The Sentinel=record., 1912-03-14
jimmie Ward Makes Spectacular Drop From
an Altitude Of Three Thousand Feet Land
ing Squarey in Front Of the Grand
Stand--a Remarkable Feat by Remark
able Air Man.
Nels ]. Nelson Annihilates an imaginary Battle
ship with Two Center Drops Of Bombs
Thrills Spectators With Hair Raising Dips
Aviator Keane's Machine Arrives


II there bigger better, spectacular and
altogether satisfactory aeroplane held than the
given by the bird at Oakawn park yesterday afternoon
that meet is yet to be heard FROM
beautiful spring day. balmy weather, still amos-
phere big happy well dressed well grooned and enthusiastic
crowd Of 5000 people, ten big events single by the
ost expert and willing avator in the business odaythere
was nothing lacking to make it brilliant success and that is
just what yesterdays meet
And right here it might be well to remark while on the
subject that odays program bigger better and
spectacular than that of yesterday Keane with his
Curtiss-Farman biplane at Oakawn park with his big
machine ready for action and there will be three participants in
every event today.
The aviation getting bigger better day, if
you have been keeping up with the daily and
ogram.
But to yesterdays program which epoch
maker in the line of aviation.
Promptly at the appointed hour the avaors out their
machines and introduced to the public including Keane who
to fly the remaining three days of the BY this hour the
big crowd had discovered that they longer had anything to
lear from the weather. and they hronged the big concrete
and the available space front of the grand stand
happy anticipation of what follow the tuning of the
powerful engines the big bird like machines
rousing cheer and full chorus There he goes ~!
compand Jimmie Ward when his machine from the ground
sndsaled gracefully in the air in the trying out test flights
Jimmie who is of the most accommodating boys in the world
made two three circles of Oaawn and shutting off his engine
the spectators opportunity to witness beautiful glide
along the back stretch Rounding the home stretch turn he made
of those lust landings and executed hebird boy
grim, in recognition of the applause that greeted him.
Then Nes Nelson the pucky little Swede flyer came
sailing the stretch jim low flight in front of the grand
sand the Of the trees tested out the air currents
and then proceeded thrill the people with spectacular
dips aerial walk which caused many hold
their breath and finally give exclamation of relief
when he rghed his machine and started out steady keel
again He landed in the center field the fence with perfect
IOiSe.
Next starting and landing contest Ward the
cny this He lifted his aeropane from line
the judges and after series of turns landed almost
grand stand lne which the goal with the
that he makes all his landings and apparently with
little effort.
Nelson was the winner the bomb dropping contest. The
outline of baeship had been plainly drawn in plainly visible
lines with the urre and mokestacks outlined Nelson made
circles of the track paned the ship from bow to stern
dropping oranges bombs His first hit close
beside smokesac of the Ship and would easily have
IN the position striking little farther forward than the
first splendid exhibition and plainly demonstrated the
ability experienced do terrible damage to naval
equipment time of The spectators could not help
atng the policy of the nations in spending millions upon
millions baeshps fighting craft when such asfra vessel
aeropane could annhate them with little and with
almost absolute safety to the aviator.
Then of the big features of the day. perhaps the
interesting of full afternoon OF important events This
was the Arlington Hotel cup five mile contest between
Ward Nelson for the magnificent silver trophy offered by
Manager Corrington of the Arlington
In this race drove 80 horse power Curs bipane,
and Nelson go horse power Mills bi-pane Ward had the
also handled his machine most mastery manner banking 1t
dangerous degree the and gaining second of
time to be gained by speed tricks Of the avaors Nelson with
handicap power and planes flew splendid flying
with his engine working at full power Ward won
making the five long miles outside the track at Oak
lawn while Nelson's tim eor the 30 Wards
mile minute and four seconds and Nelson's
fastest mile in 12 Both aviaors loudly eheered at
the and Ward awarded the handsome silver
cup which will have his winner engraved upon for
final presentation
It was growing late the spectators interested and
remained the final event the spectacular flying by both
aviators spiral gdes and dizzy dips Both boys went ao at
the and for several minutes they scared ao passing
and repassng other the closing hours Of the day some