Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-05
NAVY Filler
. (Continued from Pano One)

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ground. His escape came the last
time. he few the course, when he
darted straight through squadron
OF Ave Martin .bombers which were
Just reaching the field from Aber-
deem, Md. Y
q A large crowd, watched the COM
rades wage their friendly war and
some apprehension was expressed
Hest the triyais be parted by death II
they. continued their contest tomor-
row without time for their Curiss-
Navy machines to be thoroughly over
hauled after the severe strain to
which they have been subjected In
the last few days.
(. Under 4 fair. Indian summer sky,
the two planes OF bright marine blue
were wheeled out on the field. Will
liains climbed into his seat and in q
few seconds was In the air. When he
landed, he had captured Brow's lau-
rels.
Brow shook hands, offered con-
gratulations and then hoped into
his own ship. When he descended, II
was Williams, turn to dispense the
congratulations.
Guess / have to take it away from
you again, tomorrow, Harold" he
said Then he jumped into a bigger
ship for. an exhibition fight over the
Bronx. from which he halls. But the
lure Of the game was. too much fol-
him, and the home folks had to wait
He leaped to theground, tearing OF
his uniform coat, In shirt sleeves and
with only a helmet he climbed into
his racer again.
: Away he went and when he came
down, he was again champion.
Great work, All" cried Brow.
We'll, Harold, we'er having lot oil
fun, anyway" replied his rival as tht
two clasped hands.
1t was q day Of intense thrills.
The first came when Williams div
ing. several thousand feet to pick III
speed before darting over the start.
Ing line. dropped almost to earth
For a moment 1t seemed as IL hi
could not, recover, but he did, with
only ten feet. to spare.
CLOSEST shave of my life" was the
terse way he put it when he came
down.
Brown found no thrills when hs
made the second fight of the, day
All he had to say of his 274.2 miles
per hour, was:
mo features. everything went di.
rectly o. K"
The second thrill Of the Afternoon
came when Williams started his sec.
ond hight. He climbed 5000 feet be.
1ore ne swooped to cross the line. HI
descended like stone. dropped from
the clouds. He himself admitted 4
gave him some kick"
The third thrill came just befor.
dusk. Ignorant of the fact that thes,
tests were being, the Aberdeen bomb.
ers suddenly doomed up on the hori.
zon and drifted lazily across tn,
field. '!'
Williams at that moment was higf
IN the air, banking over Westbury TO,
MS last trip across the course. Their
ne squared. away and darted acros.
the field.
Racer and bombers were converg.
Ing at right angles.
Hundreds held their breaths, Il
seemed a, crash was inevitable. Ont
or the bombers had alighted and thu
others were just settling when tn.
little blue bullet shot clear through
them. Williams did not finch an incl
from his course. There were very
lew feet. to spare,
COULD you see them??" newspa.
permen asked when Williams late,
stepped out Of his plane.
sure" he said. laughing. 'Didn'
you hear me shouting to you to re-
them out of the way?"
Fne racers today were lighting To-
the greatest average speed attained II
FOUR consecutive flights over the thre,
ktlometer@ course, flights alternately
against and with the wind.
on his first flight Williams covered
the course IL times before he was
satisfied. His average speed for the
total Of IL kilometer was figured from
his fifth, skies, seventh and eighth
attempts.
Brow contented himself with Just
four trips. for where on some Of his
Fights Williams had been disqualified
because he did bot cross the line al
just the right altitude or for some
other technicality..his rival on the 9th.
err hand crossed with the greatest ac-
curaey. He descended on his fourth
flight because signals advised him he
had ssnas shed the record.
Williams and Brow, 1t was an
nounced, will fly in exhibitions al
the, air carnival at Mitchell Field on
Tuesday. -
: "A feature Of today's fight, accord
ing to officials of the National Aero
nautic Association, was the perfect
functioning of the new Duralumin
propelfers, built I'll an allow of alun:i-
mum, copper and tin upon a hub of
steel. -. - r,.s