The billboard (Apr 1911)

APRIL aa, 1B11. Tt\e Billboard IT The Aviation Week in America INTERNATI ONAL AVIATORS. Hnlctaliuon. Kid., ApHI M Opvctal to The BlllbiiatO).—Fmb ffom Ibpfr trtanpbs In Mrtico and Cub*, tbe Moluot IntrniatloiMl ATUtort, uiiaac whooi ai* Rrae Slmia. Kvae SSSS'it^SJuJSSm*' (t •• ih«r tk* p iopla te> mVr mniia. If ■ vote were toda/ taken In niiteblnHon. »nTj man la th« citr anil prolmhly for a ra tflDB Of 200 mile*, would be uuttniinotis In hu eenllct tbat tbe Molaant iDtcramtluojtl Avlaton rMlIj Bt. Rene :ilmon wai the flrat to demooilrate tbia. Wben tbe hour a«t tnr 'tlM openlnc "f tbe meet roUrd amnnd, Thonday. a wind tbat Rslatered iklity nilm an hoar waa awecplns acraia tbe a( a& atcttoa what ir aa If ha wm* galaic art aa atrrator to take a ride to the top Mht af aaae baltdlnc. cllmbM Into Ma moao- plne witboat awattlnic wnnl rrom General Man- ager P. t.. Toonr, and before tbe crowd fall- tj realised wbat It all meiint. wa» ofl fur a ten mlnate flffbt with tbe wind. Wl!**n bardiT balf a nill»> from tb«' fair <nitiiiilH ao4 roar bmwlred feet In tbe air. be tad bla monoplane were dropped b<- an unez ■acted foat and for a wblle It looked a*. If tb^ totac llttla alf Idiot tnm soIbc to aaaM-barfc hi aaMaaaa. But ha qalehly tWM hb> ■aab la e aM then to the. anaieafM of .kl« fdlow arlatofa iBdnlfed In aorae "tool tjtag" la aplte ot tbe wind. Barrier made nrobablr tbe moat briniaat fliabr »r tbe day. Tbe wind had decreated bat terr little In reloeltjr when tbe'winner uf tbe CaKllc Uorro Qlgbt piixe took bla monoplane Into tbe air for a croaa-cotmtrr and altitutle fliKht. II tew ont orer the cItT of nutrblnmn and then toned back to tbe gronnda at an altitude of fcobably S.OOO feet. So atrooK waa tbe wlml dat the monoplane waa at times for tnterraU •Ca Blnnte or m (taadlnc alnaoat itatlnoary. •Hk It* propeller ploacblnc fmltlraalr lato lh> sale. Not ainre tbe ItnilUat aight of the Hte John B. Molsant at New Orteana—one af the last tbat tbat famnna and lamrated aviator ■ade—baa ancb briniaot alrmanahlp beea wit- oe«!ied Id tbis coantrr. The clooda, tbe long, white atreamer varli'ty. would aeemlncly encnlf the aeroplane for a few seronda and Barrier, tarlne the fliKbt. certainly llred op to bU tltlt- Ut "Cloud Cbaler." ^rery da; of the meet brooght aomelhlnr ' ' to for—Hntehlaann ha" ferer that It wIU take wtn be fatal —Ilia tha taalanB aea'* autre la aaetmlWI la Ha aM Ibe Moltant aTlalara heta' aaala eangement later In tbe The arlatora left here for Pneblo, where four attempta bare already been made to bold an aTlatlnn exblbltloo wltboot aororM. It la eafe to aay. bowerer. that tbe Molnant arlatorn wir abow the Coloradlans tbat Ihev are not to be balked br "cbeeaa botea- or aaylhloc elae NASHVILLE C LUB PLANS MEET. llaihTme. T»BB.. April 20 (Special to Tbe ■Hhoard).—Tbe llrat rrgnlar meeting of the ■aahTllIe Aero CInb aa a corporation waa held «^»e^B««id «f^*ade noaia. and tbe elab oc- „- «r Ike avla- aal at Comber- ~i) « April _The Aero Chib wtll haia doo meet, wblcb wlU take a Ijad Park (tbe State Mr XT. 28 and 29. and tbe — _ _ _ ■eet are sbont completed. Tk* f a a tt ada- tm win Indode J. A. D. McClSR TimSI Sejchey and Jamea J. Ward. The program aa officially annoaneed la aa tolIowB: BTcnt No. I—Speed competltloB; togrJlTe mUea. Breat No. 2—AJtllnde com- 1 —i. mttrnt Kou S—Speed competition ► ■o^LBreat KOk 4—^Bomb droppinjr com- ,—wa; MIMBit hattleablp target on groand rMtMt Bomber ot ttaea dnHac laaet. Brent ?Jo. 5—Match raca with acratcb. ■ «ae mile. 2l!2i 1? •-SPjwd eoajpetltloo with paaatogcr. riSS'."?- 7-<J?lck cllmblBH eomnettttoa. to tOOO feet altltTide. Brent No. 8—&rt alart- "g competition. Event No 0—Accurate flylBjr CMpetltlon: itartlng and allgbttng la one ban- 2l2Li??' ''I"'*- ^ '•''»• t»-Mnifary **- CSSrS"= aharpabootlng. etc. Ereat Now 11— BbMtlaa atgbt. latrodndna antral all Or eli^ lk —— -- Erent Na. ' BhMtlaa atgbt. latrodc ga. m^. ealijl aalaa. etc. ■^^9 aaapatntoa flre l >p« of tn€k. HILUARD Itlneola. h. J AprO 17 (Speela) to Tbe Bin- a!i?^ >«<>"««nk Point lodir.^lo Sm^?- aeroaaot. and Wllllan RlllUnl. toinerly a racing antoDoblllat. fell 100 feet In aBurBma-Curtlaa biplane after they bad cot- •red about two mltea of their Jonmer. Both Sff •tinn*'! but not aerlooulT Injnrvd. lt»» machine waa wrecked. Tbe biplane waa "aeeMog at the rate ot forty to Bfty miles aoddenle the engine atonped. drapprd ■oddenlj. rrtenda of the »ha wftaemed their fall troai a dla- - - ' - -■rwed to the apot In aataauMia and ^■■jtkem op. Both men wtn HHiNKlutui ■••JWta apa edUy rerlr ed. no LACK OF AVIATION Mcrrs. mmSZ!^ ^!TK ^P"^' " (Special to Tbe BHl- I2f^i»~:A"'""«'' forrliro arlitora wUl com- paw IB tbIa country tbla year there will be do ^^-.9 arlatlon meets, in order to arold any ^Hiai claah In datea, the National Council •a«««a Clubs of Aoetlca requested clubs rep- r!!n!!n 'S. '••ben to forwanl dal<-M and .a.lT aim iiat of an aeronautic cal- •adsr Irre^cetlea oi wbat foreign ronntrlea pro- ?«rS.- «••• eooBcll of their la- - " The dtlca Saratoga Sprloga. rod of Jnly; IlarTanl DoHtoD. fud of AuKUHt ur birElnnlDic of SfptfiulHT; Culi- fornla. ea«l of JanaaiT. 1812. WhfQ the iDDumerable county falM wblcb will Htagv aviuiluQ fvpnt:! are luclmled It Ik fatlmatfil that tlii^ moni*y tn he ufTerciI In (!■*• Unltctl Rrnti-A thiH year for OfrovUiilnE will exc«>iNt $1.2.'r0.000. Last year's total waa abuui $1.000.(XfO. The total number uf avlatura lu the country. Inrlmllni; no\-let^ and Ivamer*. 1^ filac^t Ht about 2,000. LEASE OWN HOUSE. New York, April 21 {Special to Thi* BUIbuarili. —Tbe Aero Clnb of AMvrlca 4««UI«d at a no- Janwa A. Blair. Jr.. ebalnaaa. lenorled that the h u aas committee waa ■aaalaMtMly la favor of the Thompaoa realdeaee. Ko. 3vr Maillwn areaoe. corner of Forty flrat street, wblcb conl l be leajwd tbruugh Messrs. Pease and Elllman, for tS.OUO a year. Thia booM was hoUt ahoot arraa WANTS TO F LY U P BROADWAY. New York. April 20 (Special to Tbe BUI- boarti).—AllM>rt rlleoz, the man who trareled by the air route from Paria to London with the late Juba B. aiolmat af Chicago, la In New Y'>rfc arllh a tflr-boilipna er Oaome eaglne Blerlat a( ika latiA type. Be said he pUnned to be tbe Irat BMB I* n dowa tbe whole length of Broadway, citda tbe Statae ot Ubertr In the bay and rrloni BotoiKa t* Vaa OKtlawl Park wittauut a alvpi. Ato fMt b* will'Bttrmpt about May I. . . , TO PLY LONO DISTANCe. Hot Springe. Anrl] SS (Bpeelal to The Blll- boanl).—If Ibe aecaanry armOKemrnts can be made. Hot Sprtogs will be tbe starling puint uf oae tWK* attvan>t to break the loog diatanre night lecunl la a balhioa. aad tlie man wbu will andertake this feat Is C. A. Coey. of Cblca8i>. one of the recognised balloonlats In the United States. II la tbe lateatloa of those haelnx tbla caler- _ - - - k^ the tbiv kad atarM fMal aataMta a kef* Air a laas «i«as.«aaBnr IHM. which lerouri' 4ln>[i|ivd : Club. 'Ibtf biplane waa wrecked—not enough of li beloir of U7<e to n-arruui carilag tbe remnants to lUc grounds here. Illlllard and SteTena were linrle«l iituler the pile of torn wings, twisted framework, and wires. Both were scratched Bail l»rulm-il. but neither n-aa bailly hurt. Tbe heavy engine fell between them. UNCOLN BEACHBY. aad furnished thronghont In tbe flneat style at a total cost of about two bumlred tbousaad dol- lars. Indiana llmestoae forma tbe e\terlor. aMIatta lateelar la talahed la broue. onyx ^raiMilar tkc ailaptloa «( the report of the Osamlttee oo dob Hoose. Heair A. Wise Wood, chalrmaa of tbe coamltlec to cbacte «t tbe arrangements for Ibe artatlaa laaat at B«t- more Park In May. reported 11 had definitely determined ta l May ST. SI. 29 and 30. whUb day and UcnorUI Oar. JACK JOWNa OW TA K«a TP AIR. „,!fJ"^. AP'U 1» (SpMlal ta Ac Billboard!.—Jack Jotanaoo. tbe world'a cham ploo besTywelgbt pugilist. haTlng coaqueivd ee- erytblnc la bis lloe. Is to eotrr other Selils, ac- cording to Robert M. CaiDpbell. a repieaentatlee of the naiiooai avtatlsa aaeet. whteb arlll be held here next aoMtlw 1M_Ckaa tkt Miter will By a bipiaae aal tnml bSm tpwrUwa are not enforred. | Acc^irtllnff tu .Mr. Campbell. Johnson boogbt a Cnrtlaa biplane thn'C weeks ago, and M tuoa an he flnlibes bis scoteDce (or speedlag la San — MI?T!' iirr*^-*' -** i**- " Business Men's Lea|Bt|-«• bare Mr. Coey carry a letter from Majar W. W. Wsters to Mayor Carter IlarrlMO of Chicago, wblcb will l>e dropped as tbe balloon aalla over tbe Wlodr City. Tbe only thing that la holding hack the Bight Is the mooey necessary for soch a veatare. " wMl tiMiti akaat <M* ta aaaaee the trip, of wkhk Mtaa CM- acatMl w attlbBta halt. PLIES wrra THRKB snuviia. Brusaells, Belgium, April 15 (Special to Tbe Bllll>oard>.—Carrying bis three sisters aa pas. ■eager*. Arlator Laasor. on April 14. Hew In an ■Mapbiae ftma tbe BTiatloo Held at KlewU to the Mkiaa capital. , Tb a diataaee lle srb waa abeot M miles, which w a.atw rrciiid pv-k "Ten cinhs baee DotlSed thi teation of holdlac aelatlaa NARROW ESC APE FOR AVIATOR. "v^-i April IS (Special to The B'Jl?"*'!$L-~-^'Mllit ■ eadden gust of wind wbMe tlUm oeer Potomac Park here today. Aalfcaa* I sa a as. a leral aetatar. aacrawly es- AVIATION MEET IS CALLED OFF. Sew Tork. April 20 (Special to Tbe Bill board>.—Plans for the proposed arlatlon meet at Belmont Park next moath were abaniloseil by the Aero Club of America upon recelTlog the report of a representstire sent to DsTton, o.. to consult with the Wright brothers. The Wriabta are said to hare declared that the time *!* paUas a iHBM iMial g fta tka awaC mm Mo FIRST NAVAL AVIA TOR KILLED. New Tork. AprU 20 (Special to Tbe IMU board).—Meulenant Byaaaoa. the first naeal arUlor of Prsucs. was killed aesr VeniaUle» April 14. while hiplaning serosa cooBtiy at a height of 4U0 feet. A calm prevailed at ttr time. Suddenly the maciilne iUpped aad wmL Byaiwn nas killed outrlKbt. The aaMBP af lb* accldeet la a pmala to alrmeo. AIR-CURRENTS. has beeB glrlog Ibe army bhb some vluclug deiuuastmtloaa of late, and inslaKM haa been aronaed aa aeeer.be- Acconllnj: to Brig. (Sen. . _^ ot the signal corps, the I'alted States ataay !• to lake op avIatloD lo eai B M t. . aad • . of young oairerB will be taMW^BPW Twenty or thirty aeroplaasa af AaarlcaL will be patcbaaed for tbla patpsae. Aelater McCnrdy lias ' - '— *•- must cvBvlucI . tbeir MitbnslaKM fassw Ike aipBal corps* aemdraaa at: Part, aear WashlBsloB. wiu ba apaa aaaa. Hiirace Kenroer. a Boston aelator, who at temptetl oumeroUN tllRhti* In tbe Ill-fated 2ltncf aeroplane st tbe Boetoa-Harraid awet last Sepieiuber. atarlled tbe cnnril at Ibe iafacaat opening of tbe Kl a lat b arlatloa flaid Apill M by making hte first reel flight. It waa of eomparatlrely short dnratloa. aad tnf hecanae of aa accident to the propeller, has yoong Kearney demonstrated bis ability aaa - another opportunity will be given him shortly. Transmission of letters by aeroplane has ba«1 an Intereoting trial at Allahabad. Brltisb India where an lnan!<trlal exposition is In progress. Tlie Inilinn postal authorities granted permis . slim to Captain Wimlham. of tbe British ariay. to establish an aerial post In cooiwcllon with the e.xposlllon anil thus demoostrate Ibe posat bittitea of ao aerial service for a belesgoeted town. Mall twB lailiraa-parta at ladb wa» sent to tbe e apM Ht aa' kn aai l aad theace carried by aeroplaoe to Ibe Allakabad oaatoOca. where It waa dfa<tributed aad forwafded to Its oltl- mate destitution. To slenslixe Ibe departnta. a special postmark was employed Tei>reaentliw an aeri>|ilsne llylng over a range of moontaliu. and bearing Ibe Inscription. -Firat Aerial Post. U. P. Exblbltioa. Allahabad. 1011." Letters t>earing this iiostmsrk resched EndaiHt and aroused considerable Interest. PLAN BAN~bN~AIR JOY-RIDER. New York. April 20 (Special to The Bill bosrd).—fronting by the experience of ttw public with sutomoblie Joyriders, the Aero Cluh of .\merli-a Is conslilering the framing of a bill making It a mis<lcmeanor for any person to UM* an aeroplane not owned by himself without the consent of tbe owner. Tbe matter Is In the hands of tbe Isw committee of the club, which will draft a Mil alallar ta the aa t i aanb l l l tea* receatly paaned kt awu M B IaW p WaiiaB liar ceadftleaB witk tke i SAPETV FOR A mCHAPT. In order to overcome the unstabllltT of serw planes. Bouclianis Pracela. a Fn-nchroan. has lOTi-nted a sj-stem he calls ••dejcyroecnpsjce.** . which, when given a try out st Issy. Prance, proved that tl wunia greatly Increase the *ts blllty of a monoplane. The systrn cooststK merely oC maklag the prooeller screw rreolw la a dlreclkm coatrarr to the tbe bodiCB tiaa. I bodiCB la netlM witb tke «pbn«a tS nrn MeCORMICK P LANE 18 WRECKED San Antonio. Tex,, April M (Special to The BlUhoanl).—The "nmbtella aeroplane" oiaracd by HaroliI P. StcCormIck of Chicago, csme t» grief last week In Ita Initial test Sight st the army post. After ranolOK orcr tbe field be- tween the artnieiT aad caralir pcata. batoe*>^ rialag tram Ibe maimd. tbe actaptaao a^aeka ilWfc At tbe aameJiMa aat af wteit d tke macblae. IkP QMtt tmaa mmt t aetoplaoe. W. S, ■MMMtk tke ep»» atnr. as c aped tmhart. Lake IiMhaway. Spcacer (Woreeater Conaljf. wni open May 30th. The attraetloos offered here are nomeroos. Including scenic railway, dance hsll. Skating tlnk. roller coaster aad The Scanlc Tbeatza. wSirk akeaa tke ttU aaadarille aad AvumoimniMttiHL mSTRDCTORS and BUIIDERS TWO AVI ATOR S FALL. MIneoIa. I.. I., April IT (Special to The BHl. board).—WlUIsm nilllard. the aviator, and Leo Stevens, tbe balloonist, bad s narrow escape frnm death today, when BUUafd'a bipiaae. la Wa bond to Older. j of aU klada tar Ibeatrleal parpoaea sod park e u aci aaloaa. Our (loany atwplaue for, park pbotoara p beis Is tbe biggast money-ntaker of thi- j yesr. Prices sod cifealsr* on 1 request. Macblara aad avi I atora fnmlshml for cnanty and atrret fairs. Write or wirv fur .>v*n dates Largeat and oiuat ciimplele aviation school to the caaalfi. We teaeb rna to fiy. cace tsr. as ivpair Buoplanta. Write ' AVIATION TRAININO SCHOOL, IIMLMMakSaraat. Kanaaa Ci«y. Ma.