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Show Ctias. F. Walsh Makes First Important Im-portant Flight ever attempted to Ogfden Goes a Mile a Minute A5I the Way 1 Charles F. Walsh late yesterday afternoon aft-ernoon made the first neroplane flight of any importance tver attempted In Ogdon. In hiB Curtlss military biplane he 6ailecT from the Four-State Fair grounds pver Plain City, flying at a height of approximately 1,000 feet from the ground all the time and covering cov-ering a distance of nearly twenty miles. Aviator Walsh traveled at the rato of a milo a minute and returned to nearly the same spot from which he started on the aviation field InBlde of the half mllo race track. The blrdman surprised everyone on tlio grounds excepting his wife and mechanicians, who had been "tipped off" that a flight waB to be made The crowd of spectators who were examining ex-amining foe aeroplane from a distance dis-tance apparently thought that Walsh was just trying out his engine to see If it was Jn perfect working order for tho opening of the fair today, when the aviator took his seat and shouted, "Let 'or go, boys," and waved the starting' signals common to all bird-men. bird-men. With the mighty Curtlss engino whirring like mad, the biplane bounced bounc-ed a, hundred feet along the ground and then commenced to float skyward. sky-ward. Higher and higher flow the aircraft until several hundred feet above the flying field. Then tho dflver directed It out over the flats. For mlleB the aeroplane moved like a bird. Then a wide clrclo was mado near Paln City and tho return trip was taken up. By this tlmo the ma- chine -was at least 1,000 feet off the .ground As tho airman winged his way toward to-ward his starting place, there was 'a great rush of spectators for the flying fly-ing field. The special fair police had difficulty In keeping the excited crowd back of tho race track fence. As the aviator drew nearer the cheering commenced. com-menced. Men threw their hats into the air. Women waved their handkerchiefs. hand-kerchiefs. Small boy3 Jumped up and down and shouted until their Utile throats were hoarse. It wns the greatest aeroplano flight ever made in Ogden add It was appreciated appre-ciated Tho aviator's wife, a jolly little woman and mighty good looking, appeared ap-peared to be Just a bit happier than anyone else. She was tho first to clasp the hand of tho aviator as ho stepped from his splendid machine. Sho not only shook her hubby by the hand either, but she kissed him several sev-eral times and actually threw her arms about his 'neck, exclaiming: "You're just grand and the bosteBt little aviator in the world." This happy little scene was interrupted inter-rupted by a number of fair directors, who ran to greet the aviator and say, "Fine, fine." . $ While the flight "waB in progress the aviator's dear little boy and girl sat on tho grounds and held 'hands. They seemed to enjoy the fun as much aa anyono and apparently were not the least concerned about their father. When tho aviator had alighted they danced up to him, their merry faces beaming with love and admiration Tho little girl took hold of her father's fa-ther's hand and patted It, The little lit-tle boy said, "Papa, let mo wear them goggles," and ho got what ho was asking for. "This was a delightful afternoon for flying and I couldn't resist tho temptation to take a Spin," said Aviator Avi-ator Walsh. "Ogden certainly looked small whon I was away up In the air. T believe I was about 1,000 feet higher high-er than 'this altitude most of tho tlmo. My machino. worked perfectly. I made about a mile a minute all the way. I expect to make two flights tomorrow to-morrow afternoon." - |