The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-22
Tents Of Diners Stop Hami|ton's
 Planned Flight
But Atwood May Arrange His
 Schedule so as to Hit Bridge < port While Elks Dine on
 Clans

Harry N. Atwood, the intrepid aer- ial explorer, who is at present engaged in Sma shing all aeroplanic records for this continent, in his attempt to fly York, is expected to be one of the many distinguished guests who will be in attendance at the Elks Clam bake and outing at Steeplechase Isl- and Thursday. In response to an in- vitation sent to him at Syracuse, last evening, by Dan. E. Hanna, one of his most intimate friends, and man. of the sky's most daring and skillful voyagers, Atwood wired a rtply of acceptance, providing, however, that he can adhere to his mapped out schedule.
 Atwood leaves Syracuse today, and expects to be in Albany this evening proceeding from there Wednesday morning upon his hoped for trium- phant flight to New York. AS there will undoubtedly be a number Of re- captions tendertd him, during his short stay in the metropolis, he may not be able to make a getaway from there until sometime on Thursday. While MT. Hanna is as much in the dark as anyone, he states that it may be Atwood's intention to give Bridge pOrters a surprise by making his ad- vent into this city via the air route. It will not be the first time that At wood has administered like surprise to Bridgeporters, for in his sensaI- tional Boston-New York trip made a few wetks ago. he startled the early risers of this city through his appear ance in the overhead sky. He was sighted over East Bridgeport few minutes after a. m. but so swift was his flight, that he was not in sight more than seven or eight min utes.
 Mr. Hanna and Aviator Hamilton were in this city yesterday and their presence here was in regard to con- templated air journey from New Britain to this city, which Hamilton had anticipated making in connection with the Elks celebration. It had been secretly planned. between Ham ilton his manager, MT. Hanna and the local committee directing the af- fair whereby the aviator would make the trip, and expecting to land at the Steeplechase Park, where the bake mencing.
 It was intended as a grand surprise for the diners, and was the "one great glorious, sensational, surprise" which had been hinted at in all the literature concerning the bake. A not able program of events had been arr ranged but this flight was expected to cap the climax. And it undoubtedly would have were it not for the fact that when the preliminary plans were laid no one gave it a thought that upon the day of the bake, the stadium which was intended for the alighting ground, would be dotted with various tents, used in connection with the din- her.
 This fact presented itself in a most forceful manner yesterday, when the committee visited the island to su- perintend the construction of tents, tables, chairs, etc, for it was found that after all these things were erect ed there would be very little space left in which an aeroplane could alight This information was sent to the aviator, and who, with Mir. Hanna, made a flying trip to this city They went to the Island, and after inspect ing it thoroughly, for another suit able spot in which to land. decided to call. off the entire affair. This was decidedly against MT. Hamilton's wishes in the matter, but the decision was forced, by his manager, who did not care to have the aviator risk the possible demolishment of his $10,OO0 machine or to endanger the lives of the many thousands who will visit the amusement resort.