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Show WRIGHTS' LONG FLIGHTS BY LIGHT OF MOON As bury Park. N. J-. Aug. 20. The citizens of Asbury pitrk awoke this morning to find that while they slept two of the Wright aviators had accomplished accom-plished a record fent in neroplaning, having made long midnight flights bv the light of the moon, the first nlnrht flights on record. WHh a few friends and a score of summer colonists as spectators, Arch Hoxfioy nnd Ralph Johnstone took out the new Wright machine for, spins of about 15 minutes each. Tho night was an ideal one for their rsrpo3o There was Just a scurry of clouds on tho horizon. The wind was still and larjre stars shone rut. while a filling moon looked down In tho easlern sky. Johnstone wont up Trst nul his flight was compauitivflv tamo. Thn Horsey started out for mronlleht skylark Ho cut fipue eights, roller roasted, darted nnward In a spurt of 5u0 feet toward I he moon and waved to the people below from a height of 100 feet. When he tired of that, he cut grapelnes and what looked to be his initials. His craft wns aluminum painted, and It became as bright under un-der the silver of ihe ni'n aa if It had been phosphorescent, |