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mother, dear," piped little Hackett, four and one-half-[[year]]old daughter of Mrs. Wads-[[worth]] as her famous parent was [[carri?]]ed away in the biplane before [[?]]t the ground. The little girl,  has been climbing under and [[?]] the machine whenever she found [[?]] unoccupied, dragging a French [[bull]] dog with her, jumped up and [[?]] in her excitement. 
[[?]] that machine has to break down, [[?]]e it is while I am in it rather [[?]] before I reach it," said Mrs. [[?]]ner Reid, as with her brother she [[?]]ed across the golf links this [[?]]ing.

Wants to Fly Again
[[I]] am well repaid for all my [[planning?]] she said, after alighting. "It [[?]] wonderful. I only hope that I [[?]] make another and many more [[?]]s. I wasn't frightened in the [[?]]t, and the dip, as we started for [[?]] ground, was thrilling in the ex- [[?]]e."
Twelve trips were taken from a few [[min]]utes before 7 this morning until 9 o'clock. These, with an extra early [[?]] in which Manager Frank Russell, [[of]] the Wright Bros. company, was the passenger, set a new record for aeroplaning in the world. No other manager has made that many trips in [[?]] day.
The morning was ideal for the sport . There was so little breeze that the [[?]] of trees on the grounds showed [[?]] the slightest agitation. A small [[?]] enthusiastic crowd gathered be-[[?]]e 7 o'clock, but Mr. Russell and [[?]]iator Coffyn has stolen a march on [[?]]m and gone for a fly at 5:40.
[[?]]n the 12 minutes they were in the [[?]] the men sailed to Gaulker's Point, the mouth of the Milk river, a distance of four and one-half miles from the starting point, and on the return went for a spin about Lake St. Clair. [[?]] times during the flight they made [[?]] miles an hour. 
Mrs. Wadsworth's flight came third [[?]] the list and was full of thrills for the spectators, although the famous actress said later that she was unaware 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 bring intruded upon. Then, speeding up somewhat, the birds, their wings flashing 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 any time. 
"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 it, 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 the many accounts of fatal and serious accidents the papers have been telling about," said the actress to the newspaper men. "But since coming here in the three days I have seen so many go up and return in perfect safety and with such glowing accounts of the pleasures that I lost all fear.
Follows Husband's Lead.
"And besides, Mr. Wadsworth had promised 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 of applicants and of course I had to do so also. And then the gentlemen in charge placed by name ahead of his.
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 "I was not a bit nervous all morning, and climbed into the machine perfectly 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 sinking feeling inside, much as you experience when sailing high in a swing. But it passed immediately and I turned my attention to enjoying the landscape.
 "I could hear nothing that Mr. Coffyn said and as I had decided that it was best to look straight ahead, I could only see his lips move and see his hands working the levers out of the corner of my eye.  And when I saw him make a particularly long sweep with the controlling lever, I hastily turned my eyes ahead again. I wasn't frightened, but thought perhaps I would be if I watched his movements. 
 "The scenery is simply beautiful from a height.  All around us there was the beautiful green country, trees and grass here and 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 the 300 feet they tell me I was up, the country presents a very different appearance.  The whole world seemed to have contracted wonderfully, with houses and fields and woods and fences brought into a very small space beneath.  But this seeming contraction brings everything into vision in a startling way.  Every line and object is sharply defined and clear cut to such a degree that you can see a great many things at once and each distinctly. 
 "There is almost no sensation of movement in the air, except, perhaps on the downward swoop just before alighting.  Then the descent seems very rapid for a moment, with the earth rushing up to meet one at a great rate.  But there is no sense of falling, as the big lower plane underneath looks very safe.  Confidence in the man running the machine has a great deal to do with this feeling of safety, too, and there is absolutely no fear with Mr. Coffyn.
 "When in the air, and traveling along at express train speed, one can hardly tell that the machine is moving.  There is just a delightful sense of sitting still high in the heavens, with very little solid beneath.
 "All in all it was an experience that I will always remember and if Mr. Wadsworth purchases a machine, as I hope he will, I shall certainly go aeroplaning again.
 "They tell me that my little daughter, Alise, was excited when I started up, but I don't believe that it was fear.  The child is perfectly mad about our home here and it is doing her worlds of good.  In New York it was impossible to allow her out of the house without a nurse, but here she can roam and play alone or with her little friends as much as she pleases.
 "And it's really remarkable how interested she is in this aeroplaning.  She has become the alarm clock for the household since Monday.  We are sleeping on the roof these pleasant nights and every morning at 4 o'clock or thereabouts that child is awake and awakening everyone else with her pleadings to start for the golf links.  This morning she was sitting up in bed talking excitedly to Helen about the flying and insisting that we all rise and start at once.  It was just 4 o'clock."

Flights End This Evening.
 The flights at the Country Club will end this evening, with an extended trip over Lake St. Clair by Aviator Coffyn and Manager Russell.  To accommodate the large number of people who have applied for first and second flights, the start will be made at 2 o'clock if the weather permits.
 Mr. Coffyn promises some thrilling features in his flight over the lake He has not had a great deal of experience over water and says he wants to remedy the omission.
 Mr. Russel will take the biplane to Battle Creek, Mich., for a two days' exhibition in connection with the Fourth of July celebration, while Mr. Coffyn, much against his will, goes to Dayton, O., for a rest of a week or ten days.

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 "I'd like to stay right with the machine." said the aviator, who has won a warm place with the aero enthusiasts.  Later Mr. Coffyn goes to Corpus Christi, Texas, for an exhibition lasting several days.
 "We tried to engage Mr. Coffyn as instructor for the syndicate which is to purchase the Wright machine," said Capt. Fred M. Alger this morning, "but I'm afraid he's too valuable to send to us. Mr. Coffyn is regarded as the best aviator in the world for instruction and demonstration work and his services are greatly in demand.  He has been flying only a little more than a year, but has proved himself a wonder.  We will get his services if there is any possibility."
 All the men who took flights this morning were enthusiastic over the prospect of having a machine in Detroit.
 "I've been trying to go up for three days." said Jay C. MacLauchlan on his return from the air, "and I want to go again, at once, and as often hereafter as possible.  It's a great sport and I shall certainly spend as much time as possible in the air if a machine comes to Detroit."
 The others who flew were Cooper Wood, Harry L. and T. L. B. Lyster, Frederick E. Wadsworth, M. O. Williams, C. B. DuCharme and W. B. Ford, of Buffalo, who is visiting here.

Detroit
Michigan, Wednesday, June 21, 1911 - eight
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