Show D 14 rl I 1 ING Y N G SKY P I 1 L T walter richard brookins broo kins the youthful sky pilot who made the successful flight from chicago to springfield belongs in the aviation game anvia by right of having been born in the city wright brothers have given such great fame he lu Is a dayton ohio boy who has been over a great deal of america and canada having been for a time a driver of racing automobiles before taking up air flying A brookins Is just past twenty two years old he observed his last birthday july 11 by making record fit nights abts at atlantic city N J it was at this meet that hu he broke the then world record for high flight for the third time by driving ills his machine in a series of spectacular dashes to the height of feet brookins parents are arc americans both boch ills his father and mother are living and he be has two brothers and one sister walter attendee attended the public schools of dayton and managed between learning to fo run automobiles and watching the wright brothers practise with their gliding machine to graduate from the dayton bayton high school that is as far 3 lie he got with theoretical schooling after that lie he went out into the world and became an automobile man of more than ordinary skill ho he perfected himself to such an extent in that profession that lie he decided to try to become an aviator the wrights knew quite a little about brookins as a boy in their ob observations era of his automobile experiences they recognized him as a safe ni man n for their venturesome calling they told walt he might have a trial young brookins began as a pupil of the wrights the latter part of last march ho he practised practiced about live five hours before lie he went up for his fl first flight alone after that lie kept training daily with orvllle orville wright lie he was the first min man trained by orvllle orville wr wright ight and it was not long before bo b was trusted in with the training of others of the wright school hitherto brookins has haa confined ills his attempts at record b breaking deakin to ills his specialties of bei height glit quick turning and slow flights he holds the worlds record for the latter now it boing being 21 11 miles an hour conr this is almost as essential in the ti training of an all aviator as aa is quickness in turning both demonstrating the operators control of his machine and the sense of oneness with his machine that he must have to be successful since bince lie he started flying independently of the flie coaching of ills his trainer brookins Broo kina has in made ai c brillia brilliant n t exhibitions at indianapolis montreal atlantic city toronto detroit asbury park N J boston and through the middle of illinois on ills his wonderful erful flight from chicago to springfield |