Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-10
COMES TO FoRT1ETH STREET
Part Of Trip is Made at Rate of Eighty
Miles an Hour.
ALE TOYS WITH BIPLANE
On One Turn it Carries Him Mile and
Half South.
BIG PROGRAM FOR WEDNESDAY,
There VIII he a Race Between simon
and Barrier and Altitude Flights
By simon, Barrier and Seymour
attendance is Small.

Although there was a ridiculously small
crowd present and the wind was blowing
In gusty whirls 100 feet above the ground.
Rene Barrier fearlessly entered HIS ma
chine and flew in a pretty trip far to the
south, east and north sides OF the Speed
way grounds. In his trip he went over
part OF the residence district Of the
city, between Fortieth and Forty-eiehth
streets. passing by at a rate Of more than
eighty miles an hour. Barrier and Simon
were both more than dlsgusted at the
crowd and only long pleadings by Manager
YOUNG persuaded the Frenchman to make
any flight at all He finally did so, Just
70 show the newspaper men present and
President J. ]. Deright Of the Nebraska
Aero clubs
The flight, made starting against the
fairly strong wind was most dangerous. for
the aviator attempting IT, He made neat
ascension, rising after the machine had
gone along the ground a little why's and
heading directly south into the wind.
Scarcely had he gotten 100 feet in the air
when II was evident from the manner IN
which the rudder OF his machine "jook-
eyed" that the gusts Of wind were hitting
the frail machine heavy blows.
Dangerous Turn to East.
The first turn made, the one to the
east, was the hardest Of the flight Sew
eral times Barrier could plainly be seen
attempting TO turn the light machine
against the wind, but each time he was
evidently warned nj time that it would
mean grave danger TO do so. At last,
nearly mile and half south, he swerved
to the east and went at a fast clip for
Omaha
He went further toward Omaha on the
flight OF today than either he or Simon
had done on Mondays flights The curve
made to the north and the return to the
grounds was a wide one for he had learned
OF the winds stength by that time. He
landed by coming directly over the grand
stand and swooping straight into the teeth
of the wind onto the grass OF the center OF
the race track.
Races and Altitude Flights.
Today's program at the speedway win In
sclude both the big race between siFnois and
Barrier, that was planned for Tuesday, and
the altitude sights by the two men and by
Joe Seymour In his hiplane. The first race
win be held at 4 p. m. and from this time
until evening the blrd-men will perform.
we will perform regardless of the
weather conditions" declared Manager p
L. Young, Tuesday There seemed TO be q
belief Tuesday that the wind would pre-.
vent our flying, but we will assuredly
have our machines In the air."
Barrier was importuned by little gir
70 be taken on, a flight after his exhibition
of yesterday. Rowena Pixley, daughter OF
W. A. Pixley OF Dundee. was at the meet
with her mother and father and Mr.. anc
Mrs, Deright.
ASK him II he won't take me with him
to flyG' begged the little girl Barrier saw
her and asked her II she wouldn't go with
him.
Yes. I'll 60" she said, and placed hel
hand In that OF the aviator to go for q
ride. The aviator was pleased at the little
girls pluck In wishing to go and insisted
on having a picture Of her In the machin,
and standing with him.