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VOL. XIV, NO. 15
SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 11, 1911
FIVE CENT
INSTRUCTION IN AVIATION
Beachey and Cartiss Biplane Coming For
Three Weeks, On March 18 j
Exhibition Fllg-ht to Round Out
.Big-great Entertainment Novelty In
lllstorj of the Village
AL.L1 JfUNbiiiUKST IS
in a buzz of anticipa
tion over the announce
ment that a school of
aviation instruction in
the interest of the Cur-
tiss biplane, is to be
conducted here from
March 18th to April 5th :
the daring aviator, Mr. Lincoln' Beachey,
in charge. The choice of Pinehurst
comes as the result of the visit of Mr.
Augustus Post, the aeronaut, in Decern
ber, and his favorable report concerning
the unexcelled opportunities for the
sport which Pinehurst offers. Sunday
Francuilli came to look the ground
over and was so delighted with the
many advantages that he came to
an immediate decision and preparations
are being rushed with all possible
haste under his direct personal super
vision.
Several pupils and a big gallery of
"fans" , come with Mr. Beachey to en
joy the sport, (for that is what it is rap
idly developing into) which now has as
devoted followers as the races, and as
an entertainment novelty the school
promises to be the biggest feature in the
history of the Village. The program in
cludes instruction in the art of aviation
and arrangements whereby passengers
may enjoy the delights of a "fly". An
exhibition flight is also scheduled, the
probable date Wednesday, March 25th.
The vast field surrounding the trap
shooting grounds, is to be used for the
purpose, its high elevation and the op
portunities it offers for following the
flight of the machine, making it ideal,
and Pinehurst is soon to enjoy the novel
sight of seeing man vie with the buz
zard in its majestic jo'urney through the
clouds, for the flight of few other birds
can be compared with the biplane.
As Mr. Post says, it is not a question
of flight at all, but of resistance ; balance
being maintained by "warping" the
planes. "When we first started," he
continued, "we were literally trying
to fly, which we all agree, is an impos
sibility. I think no better illustration
could be made of what the real difficul
ties of actual flying are than to ask you
to try and make a wheel run with spokes
and no rim. if this is not quits clear, try
to figuie out just how much more difficult
it would be tonikean automobile that
would run on leg?, a a horse trots for
instance, instead of on wheels, and yet
that u what we at first tried to accom
plish. "Strange as it may seem, it took us a
long while to discover that we were go
ing about the thing in the directly op
posite way, which is usually the case,
because the human race are by nature,
imitators. To be sure, it seems simple
enough to argue. Why shouldn't we fly
as the birds do?" The fact however, re
mains that we are still as much in the
dark to explain the flight of most' birds
as we ever were.
"The buzzard and the eagle are perfect
ly possible aviators from a scientific
standpoint, but we are wholly at a loss
nrsc visit, several years ago, you
have accomplished wonders, and your
future, I believe, will rank your ten
nis, shooting and other sports with
your golf, which now occupies a posi
tion of International prominence. Yes,
indeed, I shall anticipate not one, but
many more visits"
Jlr. Eung-miitr Wins Trap Shooting
J. B. Langmuir, with a handicap of
twenty led in the weekly trap shooting
tournament with a score of ninety ; Miss
E. Marie Sinclair (30), second in eighty;
Miss Edca Dace (39;, made seventy-nine;
L. C. Hopkins (15), seventy-eight, and
G. W. Elkins, Jr., (15), sixty-one.
An Evening' at the Gun Club
The younger set enjoyed a merry
evening at the Gun Club cabin early in
the week.
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t. -: . feist. : gl ' ' z 'I, A ; A
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WAITING THEIR TURN IN THE RING EVENTS
to explain on scientific principles, how a
wild goose or a wild turkey or even many
of the smaller birds, such as the grouse,
manage to maintain flight as they do, be
cause tney are nymg in direct con
tradiction to scientific principles as care
fully worked out and proven by aviation
experiments."
DELIGHTED WITH PJN EIIUftST
Walter Camp JPropheaie Great
Future In Sports For Village
Walter Camp, best known as Yale's
famous football coach, and without
doubt the leading American authori
ty on amateur sport, left early in the
week after a three weeks' sojourn here,
devoted mainly to golf.
"My stay this time has been a revela
tion," said Mr. Camp, "for since my
OI THURSDAY XEXT
Annual Eiving- Picture at Carolina
Promise Erenlng- of Entertainment
The annual evening of "Living Pic
tures," announced for Thursday even
ing next at The Carolina, promise to be
the most interesting of a series which
is generally acknowledged to rank in a
class by itself so perfectly have
they been carried out. As usual Miss
Carolyn Fuller is the leading spirit and
the subjects, "Shakesperean heroines
and famous historical women", offers
superb possibilities.
Song-s by Sir. Satterthwalte
Songs by Mrs. S. T. Satterthwaite con
tributed to the pleasure of the regular
Sunday evening concert at The Carolina.
GYMKHANA MAKES BIG HIT
Over FiYe Hundred People Gather For
Saturday's Equestrian Gaines
Snap and Go Characterize JVovel and
Varied Program Which Entertains
Participants and Onlookers
THAT no entertain
ment feature here is
more generally enjoyed
was very clearly demon
strated by the attend
ance a t Saturday's
equestrian gymkhana,
more than five hundred
people assembling to
enjoy the novel and varied program, and
the field of contestants numbering an
even dozen: Mrs. It. E. Tiedemann,
Miss Jessamin Childs, Miss Claire Ken
wick and Messrs. J. W. Latting, It. S.
Durstine and V. E. Bull of New York ;
Mr. II. It. Balf e, Jr., of Brooklyn ; Mrsv
Leonard Tufts of Boston; Mr. N. S.
Hurdof Pittsburg; Mr. G. Tyler Smith
of Richmond, and Mr. E. II. Van Sickler
of Roanoke.
Ihe opening number was the ring
tilting with prizesfor both men and wo
men, the contestants being called upon
to ride down the track, gathering in
hanging rings with lances, on the way ;
the event run off with a snap and go
which caught the crowd. In the final
summing up Mr. Latting led with a total
of seven rings, four secured on one trip
and three on another ; Mr. Smith second
with a total of five. Mrs. Tiedemann was
first among the women, with a total of
six, pair of threes ; with Mrs. Tufts sec
ond, with a total of Ive. The riding
ring events included the cigarette race
ridden in couples, in which the contes
tants were required to ride about the
ring in opposite directions and meet,
the woman then lighting matches from
which her companion lighted a cigarette,
after which the pair joined right and left
hands and rode around the ring to the
starting point ; the best time winning.
The amusing situations arose not only
from the fact that the horses seemed to
fail utterly to realize the necessity of
standing still and the fact that a slight
breeze made the work of making the
match burn somewhat difficult for the in
experienced. Mr. Balfe and Mrs. Tiede
mann accomplished the task in good
order, with Mr. Durstine and Mr. Hurd,
the latter disguised as a woman, second.
Mr. Latting and Mrs. Tufts were close
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