New-York tribune., 1911-09-11
the black fringe of humanity which had

the black fringe of humanity which had
paid nothing to line the boardwalk.
For a long time they looked helpless
ly. Then the welcome throb of motor
drew their attention to the racetrack
once again, and Eugene Ely scared abort
IN a Curtiss biplane He not only scared,
but he volplaned and dipped and dived'
cut figure eights and all but turned
somersaults. The thrill was measurcu
In generous applause each time the ma
chine skinned above the grandstand'
snd sighs Of mixed relief and disap-
pcintment fiuttered from a Thousand
breasts when he glided to earth as lignt
as a down thistle.
George w. Beatty had already given a
good exhibition flight in big wright
machine, but just to show that ELY
couldn't outshine him and get away WIN
It he cranked up again as soon as the
Curtlss flyer had come TO earth. Down
the racetrack his broad biplane bounced
gathering momentum for the flight, When
the tin of his left wing grazed the fence
IN front of the grandstand, and the great
mechanical bird brought right up snort
with sharp turn under the very noses
of the crowd Women screamed ana
everybody scattered. but Beatty shut on
his power like flash and the fence helu
firm. lie wasn't injured, but the lei'
lower wing of his biplane was too DadIy
fractured TO permit of further fight.
Surf Bathing in Atmosphere.
Ely went up again and acted as though
ne were surf bathing in the atmosphere
and then II was announced that era
hame-White would make another flight.
The English aviator had complained OF
the marsh inclosed by the racetrack as
a very poor starting and landing place
for so fast q machine as his Nieupor'
monoplane. As the racetrack itself was
too near the crowd for safety. he had
almost given up the idea of further flight
following his trip TO the Narrows. But
finally he decided TO take a passenger
aIoft and satisfy the spectators.
He and his mechanican, Carr, climbed
into the narrow cockpit, the aviator sit
ting IN front of his passenger. When
everything was in readiness and the pro-
peller had begun to blow the grass up by
tn roots the planes were released and
the winged projcctile darted forward.
For "A hundred yards it skinned the
ground and seemed on the point of rising
when the little wheels struck hollow.
The tail of the thing shot into the air
an the nose smothered its propeller in
the marsh. The sudden stop threw
Grahame- White and Carr against the
cushioned front of the cockpit. but,
thanks to the padding, the only human
injury received was a cut on the lip by
the aviator.
Grahame-White climbed out and at
The same time from every quarter the
crowd Of spectators broke their barriers
and swarmed across the field. The
sparsely scattered PinkertOns started
after the vanguard, but soon gave up the
struggle but the mounted policemen
continued to keep a clear space about
the wrecked machine by galoping furi-
ously around il. Soon thousands had
Congregated on the forbidden inclosrre
and the management seemed helpless.
But what PinkertOns and Cossacks
could not accomplish the millions of man
eating mosquitoes performed in short
order The air was soon full Of waving
hats and handkerchiefs, though COM
parative silence reigned. Then gradually
the mass of humanity loosened and
groups began Fastening for the grand
stand.
The announcer warned everybody tha'
no more flying would he attempted unit
the field was cleared, but his words were
needless, for not only was the field being
deserted as fast as the crowd could trave
and still fight the insect horde that pur'
sued it, but the flying for the day was
over, anyway. No one had the heart tC
rise into the gathering gloom after thi!
third mishap.
The management announced, however
that the meet would he continued through
this week and that more flyers would bt
gathered in from the four winds o
heaven. But there is no possibility o
the NieUports appearing FOR a NOR
dilapidated grasshopper never lay still
under a shed