The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-18
CROWD OF $500
SEES PLANES FLY
Five Machines on Hand at
BrattlebOrO's First
Aviation Meet
MORE EXPECTED
THIS AFTERNOON
Old Glory Hoisted by Miss Evelyn Har-
ris-Fred III. Harris Explains Pur-
pose of Meet and Presents Governor,
Who Makes Address.

Over $500 people were present on the
Retreat meadows at 10 o'clock this
morning to witness the opening exercises
in connection with Brattleboro's first
aero meet Five planes took part in the
flights this morning, Casey" Jones of
the Curtiss Aeroplane company of
Mineola, Long Island, arriving at 1920,
and the big army De Haviland plane
piloted by Major f. B. Lyon arriving
from Framingham, Mass, at 1890.
-Four more planes are expected this after
noon, which will bring the planes on the
field up to nine.
The ceremony of the field dedication
began at 10 O'Clock by the raising of Old
Glory to the top of the flag pole by Miss
Evelyn Harris, on the eastern end of the
field Fred ii. Harris, president of the
Outing club, stated briefly the purpose
of the meet. saying it was the outcome of
conference participated in by Vermont
aviators and expressly called by Gov.
James Hartness; and further, that it
was a movement to put Brattleboro and
Vermont on the aviation map; also to
show that flying is safe and to demon
strate the commercial possibilities of fy-
ing. He then introduced Governor Hart
ness, who said it was a pleasure to be
here on such an auspicous occasion He
| said the state of Vermont appreciated
the work in aviation that Brattleboro
was doing and that the state was glad of
the way in which Brattleboro put over
| things
At 1850, three planes. piloted by
| Lieut.. u. Z. Lott of Randolph, Capt.
| II. T.. Stickney of Bellows Falls, and
Casey Jones of AIineola, l.. l.. rose from
the field and after circling around the
meadows for several minutes finally
| grouped into battle formation and gave
the crowds lining the road below an idea
of how planes went into battle during
the recent World war. They were in
/ the air 10 minutes, descending on the
field at IL o'clock
The next event was the cross country
race, which was participated in by -four
| planes three of which were the ships
that were in battle formation, the fourth
| one being the Curtiss Oriole, which was
damaged in landing yesterday but which
was repaired in time to take part in this
| event
Seven passengers were taken in this
cross country fight, which had Bellows
Falls for its goal. The passengers were
1Idyton Wetze1 OF wayne. Ia, ana I1ay
ton Woodard of West Halifax in Il. L
Lofts plane; w. Belding of Rutland
and DR.. r. l.. Tracy of Brattleboro ii
one of the Curtiss Orioles Winthrop
! Packard of Greenfield. Mass, and c. Il
Crowell of Brattleboro in the other Ori
ole; and r. \. Brookings of Springfield
VT, in Capt. Stickney's machine. Stick
ney's machine left the field at 11.50
Lieut.. Lott left FIVE minutes later; AM
the two Orioles one minute apart
The Army De Haviland plane did no
participate in the cross country race OF
account of a ruling of the secretary o
war. However, it went in to the al
while the cross country race was on ant
made several stunts for the benefit of th
crowds below.
When the planes arrived back from
Bellows Falls, a lunch hour was held
which gave the people an opportunity {,
make a close inspection of the planes