The evening world., 1919-10-08

flown with him on short trips before
but who apparently did not like the
new strcam-linc arrangement OF the
struts an1 cables OF his machine
which Maynard has devised to de-
crease mir resistance and which gave
the cockpit an unaccustomed appear
ancc. Tr.N!c had an attack Of nerves
and hysicrla. sac seemed likely 10
jumr into the controls and risk the
lives Of both the pilot and Master
signal Electrician Kline, mechanic
and observer.
sz Lieut.. Maynard lifted the dog IN
his arms 70 the rear scat OF the cock
pit. changed places with Kline and
enid no would let Kline act IA pilot
TO BuFhamton, by which time he
hoped to convince Trixle that she
was not martyr hut highly
honorcd dog lady.
2 II had been arranged that the two
planes 20 start first would be thos, OF
Air Commodore l. +. o. Charlton Of
the Royal AIR Force Uf Great Britain
ana Lieut.. ID. B. Gish carrying Capt.
3, de LaverrnN air attnche OF the
French Embassy as his passenger
The gas supply Of the British mach me
went wrong and Col Charlton did not
t-.etart until tenth. The French repre-
sentative followed close behind him
90 after Lieut.. Glsh and hinlgclf had
been wished off by Major Louis Lang.
lois Of the Embassy and by tho
MlAsas Dorothy and Clara Ogden OF
New Rochelle. who pinned kid gloves
as favors on the coats OF both.
Before climbing into his ship Com
modo-c Charlton said: The Air MIN
istry Of Great Britain greatly appre-
ciatcs the privilege OF having an un-
official participant In this contest
which may have the utmost slgn!f-
.canco In world aviation In the future
am not here as a competitor, but
10 show my appreciation OF the
sportsmanship which prevails among
oil flyers. This contest 10 a long step
towe rd world contact In tho air which
Is coming certainly In the next few
years"
GEN. MITCHELL DOES STUNTS
AND THRILLS CROWD.
Brig. Gen. Mitchell climbed into an
SE-t after despatching Major Henry
J. Miller across country at 1850
O'clock. and went up himself for a
few stunts" lie thrilled the crowd
BY looping the loop, doing the sud
den half loop. which Is known to air
fighters ns the Immelman turn and
slipped and slid and divcd In n fash
lon which made many OF the women
spectators turn aside their heads, be-
llevihg he was 10 be dashed 10 the
ground.
Lieut.. ]. p. Roulott coming over
from the hangar where his machine
had been under repair at HGEelhurst
Field 10 the starting line was Inter
cepted In the air by arm signals from
Col. Archie Miller, who told him To
be on his way to Binghamton with
out alightlng. Roulott complied I'M
mediately.
Lieut. r. l. Maugham. ID. = c.
who was ordered out OF the race by
a medical inspector last night was
all over the field this morning ask
ing for n reversal of the verdict on
his physical condition, got a special
ruling from Gen. Moncher to start
and left Just before II o'clock Lieut.
w. T. Brown. whose machine broke
down at Jamaica yesterday en- route
from jamaica, arrived back from
Washington with n new machine at
lilo and was on his way west at
Ills.
Assistant Secretary OF War Ran
Scict Crowell after seeing the racers
or. said:
This is the greatest aviation event
She world has ever witnessed. Amer
Ica heretofore has tagged far behind
the rest OF the world In the Develop
ment of aeronautios, as vas proved
BY the visit OF the American aviation
mission to Europe. This race, II Il
hoped, will awaken the people OF th'
United States and induce them q
take aviation seriously, both in na.