THE SUNDAY HERALD, BOSTON, SEPTEMBER 11, 1910. 



BR00K1NS FLIES 

 UP OVER MILE 



Sets Mark for Meet with 5300 

 Feet and Breaks World's 

 Accuracy Record. 



OTHER WRIGHT MAN SHINES 



Johnstone Stays in Air 2h. 5m.; 

 Aviators Circle High and 

 Wide Above Bay. 



Yesterday was distinctively a day 

 for the Americans in the aero meet 

 at Atlantic, and one of notable Wright 

 victories as well. For the first time 

 since the meet opened a week ago, 

 Grahame-White, the Englishman, 

 failed to maintain his leading place 

 In the total points for the day, and 

 took first place only In the speed 

 contest, with the Wright pupils, 

 Brooklns and Johnstone, winning 

 firsts in all the other events in which 

 they were competitors. 



From the time that Walter Brooklns 

 made the first appearance of the day, 

 with Wilbur Wright beside him till 

 nightfall, when Brookins completed the 

 program for the day with an altitude 

 flight estimated at 5300 feet, the highest 

 of the meeting, interest centred in the 

 work of the Wright fliers, who, it was 

 realized, were making a determined ef- 

 fort to outpoint the Englishman. 



Their endeavor resulted in the estab- 

 lishing of one record and a near ap- 

 proach to another. By alighting within 

 12 feet one inch of the centre of the 

 100-foot circle, Brookins established a 

 new world's record for accuracy in 

 alighting on skids, as he came to earth 

 from the greatest altitude yet reached 

 during the seven days of the meet. The 

 best previous record was made at Los 

 Angeles last January by Charles Fos- 

 ter Willard, who landed within a 20- 

 foot square In a Curtiss biplane.' 

 Johnstone Long In Air. 

 In the duration contest Ralph John- 

 stone was Just short of breaking the 

 American record held by Clifford B. 

 Harmon, the New York amateur, and 

 on alighting came close to the mark 

 set by his team-mate in accuracy 

 Despite the fact that Johnstone's mis- 

 calculation of the time left him out- 

 side Harmon's record by a few sec- 

 onds, his unofficial time was greater 

 than that spent In the air by the for- 

 mer. Timed from leaving the start- 

 ing rail, Johnstone was in the air 2h. 

 5m.. as against the American record 

 of^2h. 3m. 30s.. established by Har- 



Johnstone's official figures taken from 

 the time he crossed the starting line 

 till ho gtfghted. was 2h. 3m. 5 2-5s. 



An analysis of the score shows that 

 the victories of Grahame-White are 

 more apparent, owing to their spec- 

 tacular nature, than real. While the 

 Wright fliers have progressed consist- 

 ently in th« contests which they have 

 elected, distance altitude and duration, 

 the Englishman's best showing has 

 been confined to the Boston light flight 

 and the speed event. He has failed to 

 threaten Johnstone and Brookins seri- 

 ously In the other events, outside of 

 which they have little intention of 



doubtedly finish in the lead^ 



White and Curtiss Compared. 



Grahame-White's attempt to lower 

 the record of the course in the speed 

 event, Just after CurtiBs had completed 

 his three laps In the same contest, fur- 

 nished the best basis for a spe»d com- 

 parison between the machines of the 

 Englf ■ 



Iden 



ta.;.li?ti-d the course record of'fim Is 

 While Curtiss' time on the day thai the 

 E-v-'lisnman made the record a dav of 

 calm airs, was a quarter minute slower 

 and he wag still behind the time the 

 latter made yesterday, Curtiss' engine ia 

 not built essentially for speed, as is 

 Grahame-\\ hite s powerful French mo- 

 tor. ' 



„«?! ]s £ el l th ? 1 i£ Perfect weather con- 

 ditions had not prevailed on the day that 

 Grahame-White flew to Boston light 

 Curtiss would have proven a much more 

 Th'i!! r t U 1 s „ „ com Tf it <"'. In this event. 

 Those who have been following the per- 

 formances of Curtiss. both before and 

 during the meet, figure that he still has 

 an opportunity to better the time to the 

 light made by the Blerlot It is remem 

 bered that Curtiss captured the speed 

 trophy at the first Rheims meeting a 

 year ago, when it was thought that it 

 would go to a. French machlni, and that 

 he covered the 150 miles between Albany 

 and New York at better than 54 miles 

 an hour. 



Burgess Craft Files. 



Late in the day Curtiss tried out one 

 of the biplanes entered in the meet by 

 the Burgess Company & Curtis and 

 It was reported that his purpose was 

 to find a machine fast enough to cut 

 down Grahame-White's lead in the 

 speed contest, should he And that his 

 i did not develop the speed 



This craft, the Flying Fish is the 

 biplane in which William M Hilllard 

 has been making short jumps at Plum 

 Island since April, and which has met 

 with a number of disasters under his 

 piloting. 



It was shown yesterday what It was 

 capable of under the direction of an 

 experienced aviator, when Curtiss sent 

 it twice around the course at a high 

 rate of speed, although no official time 

 was taken. 



Brookins, in a Wright biplane, at 5-30 

 o'clock started for altiude. duration and 

 accuracy. Grahame-White at this time 

 was Peering down upon South Boston 

 housetops. The Wright operator quick- 

 ly ascended 1000 feet and soared still 

 farther above the Briton 



The attendance yesterday was the 

 largest of any day so far. It was esti- 



mated that over 75,000 were present dur- 

 ing the day. Thousands saw the meet 

 from outside the grounds, and the hills 

 about Squantum and the boulevard to 

 Nepcnset were crowded all through the 

 afternoon. 



WILBUR WEIGHT PLIES. 



Makes First Trip in Four Months 

 with Brookins. 



At 2:10 o'clock the wind was north- 

 east, about nine miles an hour. The 

 grand stand was well filled, and a 

 crowd, numbering perhaps 50,000, held 

 vantage points outside the grounds. 

 Dorchester bay was alive with yachts, 

 and nearly 1000 automobiles were 

 parked in the inclosure, with at least 

 long the boulevard 



ind adja 



streets. 



adjusted 



_ the hang- 

 Mght biplane, which was 

 he track from which it 

 -rth. He was accompa- 

 nied by Wilbur Wright, who has been 

 a conspicuous, though rather taciturn, 

 figure at Atlantic since' the show 

 opened. The spectators were delight- 

 el when Mr. Wright, after making a 

 personal inspection of the biplane, 

 mounted the seat beside Brooklns, one 

 of _hls most daring and apt pupils. 



The biplane, notwithstanding the add- 

 ed weight, easily left the track and 

 soared to an altitude of perhaps 100 feet. 



Brookins had applied for a bomb drop, 

 ping test and lost no time in piloting 

 the craft over the diagram of the bat- 

 t eship occupying the field In front of 

 the committee's office. He let go a 

 bomb which hit the bullseye. Had the 

 exploit been real the missile would havo 

 wrought havoc with the boilers and 

 machinery. This feat, an unusual ex- 

 hibition of accuracy and impressive, 

 from a. naval standpoint, delighted the 

 spectators, and the applause approaches 

 an ovation. The biplane soon alighted, 

 and Mr. Wright was first to step out. 

 It was the first flight he has made since 

 a trip at Dayton, O.. four months ago. 

 White Advertising Displeases. 

 While the inventor and aerial st'ii- 

 snt was walking back toward the 

 office, two carpenters appeared with 

 board sign advertising Grahame- 

 White, the English aviator, which 

 they proceeded to nail to the back of 

 the office, directly in front of the 

 centre of the grandstand. The sign 

 pro:ected several feet above the shan- 

 ty and obstructed view from the seats 

 The crowd objected to having its 

 view cut off and shouted Its complaint 

 with such demands as "Take it down" 

 and "Get off the earth." The com- 

 motion assumed such proportions that 

 Chairman Glidden and others of the 

 committee were afraid some disaster 

 had occurred to holders of tickets. 

 Mr. Glidden quickly sought out the 

 source of trouble and ordered the car- 

 penters to remove the sign. 



"I can't," objected one of the carpen- 

 ters, "while the band is playing." "Why 

 not?" asked Chairman Glidden as the 

 impatient spectators were urging haste. 

 "Because the hammers would make too 

 much noise." replied the worker in wood. 

 "Take it down," demanded the chair- 

 man, emphasizing his mandate with 

 gestures. Down came the sign and 

 peace was restored. 



