The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-19
Aviator Heth Flies
Ward Follows Heth

arose and went over them, thus escap- ing repetition of the accident which oc- cured the day before.
 Ward Follows Heth
 Directly after Heth went into the air. Jimmy Waro. in hls famous Shooting Starr sailed into the air. Ward in his Cur tiss biplane got away easily. Nothing could have been prettier or more pleas ing to the eye He went across the in- field first and this In the face of a cross wind
 During his flight Manager J. s, Ser ger Of the Berger Aviation company took | opportunity to make the announcement that by today or tomorrow the famous French aviator, George Mestach, and his Borel monoplane and Harold Kantner, in his Moisant monoplane, would be here for the big meet. Mr. kantner comes from the Moisant school of New York and Mestach from New Orleans. Kantner par tioipated in the recent events at Mont gomery. The monoplanes these gentlemen use are the swiftest types in America
 Ten Mile Auto Race
 \ Following the aerial events came the great 10 mile automobile race, with en- trants as follows:
 Norman. In Buick: stutz. Otto Barr Great Southern, Hardeman; Chalmers Detroit, Lyons: E. M. F.. Katz. Judge Dan Green lined them up at the tape and the men and machines were all fit for q great struggle. Norman in a Buick took the lead after the first getaway and he maintained it to the fin ish of the race. It was a truly great race because the curves in the track were in bad shape. The men only raced so as not to disappoint the crowds. On the third lap the Great Southern car dropped out of the race. out-classed by higher powered cars, not through any fault of the driver. He had only a 30 horsepower car Norman came in first; Barr second. Chalmers third and F. M. F. fourth. The time was 11:25%.
 Brindley Flies Again Scarcely before the steaming speed monsters had left the track Aviator Os- car Brindey arose into the skies again | in the Wright biplane. He encircled the | track several times and then cruised away into the clouds.
 A close follower was Aviator Heth, in Wright bipiane. He was second to come, according to the plans mapped out | by General Field Manager of Hangars Louis Mitchell Heth had great good luck against his bad luck of the day before and his work was both grace 1 ful and expert While he and Brlndley were soaring among the birds and l clouds, Aviators Ward and Bonney were each lined up almost ready to get away. Jimmy Ward was first, however. of the | two to get into the air Bonney was l delayed on account of engine trouble, the too frequent bane Of the life of an aviator When these two men did get up their work was of a high standard and there was heard nothing but praise about them from the great crowd
 Peck Has Engine Trouble
 Paul Peek could not leave the ground | He certainly had hard luck. Early in the day there was broken small nickel pin in the rocker arm of the intake value of his engine. and it put the motor out of | commission. He sent to the Highland garage for another. and the requisite ar | ticle came back to the grounds in reason- able time, but it did not seem to work, ] and he could not get the engine to work satisfactory to him. The crowd missed MT. Peck in his aerial work. but all re- marked that no doubt he would be able to appear today.
 Ensemble of AeropIanes The afternoons entertainment was a world of thrills from tEae start to the com mencement of the diversified aerial work of the various Berger aviators who to- ward the closing hour of o'clock began ! the great aerial ensemble which finished the day.
 1 L. w. Ronney in his Wright biplane fol- 1 lowed Jimmy Ward after their endeavor- , ing to start at the same time. and his work was truly interesting and graceful. | Iorney, who is the protege of Jim Cab | riel the famous cowboy and snowman encircIed the track several times, gliding and making quick turns with the ease i and agility of some great bird. He was ! appiauded when he returned to the i grounds and went up in another flight. i Jimmy Ward reneated his first and earlier performances. Brindley made q fitting ! finish.
 l Jimmy Ward was the first to alight: | then Brindley. then Heth. then Bonney, and the work for the afternoon was over | Great enthusiasm prevailed all over the grounds.
 Aviator Fred Schneider could not get Ilp Ills new engine which he installed did not get into working shape yesterday. but he says he hopes that it will today.