Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-13

Flying at times as high as 1900
feet in the air, at speed of sixty
miles an hour, dipping at will, doing
the Dutch rolf, and right hand turns.
and keeping within seeing distance OF
thousands almost every minute Of the
thirty he was in the air, Hugh Robin
son. Curt1ss aviator, thrilled and de-
lighted vast audience at the county
fair late Tuesday afternoon in two
ascents with a Curtiss biplane.
People who were wont to criticize r.
C. ('Iucky Bob") st. Henry for the
failure to make all the flights scheduled
hero ON July 49, are now glad that ST.
Henry did not fulfill his contract, for
had hsdone 80 Marshalltown would not
have seen Robinson Tuesday. The dis
appointment in tho former flights as
expressed by some people, contrasted
with the keen delight in Tuesdays
flights. was so marked as to make
RoRinsons flights all the more en-
5oyable
Whistles 1oot Announcement.
r whistles, 6I16QSeQS ~
sound the notice Of the beginning OF
the first flight . half hour in advance
sent eastward hundreds Of people not
already On the grounds, who wanted
70 see the aviator. It was about e:35
wlren The whistles sounded. and a scant
half hour passed before Robinson start
ed on his first fight from a pasture
to tho east OF the Britain & Co. pack
ing house. Fully $4,000 people wit
messed the flights.
D;ps Into Grounds,
In his first flight Robinson arose
into the air like bird and few off
toward the southeast, rising gradu-
ally as he progressed. He continued
in what would have been part Of
an eight or ten-mile circle. bearing
moro toward the west from the farrhest
point south. and returned to the
grounds from the southwest at q height
OF about 80 Seet. From this point he
made beautiful Dip into the grounds.
oming from an altitude Of 600 feet to
thin twenty-five feet Of the ground.
lie then sailed up again. made night
and turn toward the southeast. and
.ircled around westward again. reach
ling a point few blocks south Of the
tunion station. Over the depots and at
a point that would strike between First
avenue and Center street. Robinson
flew north at height OF 1000 feet,
over the court house, bore over to the
west little farther. then rounded TO
the east by north and then south,
alighting on the pasture where he had
arisen Robinson was in the air just
fourteen and one-haf minutes. and
reached an attitude Of 1900 feet as the
highest point attained during the two
flights.
Visits Quarry on Second Flight.
After a short rest Robinson went up
in his second flight. going toward the
south, and east over the fair grounds
and back to the north over the grounds
again. He circled around the grounds.
sailed back toward the north and as
he was over the grounds did the Dutch
rolp'. or a succession Of dips, consid-
cred one Of the difficult feats Of avi-
aion. He then circled toward the
southeast and sailed away beyond the
hearing Of any OF his audience This
trip toward the east by south brought
the aviator at his farthest point TO the
edge Of the town Of Quarry, six miles
distant and. circling toward the south
and west from this point. sailed more
to the west, heading back north from
again 900 feet in the air. Passing over
the grounds and directly over the pack
ing house to the north. Robinson
circled to the right and headed in from
the north directly in front OF his
7,ansar. where he alighted as would a
big bird.
Knew Il Was So;.s 10 Rain.
After his descent from his second
fight Mr. Robinson was seen by 2
Times-Republican reporter. The avia-
tor asked II he thought the people
would be satisfied, and assured that
they could not help but be pleased. ap-
peared greatly srat!aed. Mrs. Robin
son came up to congratulate her nus
band, but the two little Robinsons
were too busy making an airship with
hammer and nails and little box
Robinson's first order to his men was
to get the machine under cover. as it
was going to rain. This had hardly
been done when big drops of rain began
to fan Il knew 1t was going to rain
said Robinson, when I went up the
fret time, and was anxious to get the
second fight over with before it came
You can tell more about the rain when
you are up in the air. he said.
Air Currents Bad.
Robinson was asked about the upper
air currents, and said that they were
* bad Il got an awful wallup when
made my dips, as the air was circulat-
ing both down and up over the trees
IN the fair grounds. would not alight
IN the grounds, not only because of the
air currents above the trees, but be-
cause Of the pocketing of the buildings
Il and the trees It might have been safe
1 enough but do not think it would
have Seen wise, considering the Grove
and horses. could see the horses
frixhten when made my dips"
Seventy Fivs Miles ut Times.
At times Robinson attained speed
OF seventy i've miles an hour. Thi:
was when he was going with the vino
from the southeast The motor OF the
ship Robinson Is flying is a $3.50 horse
power. and attains speed of mile
minute. Against the wind the spees
was not over nifty miles an hour il
either OF the flights Tuesday. The high
est point reached in the second fiigh
We 1,5O0 feet. when he was sailing
q over the court house. The last figh
waa.0f just fifteen minutess duration.
ls0ht Hand .Isrns 0anssroue.
hsrfGhts hand turns that Robinson
u II r. frequently in his sailing Tues
~ ~ csnstdered among the mos