mon, who was in air for 2h. 3m. 30s., at 

 Mineola, L. L, July 2. But Johnstone, 

 unfortunately for the Wright camp, mis- 

 calcu'ated He believed he had shattered 

 the record when he alighted after fly- 

 ing 2h. 3m. 5 2-5s., covering 35 laps and 

 an additional 300 yards. He was greeted 

 bv Aviator Harmon, who also believed 

 that the record was shattered, but it 

 later developed that the figure set by 

 Harmon stood, because of Johnstone's 

 faulty clocking. 



Brookins, in a Wright biplane, at 5:30 

 o'clock, started for altitude, duration 

 and accuracy. Grahame-White at this 

 time was peering down upon Squth 

 Boston housetops. The Wright opera- 

 tor quickly ascended 1000 feet and soared 

 still farther above the Briton. 



BROOKINS UP OVER MILE. 



Grahame-AVhite Circles High Above 

 Harbor in Farman. 



Brookins' climb toward the unseen 

 stare in this flight to a height of over 

 a mile, a new altitude record for the 

 meet, his swooping descent in circles 

 and drop to the ground, for a new 

 world's accuracy record, Grahame 

 White's wide circles high in the air 

 nr»r the harhnr South Boston, Dor- 

 nd his drop back 

 id that 



to e 

 his 

 his 



interest to the tin 

 the field and from 

 building within a ra 

 1 White had been 



ed 



•ed for 



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ater, 



Bide 



vhe: 



started in the air, after Announcer 

 Hallahan had informed the crowd the 

 crack Wright jockey would go out for 

 altitude duration and accuracy records. 



Wrapped up with sweaters and gloves, 

 looking like a man going on a north 

 pole expedition, Brookins put on his 

 goggles and left the ground in a sharp, 

 upward slant, at an angle much more 

 acute than White had followed in his 

 ascent a few minutes before. 



Circles in Air Miles Wide. 

 Both aviators made their ascent into . 

 the clear sky in great circles miles in 

 circumference and at no time came near 

 each other, but from the grandstand it 

 became apparent to the spectators that 

 American aviator was overtaking 

 the upward climb of the' Englishman 

 and was going to pass high above the 

 Farman biplane. 



White drifted far 



ntll he 



the m 



Do: 



ut 



jed to be well up 

 ship channel of 

 n the black speck 

 was all the avia- 

 i of him slowly 

 Duth Boston and 



Behind the lines of the hills back 

 of Neponset the sun was sinking. 

 White passed above it and started 

 what looked like a climb toward the 

 cresent moon hung high in the south. 

 He fell just short of putting machine, 

 the spectators and the moon In a 

 straight line, and then continued his 

 circling- until he was away out above I 

 the islands In the harbor. 



Almost straight up toward the zenith, 

 o'irectly over the field, Brookins had 

 gained' such a height that the quiver of 

 his propjller blades were no longer heard 

 and the front and rear steering pla: 

 were so far distant that they were 

 visible. Two thin black lines showed 

 where the machine was. 



Clouds Swallow Up Brookins. 

 len Brookins drifted off toward N 

 >e same course of Whit 



He, too, 



the mm 



jemd t 

 but i 



;r into 

 short. 



overshot his mark and was swallowed up 

 in the fleecy cloua's, hanging like a crim- 

 soned veil ready to drop across the 

 moon's face. The crowd watched in 

 silent appreciation. 



Down on the field the roar of a 

 motor drew attention to Curtlss, who 

 brought out his flier and kicked up the 

 dust at the starting mark with the 

 exhaust of his motor as he leaped off 

 for a trial at speed. He made only two 

 full circuits, his motor not working 

 to his satisfaction, and came down 

 without completing the three complete 

 rounds of the course necessary to make 

 his trial at speed valid. 



White Comes Nearer Earth. 

 "White's coming down," passed the 

 word. From high up White came coast- 

 ing In long slants, each bringing his 

 machine more and more distinctly to 

 view. A faint purr from his motor 

 came down, then was lost again. It 

 became apparent that his motor was 

 whirring only intermittently. His 

 power had failed, was the conclusion, 

 and everybody was on tiptoe to see 

 i how he would make a landing. 



His last curving drop of 200 feet . 

 I carried him back to the grand stand 

 | and down to what looked like a de- 

 scent in the marBhes between the field 

 land the state boulevard. Those on 

 the top row of the grand stand could 

 look back, however, and see that he 

 swept down to within a few feet of 

 the ground, then came up again and 

 started for the aviation field. Others 1 

 who could not see him heard the 

 cracking of his motor start steadily 

 again, and in a few seconds saw him 

 reappear at the end of the field and 

 swing over the course. They gave 

 him a cheer as he started round in a 

 duration drill. 



His drop from the heights had been 

 caused by the Intense cold he found at 

 an elevation not far from a mile. Driv- 

 ing through that frigid atmosphere had 

 numbed him. A desire to save power 

 as he coasted along led him to shut off 

 motor time and again, and thiB had 

 lislcd the crowd into thinking his m»- 



th 

 rni 

 chir 



Up 



s tailin 

 the 



air Brookins still hung, 

 i Curtlss machine, 

 pped in a try for 



lachine v/nlcli 

 ring to see in 

 the field to a 



with the : 

 when Bro< 

 :old he foi 

 started a > 



700 feet, 

 and thei 

 ping fai 

 making 



an aero- 

 starteil 

 : high as 



after 

 then 

 is the 



shrieked. Brookin 



round, and Brookins also pi 

 alight. Not content to ha 

 a new altitude record for 

 tion field, he was to add a n 

 record to his laurels before 

 ended. 



In a series of slow dips and rises lie 

 came across the Held toward the little 

 white flag stuck in the. ground at the 

 centre of the circle marked off for ac- 

 curacy tests. On the last rise the bi- 

 plane hung almost motionless in the 

 air, then gently dropped its skids to the 

 earth in a perfect landing. Brooklne 

 sat still till the tape had been run along 

 the ground and the distance from the 

 centre of the circle measured. 



New World's Record. 

 While the strong-voiced announcer 

 was shouting forth the result of his 

 landing and the crowd was cheering this 

 new record of 12ft. lin., Brookins 

 jumped heavily off his saddle, and had 

 his chilled hand grasped by a score of 

 men. It had been intensely cold at the 

 high altitude he reached, and his whole 

 body was chilled, but he was warmed 

 with excitement over the success he had 

 achieved. Over in the hangars he was 

 congratulated by Wilbur Wright, the 

 taciturn, whose praise meant much to 

 the young air pilot. 



The record of 12ft. lin. made a new 

 world's record. It was made on a Wright 

 machine, which has skids and no wheels, 

 I and beat Charles Foster Wlllard's record, 

 made last January 10, at Los Angeles, 

 when he landed a Curtlss biplane in a 

 20-foot circle. 



Curtlss Up In the Burgee*. 

 Curtlss was next Into the air for the 

 first long flight the great crowd had ever 

 i made In the Burgess biplane. Un- 

 der the skilful guidance of the aviator 

 the biplane showed all the qualities of 

 stability and speed which had been dis- 

 played by the Curtiss, Wright and Par- 

 man biplanes during the professional 

 events of the meet. Both Burgess and 

 Curtlss were cheered at the successful 

 outcome of the trip. 



Falling darkness and the appearance 

 of automobile lights and street arcs had 

 long presaged the end of the day's meet 

 and just after Curtlss landed the day's 

 events ended, Willard first going into the 

 air on a fruitless attempt to win back 

 his laurels of accuracy from Brookins. 



Nearly all of the spectators had 

 stayed on the field until the end of 

 the flylng. and as they broke up formed 

 a long stream flowing over the marshes 

 to the railroad station, The lights of 

 hundreds of autos. In a line a mile long, 

 glared as they crept 'slowly along. 



