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Show - ' , machine a wreck, but his bones whole. Roland r;. tjjineis. who sustained a broken no.-e and other h irts when he fell several days ago, demonstrate 1 his pluck today His face still bandaged, ban-daged, he- went aloft for ten minutes AYIATOR MADE NEW WORLIVS RECORD MEMPHIS, Dec. 7. Reno Barrier established a world's record this after-uoon after-uoon when he Hew more than sixteen miles in 10 minutes 55 1-5 seconds, thereby winning $5,000 offered by the Memphis Commercial Appeal. He, outwJnged Jonn B. Moiflant, who blazed the way over tho courw, by nearly eight minutes. Both used Ble-riot Ble-riot monoplanes. The previous record over a closed course was established by Leon Morano, at Rheimfi, last An-guflL An-guflL In this flight, sixty-live, miles an hour wa.s attained. Weather conditions were almost perfect The air was cool, but a bright sun was .shining and thore was just the suggestion of a bree.e. C. K, Hamilton, in his hc-avier-than-alr biplane, missed deoth by a hair's breadth and In his effort performed a spectacular feat of airmanship. In an exhibition he had reached a height of 200 feet when his motor went de-ad. Then he started to glide, eventually striking the earth with a thump, his |