WEBSTER FLIES WITH PASSENGER Takes C. S. Wilson Aloft in Aero- Plane and Races With Automobile MAKES TWO FLIGHTS; LIKES ICE AS "FIELD" Photographer Gets Picture of Airman in Race With Motor Car Yesterday morning, Webster made a short flight from his aero shed at Fourteenth avenue East and the lake shore. In the afternoon he raced with an automobile on the ice, remaining abvout 25 feet above the surface of the lake. Says Weather Perfect
"The weather has been nearly perfect," said Harry Webster last night. "I didn't expect
to have it come my way so well, but I was ready for it and I succeeded in making three flights in the last two
days. The ice on the lake makes an admirable aviation field."Webster announced his intention of attempting some "stunts" when his engine is more perfectly adjusted. For the present he will merely practice. He will make a number of flights in Minnesota, the Dakotas, Montana and Wisconsin this summer. Many Want to Go Up
Already the success of his flights has imbued budding airmen with the spirit of the
flight and Webster has had many requests from them to take a passenger.His motor is of 80-horsepower and was built by the Cirtiss factory in New York. Webster uses it in summer and fall for carnival and exhibition flights. |
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