Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-31
AVIATOR PROMISES CLUB ne
WILL RETURN LATE IN SUM.
MER TO FLY AGAIN,
IF HE DOES FLIGHTS
WILL be FREE TO ALL
Club Settles With St. Henry BY Paying
Guarantee-H Ae Gives Return Elk.
hihition Will Receive $500 More
Public Should Remember Weather
Conditions Will Control Flights.

AS result Of the dissatisfa elton felt
by many over the await exhibition it
is possible that the birdnan. Robert C..
st. Henry, will return to this city to
fly again. If he does the MarshalIown
| Club, which promoted Saturdays ex-
hioition, will put on another exhibit
ton which will be free. This tenta tive
plan was made Sunday in connection
with the settlement with ST. Henry and
was based on his assurance and that
Of the Curtiss Exhibition Company. OF
New York City, which employees him.
Will Return " Possible.
ST. Henry said that he would make
every effort possible to arrange 1t 50
that one Of the other aviators en-
ployed by the company would take his
place for one Of his dates later in the
summer. and If this was done he or
another aviator would return here and
put on the exhibition as 1t had been
originally planned. He received by
telegraph Sunday morning the assur-
ance OF the Curtiss Aviation Company
that every effort possible would be
made to arrange it so that this could
be done.
st. Henry said he regretted more
than any one else that it was not pos
sible to make all the flights. and as 1t
was. he said he went up sooner than he
should have. He added that after the
accident to the biplane happened that
he positively would not take any more
chances with death.
May Fly Aug. 5to Sept. I.
The aviator explained that he would
be flying in the northwest later in the
summer and that he would try and
arrange it so that he could return here
some time between Aug. Is and Sept. i.
If he does the Marshalltown Club will
make the return exhibition free to
everyone, as 1t has not been its inten-
ton at any time to make the exhibition
money-making scheme. In case st.
Henry does return to repeat the exhibit
ton in full he will receive the so per
cent of the gate receipts over and above
the guarantee Of $500, which he was paid
in settlement for Saturdays work.
Weather Conditions Control, However.
The public, which locally is un-
familiar with air conditions and the
time they mount into the air, must
conditions are a controlling factor and
always will be for such exhibitions. 1t
mus. not be expected that any sane
man is going to risk his neck under
any and all conditions simply because
his audience becomes tired of waiting,
and 1t must also recollect that the
aviator Is the best judge Of the wealth.
er and wind conditions that he has to
take chances with. If he should come
again the people must be prepared to
wait patiently until the birdr:.an thinks
he can ascend with safety.
Club Has $1,000 Left.
After paying st. Henry the guaran
ice Of $500 and other expenses. the
:Marshalltown Club will have about ST.
200 left. Should ST. Henry give the re-
turn exhibition this amount vii, be cut
in half as half of it will he given to
the aviation company. The total re-
ceipts wcr. S2,s05.o0, of which S2,537. i5
was grand stand receipts.
From about 5:45 until ST. Henry go:
ready to fly many people left the
grounds and to these onc-half os their
admissions was refunded. A sum to-
falling s3SG.6n was given back, leaving
S2,41S.90. AS far as could be estimated
today the total expenses we:a about
$1,000, which includes the $500 paid the
aviator This leaves balances OF about
$1,000, but if he returns he will receive
something over $500.