A DARING AERONAUT.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1165, 28 June 1911, Page 7

A DARING AERONAUT.

DEFIES A GALE. Soaring four times nearly half a mi Jo out over tho ocean in tho l'aco of u. M blowing at an estimated rate of 45 milts an hour, Eugene lily, tho aviator who made tho famous trip to the cruiser Pennsylvania ill Sail Francisco Bay, made a most .sensational (light on tho peninsula ! opposite Eureka City. Cnl., on May 27. Owing to the fact that a'high wind waa blowing, many spectacular features, eueli as dips and dives, which usually accompany such exhibitions \vero impossible, but the daring of tho aviator in venturing out over the rough waters of tho ocean sufficed to make his pcrformanco a most daring one. . After waiting for over an hour m tho hope that the heavy wind would subside, Ely determined to mako tho attempt 111 faco of all tho dangers, and, mounting the seat of his machine, was in the air after a run of less than SO feet Ho rose rapidly, and attained im altitudo of 1000 foct in a very few minutes, maintaining approximately Hint height during tho entiro titno ho was in the air. Battling with the gale which was blowiug in the upper altitudes, Ely raudo four great circles over tlio bay and ocean, working nearly half arai'O o,l ' sen in tho faco of the wind. Then, speediiig sliorewards nt & terrific price, ho eroded tho peninsula and shot out over the bay. Four times ho complotal the circle, covering in all obout 1G miles, and attaining at times a speed of nearly 50 miles an hour. In alighting ho brought his aoroplaun to a stop in a small hollow in tho sand dunes from which lie had arisen. Upon, alighting, Ely stated that tho flight was one of the most dangerous lie had, ever attempted, tho sandhills of tho peninsula creating violent wind eddies which made it difficult to control his machine.