New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-10
TIM WOODRUFF IN THE AIR
Takes a Spin in Tommy Sop
with's Taxip|ane at Hampstead.
HIS COSTUME MAKES A HIT
Knickerbockers, Green Stock
ings and Purple Shirt Only
Part of It.

Nassau Boulevard vas delightfully."- coo'
yesterday afternoon and 1t was surpris'he
that more persons did not so there to sec
the free exhibition OF flying machines uIi-
der the personal direction of Timotny H.
Woodruff. jr.. who was himself no less OF
view than Tommy" Sopwith. the Engilsh
aviator. and far more conspicuous IN MS
knickerhockers. green stockings and purp'e
etrined shirt than Glenn II. Curtiss or
Lads Lewkowcz. the Polander, who missed
| Central Park and landed in corhue''
near Fnglewood, " j., on Saturday night
7, was strange that there were not more
spectators. for as things were the per
formers outnumbered the onlookers h'e ~
one.
There was also on exhibition Charles ~
Hide. former City Chamberlain IN ms
cream colorcd clothes. the delight OF nlans
eeys as he laughed and grew fat surrouilu-
ed by half a dozen women.
The flying grounds presented most am
mated aspect All the aeroplanes were IN
their sheds hut some Of the shed doors
were open This made II possible for tho
individual IL any who might he inter
ested I'm mechanical rather than socia'
! science to ask the hired help of the owners
of the aeropanes thus on view how much
horsepower and speed they could make II
ever put 10 the test. and how many gallons
Of easolene might. under such conditions,
| be required.
| After } O'Clock. when Mr.. Woodruff had
several times traversed that part OF the
ground easily to be observed without the
aid OF field glasses, and all present had seen
| Ia
purple striped shirt from all points of his
comfortable circumference. Tommy sop
with. the English boy prize winner. wheeled
his huge numbering HoUard-N Wright d.
plane across tho roadway.
And flen Mr. Sopwth took his seat, ana
made no apparent effort 10 erase or even
diminish in it's intensity tho look of bore
dom that marked his refined but youthful
fearures. II was bally hearthreakng. you
know TO he about to ny again for lot
OF blase people and Mr.. Woodruff.
There was nothing blase, though, about
| Mr. Woodruff He walked around WIFE
an added air Of suppressed excitement uh-
III the impression might easily nave pc
come prevalent that Mr.. Sopwith was no"
about to perform aerial tricks banks owes
dashes. sprals and gddy glides-never Do
fore attempted over any serodrome.
| r Richard Sinclair, first ala to MI.
Woodruff wearing a checkerboard SUIT
more distinct than HIS announcements
| through megaphone, let II become known
that Mr.. Sopwith was his name, Howard
Wright riplsne his means of transit. the
heavens his natural home. and his return
| 10 earth a matter for the aviator only 10
decide.
| And then Tommy Sopwith made one cir
cult Of the field and a perfectly lovely land
| ing
| r. Richard Sinclair announced tho ability
| Of the management 10 prevail upon MT.
| Sopwith to carry passengers for fee, and
one or two passengers were heartless
| enough 10 ask the young man TO accept
stipend for his kindly offices. And he
| did
He then flew with an actress TO Long
Beach where his machine aroused much
| interest They came Gown in front OF
the Long Beach Hotel. He returned alone
| shortly before dark, making the ten miles
| in less than fifteen minutes. Then lie took
| up Mr.. Woodruff.
! Andre Houpert, In Moisant monoplane,
did some good flying over the Hampstead
plains and exceeded his work OF Saturday
when he volpaned from height OF about
1900 feet. Last evening he few from his
shed At Garden City to Nassau Boulevard.
and had planned a race. IL was said, with
Captain Thomas 5, Baldwin. But Captain
| Baldwin postponed his part In tho affair
before the race began