Jest
ingly announced to the multitude that
on Lucky Bob's second flight he would
be accompanied by Phin Leach, which
created great amusement among those
sitting near that gentleman in the
grand stand. When st. Henry was
told this he laughed heartily himself
and appreciated the joke hugely.
INTRODUCTION to Audience.
Before his first flight, the promis-
ing young North Dakota aviator, who
is giving such wonderful demonstra-
tions and the Glenn Curtiss biplane,
was brought down in front of the
crowds he was entertaining, in the
kangaroo police patrol wagon.
He was presented to the throngs by
John NJ. Bathrick, chairman Of the
aviation committee, who has so sue
cessfully engineered the great day for
the United Commercial Travellers.
/ When Mr.. Bathrick introduced st.
Henry, the people received him en-
| Enthusiastically and were eager to see
him give an exhibition of air naviga-
ton.
The aviator was clad in golf trous-
ers and stockings and wore a red
| corduroy Norfolk coat and gray cap
with the bill turned to the back Of
the head.
Many Miles on Second Trip.
The second trip was even greater
than the first, though a large number
Of the spectators left the grounds be-
fore he was ready to make it, as they
had to catch early afternoon trains
and could not remain for the rest of
the exhibition
As before, Mr.. st. Henry made his
| flight FROM the west end of the field
and riding down to the center before
he began to soar upward. This time
| the aviator deviated from his beaten
path before and went outward and
! outward on joyous wing, far away
/ across the fields to where the river
| below him looked like a tiny silver
| thread.
The car was never lost to the vision
but 1t became a small spot on the
horizon as it glided over the trees of
the Minnesota side of the Red river
| once more 1t turned and returned to
the starting point the same way as
had been followed before.
| over the heads of the thousands
| beneath, over the grandstand. over the
roofs Of the fair grounds and agricuI-
tural college buildings, rode the avi-
| ator Looking up he could ne seen
| far above almost a lilIiputian IN siza
as he sat at the stern guiding his h.
| air.
When he came around again. the
sweetheart descended and landed in
the center of the field and Mr.. 81
Hnry jumped from his seat ans ran
into the arms of one of his assistants
VINO clasped him warmly about tba
neck. 'iie
| Third Flight Darino.
The third and last flight Of e.
Henry in his Curtis biplane wss
as daring as it was beautifuI Aromoa
the fair grounds he went three ti,,,a.
even going farther than before On
any OF his trips and faster
Inc Sweetheart was as sracaful as
swan and dipped up and down
showing just what is possible for .
heaVier-than- air man made na,b,re
10 90. II went slow and went fast
On the second time around M e.
Henry dipped down into tha carta~
OF the field and touched earth as ~,
his first flight and darte6 bao,r go
e ar with bound that made his
audience exultant and ecstatic
When he alighted for the final Tina
great ovation was rendered him and
ne bowed his acknowledgment to hi,
spectators and seemed t. say he had
enjoyed his Fargo flights as much 4,
Said Day Was Perfect.
Mr.. st. Henry was seen LAST nteh.
at the Waldorf hotel, where he I,
stopping while here, and stated to ,
forum man that he felt his flights II
Fargo had been very Succession an,
tnat ne was much pleased with al
efforts here.
The atmospheric conditions war
perfect" he said, ''and / greatly enjoy
ed my three flights this afternoon, THE,
We're successful and very fully demon
strated the capabilities OF the Curtis
biplane, which think is bv far IN
pest car 50 far made by any Of til
air navigation machines in this conn
Try. Every time / make a flight
learn more about aviation and toda
learned several things which will b
important for me to remember on m
next flight"
Then he concluded. II am rreatl
pleased with the reception have q
ceived in Fargo. 1t is always pleas
4 ure to give an exhibition before 4.
appreciative crowd. And my specta
tors this afternoon seemed in the hes
OF spirits and appeared to appreciat
very much all that / did,"
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