AEROPLANE FLIGHT AT AUCKLAND.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 19897, 15 September 1913, Page 4

AEROPLANE FLIGHT AT AUCKLAND.

(Per Press Association.)

AUCKLAND, September U. Young engineers named Sandford and Miller, who have dovoted most of the past year to .work-in the nerfe.:Mon or a flying machine, on Saturday af r,:vnoo\i saw their efforts culminated wifli success, a magnificent flight being made over a distance of three miles. A fortnight ago the, machine was successfully tried in a flight from Avondale towards New Lynn. On that occasion, alter traversing a couple of miles, aviator Sand ford found that the engine of his machine was inclined to eivo IrouKK a-id was compelled to alight in a siwll fi>ld m-nr New Lynn. On Saturday afternoon the machine was fully 4,:i.ioJ v.p for another attempt, and a+. 5-25 p.m. in tho presence of a small t'i'i'wd nf spectators Sandf-ord mounted his machine, the engine was set in motion, and with a short preliminary run across t'jie small field the -biolnW left the Ti-ouprl, and soared gracefully into, the air. There was an exciting moment for iKo airman and for the spectators when f],.. rpnehino rose to negotiate the lino (■•' 1.-11 troos which enclosed the ground. T meant a quick rscent, and was n "vi!?cal test for the machine, but thft .-i-.staclo was -successfully cleared, and r.fter that it was all plain sailing. «>s_ ing to a height of 300 feet, Snndfor;] turned his machine rieht round ivn' h.p ,"Sf»ed hU desttnatron. Av,ondxlo. then he sonvrl bft-k over tho heads of