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Show AERONAUT UNI SCOBINGAJTRIUMPH His Personality and Daring Is Greatly Admired by Foreigners. LONGEST AND MOST SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT Travels at the Rate of Thirty-Six Thirty-Six Miles an Hour for Three Minutes. LEMANS, France, Aug. 11. This evening Wilbur Wright of Dayton, 0., made the longest and most successful flight of the scries of aeroplane trials which he is conducting hero, remaining in the air threo minutes forty-four seconds. sec-onds. The machine circled the field threo times at the rate of thirty-six miles an hour. On passing a grand stand Mr. Wright gracefully dcsccudcd until within speaking distance of the spectators, who wildly applauded his exhibition of mastery over the aeroplane, aero-plane, after which he soared like a bird to new heights, and continued his flight until reaching tho starting point, where he finally gently landed. Wliat Frenchmen Think. The French press and the aeronautic experts, besides extolling the Wright brothers' aeroplane, devote much space to picturing with French art the personality per-sonality of Wilbur Wright. "This man," saj's Frauz Eeichcl in tho Figaro, "is strange and cold, but of a coldness that is smiling and sympathetic. He is tall, thin, severe a man that is tempered like steel. Tho countenance is remarkable, curious tho head that of a bird, long and bony, and with a long nose. The face is smooth shaven and tanned by tho wind and the country sun. The eye is a superb bluo-gray, with tints of gold; honorable, gentle, resolute and intelligent. intelli-gent. Those golden glints bespeak an ardent flame, for Wilbur Wright is a fanatic." Mr. Wright's method of getting awa3r on a start, whilo not appealing to the experts as the most practical solution of the problem of launching his machine, pleases the French emotional emo-tional senso. "He is launched into space," writes one critic, "and there is nothing can stop him. He either flies or falls. The danger of this moment gives one a quiver of. anguish like that experienced at the sight of a cyclist jumping an abyss or looping tho loop." As evidence of the interest that is being taken in Mr. Wright's experiments, experi-ments, a crowd of 3000 persons, including includ-ing many women, patiently waited throughout tho day until ho should decide de-cide to tako out his machine for a sail. Aerial Courtesy. The aeroplane soared down the courso and then abruptly, almost recklessly, swooped and turned and came majestically majesti-cally down tho field, following the line of trees, after which it returned re-turned to the front of the grand stand. With admirable ease and precision tho aeroplane here descended to a lower level. 8eeemingly to drop the spectators a polite aerial courtesy. Then it rose again and resumed its trip, describing zig-zags hero and there until it completed com-pleted three circles of the course. Finally it came to the ground at the starting point, and Mr. Wright again was received with applause. There was scarcel' a vestige of breeze whilo the. flight was taking place. After tho demonstration Mr. Wright said to the Associated Press: "My idoa is to make longer, and possibly higher flights daily. I am feeling feel-ing out my machine." Among the spectators today was J. C. McCoy, the American aeronaut, who was enthusiastic over the performance. |