Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-07-30
Flights Every Day In One Of
Judge c. 0. PrOwSe'S
Biplane.
BY Y AVIATOR THOMPSON.
Four Passengers Taken Up The
Last Day, One Of Them
Mayor Meacham.

In spite of the series of mishaps
that disabled one machine altogether
and made frequent repairs necessary
on the other, the aviation meet given
with Prowse biplsnes by the bust
ness men of Hopkinsville. was COM
pleted Saturday afternoon with but
slight changes in the three days pro-
gram. The first flights were made
late in the afternoon Thursday, after
a break in the engine of the passen-
ger machine had been repaired after
working on it all day. Two or three
nice flights were made over the field
by Aviator De Lloyd Thompson. In
the last enc another accident in
alighting disabled the propeller, but
the damage was promptly repaired
and 1000 people witnessed three
successful flights Friday evening. In
the last of these another break &C.
CURED in the same part that had
been repaired. some bolts being
broken off These were replaced
and the announcement was made
that the machine would be ready for
use again by four O'Clock Saturday
afternoon. Several thousand people
were on hand for this program, but
it was about FIVE o'clock before the
FIRST flight was made. Mr.. Thomp.
son first made straight flight the
length of the big field and alighting
at the south end rose again and few
to the starting point, clearing the
ground probably fifty feet. Almost
Immediately he made the second
flight. this time turning in the air at
the south end and gradually rising to
about 300 feet and after circling the
field and corn field to the west.
alighted without mishap, but report
ed that there had been serious trou-
bic in turning the machine due to a
hitch of some kind in the rudder.
This trouble was adjusted by Messrs.
Stumpf and Shepherd and Prof. H.
G. Brownell, who had been giving
valuable assistance in repairing the
various breaks. A third flight was
then made. This time GeorgeStumpf,
the mechanic who helped Judge
Prowse build the machine, being
taken up as passenger This flight !
was the length or the field and re-
turn and was without mishap.
The fourth flight was made right
away, Mayor Chas. M. Meacham TAX
ing Mr.. Stumpf's place in the pas
seat. About the same
course was followed end the machine
returned to the starting point after
3 pretty flight On this trip there
was slight break in the wiring I'M
Ter the engine and there was a de-
ay of an hour in fixing it. The
crowd waited patiently, however
hungry for more and about seven
o'clock the fifth flight was made with
Miss Johnson. a young woman of
Chicago. who aspires to be an avia-
.rix. as the passenger. Upon return
ng Mrs. j. H. Wha!ey. of Memphis,
! sister-in-law of Judge Prowse. was
aiken as passenger. it then being
almost to dark to see the machine.
The machine did not work. we'll on
his fight and the biplane did not
Use when it slghted to turn in the
over end of the field. until helpers
we're sent to start the propeller
gain. when it came back to the
tarting point.
In spite Of the fact that the small
Il machine. in which many success
ul flights have been made. was out {
I commission awaiting q vital part i
4 the engine ordered from the fac n
DRY several days ago. the meet was i
oted complete success. the only Il
hange in the program being that I
he mayors flight could not be made v
ntil the last dav. Iii