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Show MRS. VANDERBILT TO FLY mU K&bbS'i!' tekV v vWV I Mrs- w K Vandorbllt has purchased ono of W V 'T tho "smallotit, prettiest nnd speodlest" French mmm w1V''u xv monoplanes designed specially for women, and It mmm ,a cxnectcd tnat BU0 w'11 800,1 00 Prominent MyvvWj among tho feminine aviators. Throo of tho ma-avWwiwII ma-avWwiwII cn'nos ntlV0 eon shipped to this country, with ytjgjclv throo French women to domonstrato thorn, and EKP$Qlvk 'American women who long to experlonco tho IpSaS thrllla of an noroplane flight will soon havo an fl vt-'IZ!! opportunity to gratify their deslro. Tho aero- &f'&s'w$ planes weigh only ISO pounds each and aro 4 yi&MtK equipped with 12-horao power engines. Ono will ' S t0 tn0 uv,at,on flo,d nt Mlneola, ti. I. All worn- on wno do8'10 t0 '0ftrn tno art of flying will bo 1 given Instruction. Hl r 11 is understood that two of the machines will I u ff'tr?' ' I becoroo tho property of Mrs. Clifford B. Harmon, who haa mado flights with her husband, and of Mrs. William K. Vandorbllt. 1 Jr.. also experienced. Clifford B. Harmon will re-enter tho ballooning flold. Ho Is to try for tho International cup In xho racc-B from St. Louis and has purchased Captain Baldwin's balloon in Now Tork for tho purposo. Ho haa WM piloted this samo balloon before and with it established two American records, Mm tor height and duration, In a flight in October, 1909. Efl A series of "aeroplane mntlnees" under tho auspices of tho Aero club of ifl America havo been hold on tho aviation field at Gardon City. Prizes wero offored for flights of varied character. Tho first part of tho program was a series of exhibition flights. Captain Baldwin and Mr. Harmon mado ascents at tho samo time, tho pno turning to tho left aud tho other following tho two-mUe course to tho right' Urn umm |