The New York herald., 1922-08-20

3vas hangar came a quick burst of
applause.
The announcer, Top Sergeant Berry
OF the squadron. a leatherneck with
flair for quick wit. saw one bomb
bursting on the edge of a green of the
new golfiing course that touches on
the aviation field. From the deck of
his long cared burro. whose gray coat
had been camoufiaged in zebra stripes.
he megaphoned:
"Col. Kane makes the third hole In
one!" and the American contingent
howled it's delight.
Then followed the star event OF the
meet, when two scout planes took off
side by side from the field in front OF
the President. Once they had gained
their altitude they separated one pass
ing overhead. piloted by Major Rowell,
Stimulating an enemy plane. The other
pilot, Lieut.. Hall, came into view
demonstrating the latest pursuit tao
tics with nose dives, side slips and
other hair raising approaches and the
"gooks" on the sidelines rolled their
eyes in wonder. The dog fight" was
on in earnest with the two scouts
maneuvering for positions for the use
of machine gun fire. spirals. side slips,
spins, Immelmans, wingovers and cart
wheels following in swift succession.
Then, abruptly, the enemy plane came
down in tail spin like crippled bird
while the victor celebrated by series
of dizzy stunts that included loops.
barrel rolls, falling leaves and other
spectacular feats known to the skilled
aviator.
Still another surprise was In store
for the Haitian contingent now on the
qui vive for further thrills. A para
| chute ship made it's approach and from
dizzy height released its parachute.
1t opened out into a white mushroom
and beneath it dangled a figure with
arms and legs outspread.
PUSSY Foot Johnson arriving in
Haiti after long dry SPELL" beloved
the announcer and the cleverly built
dummy folded up on the ground with
the collapsible effect of stranger who
had finished his last third rail- potion
Then, while the native contingent was
still recovering from the shock. dozen
marines of the squadron ran out ir
clown costumes and in a few seconds
had the light hearted natives on the
sidelines convulsed with laughter, while
the sophisticated upper class greeted
the antics with delight. Headed by the
top sergeant of the ready wit, who was
dressed like a belle of a native village
astride his zebra mount, the clowns
went through their roles. One. camou.
fiaged behind a miniature plane. per.
formed some startling and comica
stunts on the ground in imitation OF
tail spins and other aerial acrobatics
and when their part of the show hat
been completed the guests of honor
headed by the President and Nine
Borno and the High Commissioner
still convulsed with laughter. begar
an inspection of the field.
1t soon developed that President
Borno, though he has not left Halt
since the occupation began. was re-
markably well versed in the merits O
the Liberty motor and well informed
on aviation in general At the end o.
his inspection he personally met anc
congratulated all of the pilots and
made no attempt to conceal his en-
thusiasm, or to speak with conviction
of the importance of aviation to Haiti
where a plane can annihilate the dis
tances that without 1t must be Travelled
slowly and at times with hardship.
and perils in the rainy seasons.