Show First First- Two Flights Complete Success v Washington hin ton July 2 After Aft After r making i 4 vo t successful flights hUs late today the Wrights aeroplane aeroplane aero aero- plane plane met with a slight mishap mis hap which will delay further tests until next week weck The machine with Orville Wright at the helm helIn was was' on its way around the Fort Myer l drill grounds for the ninth time in its second flight when suddenly sudden sudden- l ly the motor stopped sixty feet above rc the ground around The great birdlike machine came to a standstill then glided to the earth without to its occupants occupants occupants oc oc- oc- oc at exactly the same sante place where the propeller blade last bro broke ce last ast September which result resulted d in the fatal accident at that time In III gliding g today the machine struck a tree and find was swerved around with such force that the skids were were broken and the right wing badly ripped Despite the mishap the the two flights today were the most successful that Orville Wright has made at For Myer since his his' return to complete the government government govern govern- ment trials On the first attempt attempt attempt at at- tempt he flew about the field twelve t times in 11 minutes and 50 seconds and on the second trial he lie had gone around eight and a half times when the flight was terminated During both oth flights Mr Wright went higher and aud faster than in the trials trials' of the two pre previous ious days It was estimated that his speed was vas about 37 miles an un hour on an average although the machine probably exceeded forty miles miles' whets when flying with the breeze S L Tribune |