The New York herald., 1921-06-23

who had thronged up the river by
crowded boats and sweltering trainloads
on tia hottest day of the young summer
already were in position on the scene
of the annual water tourney.
I'VE could make it yet If we could
charter one of those flying boats" said
Mr.. Wood. He glanced at his watch
and then at his friend Straley.
I'm with you" replied Straley. Lets
go."
That is how 1t happened that Wood.
who is treasurer of the real estate firm
of Pease, Gilman & Co. of 55 Liberty
street. and Straley. who is an invest
ment securities broker with Dillon, Reed
& Co. of 2s Nassau street. mopped their
| brows grabbed a telephone and called
up Bryant 1905.
| Major Bernard J.. Smith. veteran fier
I and manager now of the Aeromarine
Airways. Inc. heard the call as he sat
! in his Office in the Times Building. He
was no more surprised apparently when
he heard what was wanted than IL 1t
had been a request for o taxicab to THE
Grand Central.
Guess we can fix you in time to see
the varsity race" said the Major. "Call
/ me up in ten minutes. please. and I'll let
| you know"
| Major Smith telephoned his passenger
agent. NJ. S. Mclean, who is in charge
| at the float at the foot Of Eighty-third
street. where the company moors its
aerial buses and from which It starts
its passenger lights. Mclean reported
/ that one of the Aeromarine's six scatter
HS2L flying ships was out cruising with
sightseeing party and that the other
two pilots had taken passengers up to
| Croton.
| oh ayJe u-hn NIL teG Af 40
ships to Croton, is due back" said Nc
Lean, but just at the moment we have
nobody available for run 10 Pough-
keepsie.'
Major Smith, disappointed. was about
to call up the company's shops in Key
| port. \. j., on the chance of bringing
plane UP from there in time 70 fill
the order when his phone rang again.
| 1t was McLear's voice. that said over
| the wire: IAN right. Major; / see
Richardson coming down the river now !;
he'll be moored in few minutes"
1.s Major gave some quick instuc-
tions Run out to him in the launch
as se~n as he's moored. see that he
has plenty Of gas aboard. and tell him
I'll have two gentlemen up there whom
he Is to take to Poughkeepsie to see
the race"
Right sir" came back the passen-
ger agent . voice. again tne pnone rang
and Wood and Straley. who were call
ing. were told to report Immediately at
the Majors Office for booking. They ar
rived few minutes later paid the price
of the trip. received their tickets just
as simply as though for Pullman res
ervation. shook hands with a reporter
for THE NEW YORK HERALD. who wished
them bon voyage, and were off for
| Eighty-third street by subway to pick
up their aerial taxi
Pilot g. 7. Richardson. late of the
u. S. n. r. f.. and his mechanician were
aboard and awaiting them. Fog de-
| layed the start for n time but they
were under way at 5:55 p. NJ. soaring
steadily nortbward up the river.
They covered the seventy miles or
more to Poughkeepsie in fifty minutes.
arriving over the intercollegiate course
at as, in time to see the start. Tho
aeromarine jitney flew above the strains
ing osrsmen. and her passengers joined
in acclaiming the Navys triumph. The
return flight was made in fifty-five min
utes. the flying boat alighting at Eighty
third street at s rs O'clock
Had n bully time" said Mr.. Wood
"Glad we thought of it, This was my
| first flight. but I'm convinced it's the
only way to travel