THE BOSTON HERALD. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1910. 



ONE CENT. 



WHITE FLIES 

 T 



Makes 33-Mile Trip for the 

 $10,000 Prize in 47m. 50s; 

 at Times up 1500 Feet. 



HIGH ALTITUDES REACHED 



BROOKINS DOES SLOW FEAT 



Goes Lap at 22.23 Miles an 

 Hour; Big Crowd on Field 

 and at Hull Sees Flying. 



English Aviator and Brookins 

 ircle Course at Dusk, Half 

 Mile or More in Air. 



Claude Grahame-Whtte, the English 

 aviator, added yesterday to the achieve- 

 ments which have made him the leading 

 figure in the Harvard-Boston aviation 

 meet by making- the first circuit of the 

 course to Boston Light in the $10,000 con- 

 test. With favorable conditions, he made 

 the 3S miles at an average speed of 41.04 

 miles an hour. 



More than at any time since the meet 

 began Saturday, the American aviators 

 were in evidence yesterday, and it was 

 evident from their increasing activity, as 

 the contests progressed, that they would 

 not allow the Englishman, without de- 

 termined opposition, to maintain first 

 place In the majority of the events. 



The work of the Wright aviators, 

 Brookins and Johnstone, was notable for 

 isar approach to a world's recoTd by 

 'ormer, and a spectacular exhibition 

 rink flying by the other. Brookins 

 credited' with a speed of 22.23 miles 

 our on the slowest of his three laps. 

 World's record in this event was es- 

 taonshed at the meeting at Lanark, 

 Scotland, in August, b v Dickson, with a 



j speea oi ui.tir miles an uuui. 



While Brookins, on his first attempt 

 over the course, very nearly broke the 



■ rd in this event, it must be taken j£ 



consideration that he increased t'tfa 

 nee covered by swinging wide on 



' >sely rivalling the Boston light 

 t In interest, the speed contest by 

 Bi-o&kins and the aerial feats of John- 

 stone were the altitude flights of the 

 two Wright aviators and that by White 

 immediately after his trip over the har- 

 bor. In the rays of the setting sun, the 

 spectators witnessed, just before the 

 meet closed for the day, the silver- 

 colored Wright machine, driven by 

 Brookins, circling above the field at the 

 same time that the dainty Bleriot. 

 driven by the Englishman, was also 

 winging upward in graceful spirals. 



A flight was attempted by Cromwell 

 Dixon, the young aeronaut from Colum- 

 bus, O., in his dirigible, lust before 

 darkness fell. His start was delayed 

 until it was too late to trv his prospect- 

 ed trip to the Common, and his ascen- 

 sion was brought to a conclusion after 

 he had been in the air only a few min- 1 

 utes. 



It was the first clear day of the n 

 and blue skies and a stiff breeze f 

 the northwest through most of the 

 were in relieving contrast to the 1 

 fog and dead airs that had marred ctv5 

 contests previously. Although the 

 which ranged from 15 miles early i 

 to about eight in the afternoon 

 .ctor against which the aviators, 



. ontend, the day was an ideal one for 

 spectators. They filled the i 

 7 had not been filled since I 

 mg opened. It was estimated i 



W were present. Their enthusiasm 

 unlimited, and the reception which 

 thev gave Brookins and Johnstone was 

 oiilv loss than that accorded White after 

 his cross-water flight. 



During the afterno 

 bles were present, ami 

 Rosen, the Prussian a 

 his daughter; Commai 

 silieff, Russian naval attache at Wash- 

 ington; Gen. Nelson A, Miles and 

 President Lowell of Harvard. There 

 were also present a number of army 

 and navy officers who are here for the 

 purpose of studying the aeroplane as 

 the latest engine of war. 



Willard Best at Accuracy. 



White went out first for accuracy in 

 alighting, the record for which is hell 

 by Charles Foster Willard, who has 

 alighted within a 20-foot square. In this 

 contest White was handicapped by hav- 

 ing to pass abT)ve the stands in order 

 to alight In the teeth of the wind, and 

 gave up the attempt after a few unsuc- 

 cessful landings. His best distance was 

 1152 feet, 6 inches, from the centre of 

 the 20-foot circle marked out on the 

 field. 



The first appearance of a Wright ma- 

 chine, soon after White had announced 

 his intention of starting for the Light, 

 was very nearly marked by an accident. 

 Johnstone, in the new Wright flier, left 

 the space in front of the hangars and 

 attempted to duplicate White's way of 

 automobiling along the ground to the 

 starting point. He miscalculated the 

 distance, however, and when he shut off 

 his power the machine was still travel- 

 er.,, oyer the ground with a velocity that 

 ht It beyond the limits of the field 

 i the press tables, 

 •e there are no brakes on the 

 ht machines and Johnstone had 

 ift of the wind behind him. It 

 ■:d as if be would dash through 

 rence. When the new machine 

 its first appearance at Asbury 

 Park recently, it was wrecked in just 

 that way. 



At the last moment, however, he 

 slid forward in his seat and stopped 

 "-e machine by dragglnr "-ath 



1 hi: 



air, ana in me gruvw- 

 progress was marked 

 :haust against the 



neet- 



ng them Baron 

 nbassador, and 

 D. S. Vas- 



! in the 



time the Englishman was 

 Wright machine as they 

 >m below, though it was now 

 istinguish them, and the ma- 

 re on different levels, 

 after White swung farther 

 3 made his last attempt to 

 gher about a mile south of 

 Brookins now was over the 

 the field, and each had con- 

 ilr efforts about a quarter of 



tarted the descent first, and 

 Ing out of the grey clouds be- 

 rand stand in a straight glUe 

 ice in front of the committee 

 t~ as- darkness fell. He had 

 6 minutes and . 49 1-5 seconds, 

 was only a short ' space be- 

 lt pooked as if had - been the 

 He was in the air 26 minutes 

 ids. . 



lame-White Methodical. 



nd methodical was Grahams-, 

 fore he started on his trip to 

 Nothing was left to chance 

 ung man who has come to be 

 3s a dare-devil by spectators. 



, tall young fellow in 



with 



