The chronicle=news., 1914-11-12

Conceive OF two monster aero
planes. the largest of their type In
the world. each carrying driver and
passenger, sweeping through the
air at rate of seventy-five miles an
hour. more than a mile above Mother
Earth, endangered by air pockets and
atmospheric frcakish conditions
which assail the aviator unexpected
II, and you will get glimmering OF
an idea OF what Is the true signifi-
cance Of the phenomenal and world
beating evolutions which will be
performed in the two Wright Passcn-
ger-Carrying aeroplanes at the NAM
moth aviation-auto motorcycle meet,
combined with the big military tour
nsment to be presented by four
troo,s Of United States cavalry.
which will he staged by the Berger
Aviation Company at the Trinidad
Fair Grounds Saturday and Sunday
afternoons.
There is absolutely no way for an
aviator to more than make gcner-
sl forecast of the conditions with
which he will meet when he essays a
flight. He is taking his life in his
hands from the moment he leaves the
Air currents as treacherous
d the ocean, air pockets, the con-
slant menace of an aviator, which
has dashed many a birdman to his
death. are encountered with sud
denness which means horrible
death averted only by the quickness,
o1r of yo
pilot.
z 1t is a well known statistical fact
that there are more dead aviators
than live ones and the mortuary list
compiled from the history of aviation
makes reading that Is truly appaIl-
ing. And still the birdmen do and
dare, braving the unknown dangers
which constantly assail them. The
average aviator has his house In or
der, his worldly affairs all arranged
before he ever steps into machine
to make flight. When an aviator
makes a flight 1t is on the kneef
OF the gods whether he comes back
from the perilous trip a hero. OF
hurtled through the air he lies
bleeding and broken ching" bearing
no semblance to human being. an.
other victim added to the long toll
demanded by the elements from those
who dare to defy them and seek tc
conquer nature. Long is the toll but
still the birdmen wrest with nature
in her stronghold and feed the ever
stretching nav Of death.
Colorado has been conquered. The
history of aviation In this state is re-
plete with failures to successfully
combat the conditions which con-
front the aviator in the rarified at
mofphere of this country. It re
maihed for Berger's Worlds Greatest
Aviators to bring Colorado to submis-
sion. The history of the meets staged
by the Berger Aviation Company in
Pueblo, Denver, Alamosa, Durangcl
and Rocky Ford during the past few
weeks is a triumph in aviation. In
every one of these place Eugene
tRtlD Heth. Berger's premier bird
man, has made flights under condi-
tiohs of weather and atmosphere
which have caused other birdmen to
give this state a Wide berth or at
best to make weak-hearted attempt
to essay a flight only to give up the
attempt in despair. sg
When Bill Heth says he will fly it
means that q flight will be witnessed.
J.S. Berger, the general manager of
the Berger Aviation Company, guar
antees flight on each day of the
melt. position In the aviation his
tory of Colorado which no other COM
pa1$ has ever dared to assume -..;,
ND the rest of the aftists' m Il ne