New-York tribune., 1913-07-27
ACCIDENT MARS DAY
ON AVIATION FIELD
Houpert'S MOnOpIane Pitches
Forward on Propeller and
Nearly Turns SOmerSauIt.
AUTHORITIES DENOUNCED
Conditions at Hampstead Per
petual Menace to Life and
Limb in Opinion of Avi-
ator and Owner.

Navy Day 81 the Hampstead Plains
aviation field was marred by du acci-
dent. due 20 the condition OF the ground.
when Andre Houpert who piloted a
monoplane before Captain Gleaves L.
$. y. and the other reviewing officers.
struck a rut I'm alightug His machine
pitched forward on its propeller and
barely escaped turning a complete somer-
sault.
Houpert and Nj Schmitt, the owner or
the machine. were bitter In their denun-
citation Of the authorities in control OF
the field. Schmitt declaring its condition
constituted a perpetual menace 20 lite
and limb. and that avlators were there
compelled to take risks incurred In no
other aviation field in the world HOu-
pert maintained the landing space At
Hampstead was so rough that aviators
ran d perpetual risk OF damaging their
machines. If not themselves, and went
on 10 say that in France such conditions
would not be tolerated
The days programme began with a
luncheon given at Garden city by the
Aero club Of America in honor Of Captain
Gleaves, commandaut Of the New York
Navy Yard, and closed with a series Of
flights by the more expert Of the aviators
now at the field.
The captain made a speech in behalf OF
more adequatt flying equipment for the
army and navy. Great progress, hc SAID
had been made in aviation. but this would
be outstripped by the strides made In the
near future. Up TO August. 1912, he as
serted. the navy aviators had made a
total of 600 flights and covered 6,422 miles
in l26 hours. and there was every indica-
tion that this record, good as # was,
would be exceeded in the future.
After luncheon Captain Gleaves' to-
eether with Major General John T..
Organ, Adjutant General II. d. Hamil-
ton. Rear Admiral w. H. Emory and Rear
Admiral Aaron Ward. escorted by guard
of honor consisting Of a detachment Of the
Veteran Corps OF Artillery under COM
mand Of Major Charles Elliot Warren. in
spected the avlators and their machines,
which were drawn up in line before the
sheds. Following the inspection. which
was watched by more than 5000 people
Harold Kantner and G. NJ. Woods gave a
series of exhibition fights over the field
and surrounding country.
Kantner starts for France next Thurs
dav 10 compete for the Gordon Bennett
Gun. which has come 10 mean 10 flying
what the Davis Cup means TO lawn ten
mis- He said he intended 20 use the same
size Of machine he was then flying eN-
co,t that he would have 200 instead Of a
! n borsepower motor. Both he and
Woods showed remarkable control vol
nlaning gracefully 90 earth from more
than 1900 feet
Woods is to try a fight TO Washington
and return. without alighting, early on
FRIDAY Another aviator who won the
crowds plaudits was j. G. Fitzpatrick. OF
the Sloan school, flying a Deperdussin.
| As one of the spectators said, he seemed
horn TO the air Fitzpatrick took up many
passengers. among them Miss Evelyn
provost. whose stage name is Adele Rcy'
~ No S23 state street, Brooklyn; Mrs.
Oliver b. Bridgeman and Captain f. C.
| Vass. r. r. 6.