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Williams' flight was featured pretty race with a flock of three pigeons. The birds made a effort to keep up, following plane, and turning when it did. finally quit cold, however, and off in another direction. 
herd of cows in a neighboring became frightened when the air- passed over them and joined in mpede down the enclosure. 
feature of the ride that stuck . Lyster as peculiar was that tan hear the aviator's voice but his own. Mr. DuCharme took mera along and got a snapshot Brush was the passenger on ast regular flight made Tuesday. afternoon a breeke came up the flights scheduled were called A big crowd gathered in anticipation of seeing Mary Mannering sworth soar and rather than dis int the people, Mr. Coffyn went lone, heading the machine into wind. It was a daring feat and that called for much skill and e, but he held the plane fairly in spite of the breeze and a beautiful landing. 
e present exhibition will come n end this afternoon, with an ex- ion flight over the lake by Mr. yn in front of the Country club. flights this afternoon start earli- han usual. Several members of Aero club have arranged for sec- flights and none of these has taken as yet.
Famous Actress Up In Air 
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Mary Mannering Wads-worth Is biplane Passenger. 
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HER STEPSON ALSO FLIES
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Horace Wadsworth, Aged 12, Enjoys Trip to Skies. 
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SETS NEW YOUTH MARK
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Takes Honor of Being the Youngest Person to As-cend in U.S. 
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The flight of two women, one of them a famous stage star, a 15-year-old girl, a boy of 12, the latter the youngest person who has ever taken an aeroplane trip in the United States, and nine men, and the announcement that a Detroit syndicate would purchase a Wright aeroplane and take up flying seriously, were the features of the morning on the last day of the private flying exhibition at the Coun-try club under auspices of the Aero Club of Michigan. 
Mrs. Mary Mannering Wadsworth, late star in "A Man's World," took Her first flight in an aeroplane and pronounced the experience glorious.
Her 18-year-old stepson, Horace Wadsworth, took the honor of being the youngest aviator in the country from Miss Josephine Alger, aged 14, who made a trip yesterday morning. 
Horace's sister, Helen, aged 15, made a trip with Aviator Coffyn and like Mrs. Gardner Reid, daughter of F.H. Clark, of the this city, and how a resident of Flushing, L.I., declared the sensation of riding through the clouds wonderful.
Machine to Be Bought. 
Plans for the forming of a syndi-cate of some of the member of the Aero club of Michigan, headed by Russel A and Capt. Fred M.Alger, were perfeceted this morning for the purchase of a Wright biplane and the engagement of a competent instruc-tor, Aviator Frank Coffyn, if possible, to learn the navigation of the air. Manager Russel, of the Wright Bros. Co., made the announcement at the close of this morning's flights.
The Detroiters are very desirous of purchasing the machine which has been in use in the exhibition at the Country club, but the firm cannot promise that this will be the one which will become their property. The machine is contracted for several exhibitions about the country, the first of which is at Battle Creek as part of the Fourth of July celebra-tion. 
"Oh, mother, dear," piped little Alice Hackett, four and one-half- year-old daughter of Mrs. Wads-worth as her famous parent was swapped away in the biplane before it left the ground. The little girl, who has been climbing under and over the machine whenever she found it unoccupied , dragging a French bulldog with her, jumped up and down in her excitement. 
"If that machine has to break down, I hope it is while I am in it rather than before I reach it," said Mrs. Gardner Reid, as with her brother she hurried across the gold links this morning. 
Wants to Fly Again.
"I am well repaid for all my plan-ning," she said, after alighting. "It was wonderful I only hope that I make make another and many more trips. I wasn't frightened in the least, and the dip, as we started for the ground, was thrilling in the extreme." 
Tweleve trips were taken from a few minutes before 7 this morning until 9 o'clock.These, with an extraearly fly in which Manager Frank Russell of the Wright Bros. company, was the passenger set a new record for aero-planing in the world. No either ma-chine has made that my trips in one day. 
The morning was ideal for the sport. There was so little breeze that the tops of trees in the grounds showed not the slightest agitation. A small but enthusiastic crowd gathered be-fore 7 o'clock, but Mr. Russell and Aviator Coffyn had stolen a march on them and gone for a fly at 5:40. 
In the 12 minutes they were in the air the men sailed to Gaulker's Point, at the mouth of the Milk river, a dis-tance of four and one-halkf miles from the starting point, and on the return went for a spin about Lake St. clair. At times during the flight they made 5 miles an hour. 
Mrs. Wadsworth's flight came third on the list and was full of thrills for the spectators, although the famous actress said later that she was un-aware of the features. 
Pigeons Race With Plane
On the straightaway course across the field to the northwest, three snow white pigeons, sailing leisurely along, were almost overtaken by the big man-made bird/before they were aware that their element was being intruded upon. Then, speeding up somewhat, the birds, their wings flash- ing in the bright sunlight, tried to outfly the plane. 
For nearly a mile the race was kept up, the machine crowding the pigeons nearly all the way until; the birds wheeled to the right and flew away. On the return trip to the southeast two auto testers in their machine in the road struck up a race with the bi-plane. Aviator Coffyn was not aware of their presence, although the young men were speeding along at 50 miles an hour, but the flying machine kept pace for more than a mile and could easily have left them behind at anytime. 
"It was a glorious experience," said Mrs. Wadsworth, as she stepped out of the machine. "It is wonderful. The exhilaration of flying through the air, although most of the time I could hardly realize at, so steady was the machine is indescribable." 
"Before this exhibition I have often wished to take a flight in an aero- plane, but I was somewhat nervous about making the start because of many accounts of fatal and serious accidents the papers have been telling about," said the actress to have news-paper men. "But since coming here in the three days I have seen so many go up and return in perfect safetly and with such glowing accounts the pleasures that I lost all fear. 
Follows Husband's Lead. 
"And besides, Mr. Wadsworth had promised me that me that he would not make a flight. I told him that if he ever did I would also and Monday he could withstand no longer. He placed his name on the list applicants and or course I had to do so also. And then the gentlemen in charge place my name ahead of his. 
I was not a bit nervous all morn-ing, and climbed into the machine per-fectly cool and collected. And all during the ride there was not the least feeling of fear. 
"On the rather sharp turns we made, while I did not in the least fear the sharp dip I had watched before from the earth, there was a sort of sink-ing feeling inside, much as you ex- perience when sailing hifh in a swing. But it passed immediately and I turn- ed my attention to enjoying the land- scape. 
"I could hear nothing that Mr. Cof- yn said and as I had decided that it was best to look straight ahead, could only see his lips move and the corner of my eye. And when saw him make a particularly long sweep with the controlling lever, hastily turned my eyes ahead again I wasn't frightened, but I thought per haps I would be if I watched movements. 
"The scenery is simply beautiful from a height. All around us there was the beautiful green country, trees and grass and here there a house 
Off to the left there was a glorious sight of the lake, shimmering and flashing under the morning sun. 
Earth Seems Contracted. 
"At an altitude of 300 feet the tell me I was up, the country presence a very different appearance. Th whole world seemed to have contrac ed wonderfully with houses and field and woods and fences brought into very small space beneath. But the seeming contraction brings everything into vision in a startling way. Ever line snd object is sharply defined clear cut to such a degree that you can see a great many things at one and each distinctly. 
"There is almost no sensation movement in the air, except perhaps on the downward swoop just before alighting. Then the descent seen very rapid for a moment, with earth rushing to meet one at great rate. But there is no sense falling, as the big lower plane under neath looks very safe. Confidence the man running the machine has great deal to do this feeling safety too. and there is absoltly no fear with Mr. Coffyn. 
"When in the air, and travel along at express train speed, one hardly tell that the machine is mo ing. There is just a delightful sen of sitting still high in the heaven with very little solid beneath, 
"All in all it was an experience I will always remember and if Wadsworth purchases a machine, I hope he will, I chall certainly aeroplaning again. 
"They tell me that my little dau ter, Alise, was cited when I start up, but I don't believe that it fear. The child is perfectly mad ab our home here and is doing worlds of good. In New York it impossible to allow her out of house without nurse, but here can roa and play alone or with little friends as much as she plea. 
"And it's really remarkable how terested she is in this aeroplane She has become the alarm clock the household since Monday. We sleeping on the roof these pleas nights and every morning 4 o'cl or thereabouts that child is aw and awakening everyone else her pleadings to start for the links. This morning she was up in bed talking excitedly to about the flying and insisting we all rise and start at once. it just 4 o'clock.  
Flights End This Evening. 
The flights at the Country club end this evening, with an extent trip over lake St. Clair by Av Coffy and manager Russell. T commodate the large number of ple who have applied for first and ond flights, the start will be 2 o'clock if the his flight over the He has not had a great deal o perience over water and says he to remedy the omission. 
Mr. Russell will take the biplan Battle Creek, Mich. for a two exhibition in connection with Fourth of July celebration. Mr. Coffyn much against his goest to Dayton O., for a rest week or ten days