New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-08

naut. whether novice or expert The
Landscape passing rapidly below. like the
unroliing OF map. is the most delight
tul way of seeing a panorama Of any
country"
Wilbur Wright does not pretend to he an
authority on woman. Asked why he did
not marry. Mr. Wright said: Because my
wife would object to my flying. I would
not like that. And II she did not object
then she would not care for me- And
would not like that. either" He was
, queried about woman's part in aviation In
the future. will there be many women
aviators?" he was asked
MY, l hope not" he replied Women
will fly as amateurs, I suppose but | an,
not In any hurry to see them do II. The
trouble is. the women that Jump into such
things are not always the kind that reflect
the most credit on womankind-or flying
either. They do It either for pay or to get
space in the newspapers. When a woman
pays $500 for ride in an aeroplane she
does not do so for the fun of riding
But as this Is the opinion Of bachelor
il probably will not carry any weight with
the women i'm the case. The most envied
fall-there can he no doubt of il, words
and actions alike bore testimony to it
was Miss Eleanora Sears. of Boston. With
her open face and jaunty manner she did
more than look skyward through lorgnette
and rave about that dear Mr. Latham In
his admirable Antoinette Miss Eleanora
Sears pursued Mr. Latham in perfectly
proper but most novel way. She pursued
him not as woman hunteth man. but az
an international aviator might be expected
TO chase a contestant for a golden prize.
Miss Sears wore her smile Of boyish good
nature and frankness along with her alb
breviated skirt, and with the utmost pleas
ure. apparently. sat behind Claude Ora
hame- White, the Englishman, while to-
gether they circled the course in the Far
man biplane. This happened not once,
but many times. and each time Miss Sears
said II was better than the last"
And now an aeroplane is being espe-
cially built for Miss Sears. and Claude
Grahame- White, whom duty called to Eng
land, has promised to return just as soon
as ever he can to teach her how to go IL
alone among the pretty clouds. Who that
has followed Miss Sears through the news
paper accounts or her various anu bIli-
liant performances on everything from
skates TO horseback and now the stage.
can doubt that when she takes the air
under wing il will be very bad motor
indeed that will have the temerity to skip
when she is in the aerial saddle.
Evidently there is danger In the aero
plane that has not been sufficiently empha-
sized It does not seem to be found any
more highly developed in the biplane than
in the monoplane, although in the nature OF
the case the latter might he expected TO
achieve a higher percentage of fatalities.
Reference is now made, of course. to the
engagements that are announced with
sparkling rapidity following the excursions
by couples in the latest rival Of the Dob
bin-drawn buggy of our childhood day.
When a man and a girl sit in heart
shaped compartment OF the snug proper
tions provided by the Rleriot Manufacture
ing Company and bid adeu to the ties OF
earth they are soon very much alone.
True. the driver Of the steel horse does
not relinquish the ribbons 10 his COM
panion nor is the motor yet trained 10
shamble along where the clouds are dense