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Show CHANGE I AEROPLANE Wright Brothers Have Something Nzw in Latest Machine New York. Aug. 10. Among the events for the aviation tournament which will be held at the Sheepshead Bay ractraek beginning Friday of this week are a number of passenger flights by Glenn II, Curtlss with women wom-en as passengers. The aviator has re ceived a number of applications from I ergons who wjsh him to take them aloft. While it is impossible to comply com-ply with the wishes of all these, he has decided that he will take up some of the women who wish an air ride during the meet. Mars and Wlllard ill also make flights with passen fct-rs in their big machines. Among the events for which priz.es nre announced Is an attempt to bring the height record back to this country. coun-try. Both Curtlss and Wlllard will tnter the contest for height At the Anbury park aviation field interest centers on a new biplane being pot up by the Wrights to replace re-place a machine smashed by Brook-Ins Brook-Ins In the new craft, which is designed de-signed to carry live persons, if necessary, neces-sary, there Is nothing in front of the (!:iver's seat. The front elevation planes nre gone, an 1 the two main planes catch the air in initial contact so far an the aeroplane is concerned. The elexating plane there Is only one Is located behind the rear rud-lUr, rud-lUr, and thus one of the earliest features fea-tures of the aeroplane passes out of existence in this new type. Meanwhile the aeroplane nt Mine-cla, Mine-cla, Ixng Island, Is preparing to test I lie value of tho biplane for saving liver, al sea. An Imitation shipwreck is being built in the center of the aerodrome. In the place heretofore occupied oc-cupied by the dummy warships In the bomb-throwing experiments Bv next week it will be so that Clifford B. Harmon and his fellow aviators can make attempts at dropping a life line over it. The ropes will hang fiom the tall of the machine so that It cannot foul the propMier. |