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Show evident the experience was no novelty for him. . The plane taxied nt hih speed across the calm water for two or three minutes min-utes and then rose r;raeet'nl!y for a long spin to Santa Cruz island. When the trip was over a successful landing was made. llier majesty was wet with spray and splashed with oil when she climbed out but her face was wreathed in smiles and it was apparent she had enjoyed the ride immensely. The crown prince was not in the air party, for his parents do not permit him to fly. Ho went for a motorcycle ride this afternoon with Motorcycle Captain Howe of the New York police department, who is attached to the partv. While his parents were bathing in the Pacific he was taking a tramp with Count d'Outremont. The entire party will attend church tomorrow but no formal program has been mapped out for the rest of the dav. This was the second flight made by the king since he came to the United States, for he went up ouce while in New York. When her majesty learned there was a seaplane here which carried passengers passen-gers she was eager for a flight, for travel by air has no terrors for her. During the war she and her husband made frequent trips by airplane on state business and they frequently have flown to Eton to visit the crown prince, who is a student there. GELGIl HULERS HATHA FL? Take Dip in Surf, Then Go Rid ing in Hydroaeroplane at Santa Barbara. Royal Party and Entourage Making Most of Their California Visit. SANTA BATIB.YRA, Cal., Oct. 11. (By the Associated Tress.) Albert, King of the Belgians, with his consort and their son, arrived here at 9 a .m. today to spend three days under the balmy skies of one of California's far-famed far-famed resorts. Within two hours after their arrival the king and queen were taking a dip in the waters of the Pacific. Pa-cific. The run from Sacramento last night, the last lap of a journey which has taken the royal parts; through twelve states in six days, was uneventful. Crowds had gathered at stations along the way and the monarchs went to sleep with American cheers ringing in their ears. The royal party will be guests while here at the winter home of William H. Bliss of St. Louis. The house guests there are the king, queen, Prince Leopold, Leo-pold, Count d 'Oultremont, adjutant of the court; Countess DeChimav, ladv in waiting to t he queen; Dr. Xolf, phvsi-cian phvsi-cian to their majesties; Ambassador hitlock and Mrs. Whitlock; Hear Admiral Ad-miral Andrew T. Long and Lieutenant Goffinet. The others in the partv are being entertained at the home of" William Wil-liam Griffith Hinshaw. Quickly Take to Water, The king and queen, with Dr. Xolf and the Countess DeChimav, went to bathe at Mirimar as soon as they were 1 settled in their rooms at the Bliss home. The prince did not accompany them but went for a ride. The beach with their majesties in the water might have been a little section sec-tion of that at their own Ostend. His majesty and Dr. ,olf were the first to appear. The king showed no inclination inclina-tion to plunge in but waded out until the water was up to his shoulders and ' then . took the next roller head first. He is an excellent swimmer. When Queen Elizabeth appeared there, was a ripple of applause. She wore a long gray bathing cape and gray cap but her feet were bare. She walked to the end of the sand and there discarded dis-carded her cape, revealing a one-piece suit of foreign cut. The countess w-ore a bathing costume modeled after the traditional American fashion. The queen wasted less time than her hus-. band in taking the plunge. Go for Air Flight. The queen took her first trip bv air in America here today. With King Albert Al-bert and four other members of the royal party she fiew for 45 minutes this afternoon around Santa Barbara channel chan-nel in a hydroaeroplane ami greatly til-joyed til-joyed the experience. She climbed in the front cockpit and seated herself beside J. M. Nye, chief special aeent of the department of state. Albert helped himself on with his overcoat and then put on his flying fly-ing togs without assistance. It was |