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THE BOSTON HERALD. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER

ATTRACTIVE EXHIBITS AND THRILLERS FEATURE THE BIG ROCKINGHAM FAIR

Acres of Cattle and Farm Products, Lively Horse Races, Parachute Jumping from an Aeroplane, the "Dip of Death," Midway filed with Novelties, Some Headliners at Salem, N.H.

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Viewing Dangerous Feats.

The general attractions this year are much the same as before, although more startling and hazardous. The craze of the show-going public for watching other persons perform dangerous feats bids fair to be fully satisfied at Rockingham Park. The headliner of this nature proved to be Rodman Law, who, with his ister, Ruth, as driver, mounted to a height of nearly 3000 feet on a Write biplane, and, when going at tremendous speed, dropped from the machine in a parcute, while his sister brought the biplane safely to the ground. Yesterday was the first time that the two had ever gone up together in a Wright machine, and as Law said, with a cool smile, "If my parachute doesn't open, I'll probably never try it again" He landed safely, just grazing the cars of the trani outside of the park.

Another feature that the spectators watched with bated breath was the thrilling spectacle of a girl in a red bathing suit, riding bareback astride a horse, which made a plunge of 40 feet into a tank of water 10 feet deep. It is called the "Dip of Death." and in the minds of those who saw it, fully justifies its title. A slip by horse or girl, as both poised on the perilous edge high above the ground, would probably have meant serious injury or death.

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At Top--Lady Alto Winning Second Heat of 2:35 Race at Rockingham Fair. At Bottom--Rodman Law and His Sister Making Ready for His Act, a Parachute Jump from an Aeroplane at the Height of 3000 Feet.

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FILLING THE BALLOON
THERE GOES LAW!!

ALL SORTS OF STUNTS AT ROCKINGHAM FAIR

BOSTON SUNDAY POST, AUGUST 30, 1914

AEROPLANE LEAP IS FEATURE OF BIG FAIR

Airship Will Be 3000 Feet in Sky When Law Makes Jump at Rockingham Park

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RUTH BANCROFT LAW,
Sister of Rodman Law, who will operate an aeroplane from which her brother will leap when it is 3000 feet in the air at the Rockingham fair.

SALEM, N.H., Aug. 29.--Rockingham Park is dressed in its Sunday-go-[[text cut off]]eting clothes, and the stage has been set for the colossal programme [[text cut off]] thrills, horse racing, cattle show [[text cut off]] athletics a-plenty and the management is confidently planning to entertain more than 300,000 people during the Rockingham Fair, that opens [[text cut off]]sday and continues for five days. [[text cut off]]ry feature that has become a permanent institution at a country fair [[text cut off]]be presented, with scores of new [[text cut off]] that have never been shown to [[text cut off]] public in New England before.
Manager Chester I. Campbell has [[text cut off]] more than $75,000 in assembling the programme, yet, only within a few days, at an enormous expense, he engaged Rodman Law and his sister, Ruth Bancroft Law, the only woman operator of an aeroplane in America today.

LEAPS 3000 FEET

Rodman Law will leap from the aeroplane, operated by his sister, at a height of 3000 feet while the machine is tearing through the air at the rate of 60 miles an hour. Law has had but one private test of this dare-devil, death-defying stunt, yet he is satisfied that he can accomplish it without harm to himself. Parachute jumpers are not so cock-sure that Rodman Law will get away with it, as they claim the speed of the machine and jump will have a tendency to keep the parachute closed.

The parachute is rigged on the bottom of the lower plane, and when Law leaps into space the weight of his body unfastens it. He figures that he will drop between 500 and 1000 feet before the parachute opens. He plans to so time his jump that he will land almost directly in front of the grandstand. This is a novel feature in itself, as most parachute jumpers often land outside of the grounds.

There has been an army of men at work putting on the finishing touches at Rockingham Park during the past week, under the direction of Manager Chester I. Campbell and he says that all that is necessary to make a tremendous success is to have a nature provide some good weather.

The horse show department and the horse-racing department will bring together almost 600 thoroughbred animals, who will compete for the $20,000 in prizes and purses. Society will be a strong factor in the horse show, which has over 400 entries.

A feature of the horse show will be an exhibit of desert-bred Arabian horses by Colonel Spencer Borden of [[text cut off]] and Colonel Bradley of

direction of Richard Pattee. He announces that there will be nearly 500 heead of the finest blooded cattle in America. They are now being shipped from every State in the Union. There will be a big exhibit of oxen and steers, while everything that comes out of the ground, in the shape of vegetables and fruit will be exhibited in the farm product department.

Machinery Exhibit

The sheep show and the poultry show will also be big factors. Every type of machinery that aids in agriculture today will be on exhibition and in operation. There will be dairy tests milking of cows by machinery, cream separators, in fact one can watch the process of a cow being milked and follow the fluid until it is churned into butter, and [[text cut off]] the butter and bring it home. There will also be an exhibition of packaging and preparing poultry for market.

Another distinctive feature that goes with the agricultural department will be in the women's building, where thousands of delicate bits of lace and other handiwork of the rural districts will be on exhibition.

In Agricultural Hall will be the exhibit of the New Hampshire Game and Fish Commission, which will show the different fish and game in small brooks and miniature forests. The details of this exhibit will be carried to the limit, so as to show as clearly as possible the exact conditions under which fish and game live in New Hampshire.

An exhibit of wonderful interest will be the great Canadian display of its products. Everything that comes out of the ground will be on exhibition.

Big Fall Attractions

The free attractions at Rockingham will alone be worth the price of admission and the bill exceeds everything that has ever been offered to an American public. Ten thousand dollars has been expended on the stage show and other free attractions. The headliners are Rodman Law and his sister, Ruth, in their aeroplane stunt, and the Indian girl, "Two Feathers," and the other sensational divers in the Dr. Carver show.

The stage show will include the famous Florenze troup of acrobats; the Flying Valanteens; DeVolo, the daring cyclist; Calvert, the high wire performer; Seabert's horses and comedy galore by the famous Humpty Dumpty troupe in three separate acts.

"Looney Lane" is a feature that will attract thousands and thousands, for the midway is one of the institutions of a country fair that can't be overlooked. Over a mile of space has been allotted to the fakirs and sideshows. In this space there will be a motordrome with motorists travelling around a tiny track at the rate of 75 to 100 miles an hour. There will be side shows of every kind and a hundred devices to entice the nickels and dimes away from the careless and carefree crowd.

Two great tents filled with the last word in motor cars and accessories will also be exhibited. More than 60 of the

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Fifteen-Minute Flight by Ruth Law Witnessed by Thousands of Spectators

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RUTH BANCROFT LAW.

First Ever Made by Woman in Brockton Was Graceful Exhibition.

BALL GAME STOPPED DURING HER FLIGHT

Circus Grounds Selected by Her In Preference to Salisbury Park For Start.

She was in the air 15 minutes, ascending at 4:30 and descending at 4:45. The initial trip made by a woman in this city was an unqualified success. She will make her second flight over the carnival grounds this evening at 6:30.

ADMISSION FREE
To The Grounds

RUTH BANCROFT LAW in her Aeroplane will fly every afternoon or evening
50 OTHER BIG ATTRACTIONS AND FREE ACTS

ELKS POPULARITY CONTEST. Vote now for Brockton's most popular boy or girl. See the Auto now on display at the Boston Store. Free to the winning candidate. Coupons good for votes with every admission ticket to the circus.

RESERVED SEATS to the circus now on sale at Duprey's Crowell's Blakes and Riker-Jaynes Drug stores.

Because of crowds and for fear of accident, baby carriages will be forbidden to enter the carnival grounds.

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SOARED 5000 FEET INTO THE SUNSET

Ruth Law's Second Flight As Good As Any Ever Seen Here.

IN THE AIR 18 MINUTES

Gov. Walsh Did Not Arrive in Time to See Her.

Queen of the Elks' carnival, Ruth Bancroft Law won additional laurels Thursday evening when up into the sunset she flew, fitted over the city and returned after 18 minutes in the [[covered]]ir.

The little aviator furnished Brock- [[covered]]on with the finest exhibition of fly- [[covered]]ng witnessed here in many a day. A pity it was that Gov. David I. Walsh did not arrive in time to see [[covered]]t. Miss Law went as far as the Commercial Club that he might see. He arrived just too late.

She ascended around 6:30 and descended at 6:48. Her start at the Cary street circus grounds was witnessed by 500 people. Autos lined the street.

She reached an altitude of 5000 feet, bettering Wednesday's height by 2000 feet. Weather conditions were ideal.

At 6:30 there was scarcely a breath of wind stirring. "Charlie" Oliver, the aviator's manager and husband, delivered another stirring peroration previous to the flight.

"He's laying it on thick," chuckled his high-flying wifey. Mr. Oliver sounded something like this:

"This machine is worse than a railroad train children. I implore you to stand back. If the machine runs away 60 perfectly innocent persons will be killed. Remember-you take your life in your hands if you venture on the field."

There were two special policemen on duty who looked remarkably well in the carefully brushed uniforms.

Scattered Circus Tickets.

The machine was taken to the

First Ever Made by Woman in Brockton Was Grace-ful Exhibition

BALL GAME STOPPED DURING HER FLIGHT

Circus Grounds Selected by Her In Preference to Salisbury Park For Start

Demonstrating her conquest of the air in such finished style that all doubt was dispelled, Ruth Bancroft Law, woman aviator secured by Brockton Lodge of Elks in conjunction with the carnival this week, made her first flight Wednesday afternoon from the Cary street circus grounds.
She was in the air 15 minutes, ascending at 4:30 and descending at 4:45. The initial trip made by a woman in this city was an unqualified success. She will make her second flight over the carnival grounds this evening at 6:30.

There were many who believed that the intrepid little aviator would not fly owing to the disagreeable weather. They should have seen Miss Law as she ran across the circus grounds on Cary street from her boarding place a short distance away, shortly after 4. She wore no hat. Her hair was arranged in a simple roll around the side of her head. There might have been a suggestion of wheels, contrived from coils of the yellow hair. But she did wear- a thick brown sweater that enveloped her lithe figure, with a snug collar that protected her throat. Bloomers of dark material, black puttees and neat black oxfords completed the costume.
Every action suggested skill, confidence and ability to cope with any emergency that might arise, an assurance and poise that never harbored thoughts of failure, a feeling that she knew the game.
Two mechanicians, assisted by her husband and manager, Charles A. Oliver, had wheeled the biplane from its berth at one side of the field to the centre, near Cary street. The skids were turned toward the east. "Ruth Law," in black letters, painted on signs attached to each side of the skids, was plainly visible.
Manager Oliver rid himself of a few words of caution before all speech was drowned in the whirr of the 40- horsepower motor.
"Some of you children will be killed if you persist in crowding about this machine. If it makes a false start it will do as much damage as a runaway automobile. Please give us room," he pleaded.

First Flight in Brockton.
Miss Law stood, one hand on a plane, in an attitude of repose, as the men gave the flyer a final inspection.
"All right, Charlie?" she queried.
"Hop in," was the brief rejoinder.
A moment later the young woman was at the levers. She grasped the controls. An exultant gleam shone in her eyes.
The biplane was away a minute later. It skimmed over the field for less than 100 yards when it went up.
"As pretty a getaway as she ever made," said her husband.
It was. Gradually, scarcely perceptible to the watchers, Miss Law ascended higher. Motor purring as steadily as a clock she described slow circles about the field mounting higher and higher.
It was quite evident that the biplane was under perfect control. Higher and still higher she went, then turned the nose of the biplane toward the city and at a height of 3000- feet, slowly bore down on the carnival grounds. "She flew over the Centre street ball grounds, where the Brockton-North End game was in progress. The game was temporarily suspended that all might see. Miss Law followed Centre street and measured her flight by keeping an eye on the railroad tracks. Hundreds of small boys, as many big boys and a good representation of girls scurried to Salisbury Park. They felt sure Miss Law was to alight. The Elks at the carnival grounds who saw the flight were well pleased.
As it appeared to those below her that she was headed for uptown Miss Law described a graceful turn and retraced her way to the Cary street grounds.