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FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1915. THE CINCINNATI COM WOMAN-AVIATOR THRILLS CROWD Death-Defying Swoops and Curves Gracefully Performed by Miss Law in Spectacular Flight. MAN PERFORMS DARING FEAT IN LEAP FROM 'BIRD' MISS RUTH BANCROFT LAW [[photo]] -Photo by Barnum. Spectacular rather than sensational one would call the air flight of Miss Ruth Bancroft Law at Coney Island yesterday. There was something of the real drama of the skies about it. You followed it with the keenest intensity; you were thrilled, but not shocked, as you craned your neck and raised your eyes heavenward. You tried, perhaps, to accept it, even in its daring, as a conventional exhibition of well-practiced skill sustained by courage. But still you were amazed by the celerity and easy grace of its accomplishment and the finally and splendidly attained climax in the young lady's alighting after sundry death-defying swoops and curvings that threatened at times to bring the huge machine crashing against the lofty coaster at the south of the aviation grounds. Driver Shows Skill. There were moments when the big canvass-winged bird curved and careened, hanging at threatening angles as its engine chugged and its propellers churned and buzzed in a seemingly too close approach to the ground; but its immediate graceful lifting brought such assuring evidence of the driver's skill that the thrill, half started, gave way to admiration, followed by applause. Drama it was, of its own peculiar kind, a braving of the skies with an easy, self-assured daring a spectacular illustration of the conquest of the air boldly accomplished. There was, however, one really sensational feature, an interpolated incident, that turned briefly all attention from the real drama of the clouds and the frail but daring pilot of the seemingly sentient canvass ship. Daring Feat of Man. Miss Law, costumed in a dark blue silk suit of baggy knickerbockers, a heavy sweater, goggles and tight-fitting cap, had guided the circling Wright airplane to a dizzy height directly above the green aviation field, when suddenly a young man, George Mayland, seated by her side, rose and clambered over the supporting wires to a position beneath the deck of the plane. He had buckled a tough belt about his waist and this he now attached to ropes of a parachute tied tightly to the lofty, hovering machine He could be plainly seen in his every ----- THE DAYTON JOURNAL, SUNDAY JUNE 27, 1915 [[photo]] [[photo]] ---- DARING AVIATRIX LIKES TO COOK AND DARN HER HUSBAND'S SOCKS By Cynthia Grey I was rather startled to find Ruth Bancroft Law, the daring woman aviator, darning her husband's socks under a tree at Coney Island. I expected to find her in flying costume, tinkering with the engine of her Wright biplane or trying difficult feats with a parachute. Miss Law is as adventuresome as her brother, Rodman Law, the dare-devil movie star. She is one of two women in the United States who hold licenses from the Aero Club of America. She has established height records from flights by women, and to take a daily trip of 2500 feet in the air, disturbs her no more than to go window-shopping on Fourth st. I found her dressed in shirt waist and skirt, engaged in the most humdrum of wifely pursuits. Likes to Cook and Sew "I like to darn and cook and sew, and even sweep," said this woman of the air. "When I travel about doing exhibition flying I take my sewing, also an electric iron, so I can press my clothes." Miss law sews her airplane as well as her clothes. She is covering the planes with new material, a waterproof linen. She can take the airplane engine to pieces and put it together again. "Two mechanics are with me but I look after the engine myself. ----- THE DAYTON JOU DAYTON, OHIO, SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 1915. AVIATRIX THRILLS HUNDREDS WITH FLIGHTS INTO CLOUDS Miss Ruth Law Gives Pretty Exhibition With Biplane at Fairgrounds Before Big Crowd. Miss Ruth Law cast a weatherize eye toward the gathering clouds. She walked to where Charles Oliver was tinkering with some braces on the model B Wright biplane and stroked his straying looks. A moment later she was seated in the control of the aeroplane, the motors were started and with propellors whizzing she went scampering down the broken field at the fair grounds. She went the entire length of the course before acquiring enough speed to ascend. Upon the return trip she early gathered speed and was in the air at 4:16 for a beautiful flight, lasting for 10 minutes. At times Miss Law attained an altitude of close to 800 feet. At others she hovered within 150 feet of the earth, and she described tow distinct spiral descents. STORM STOPS FLIGHTS. When she alighted from the first flight, which proved also to be the last because of the severe rain and electrical storm, her graceful descent was a subject of much comment. Although prevented from doing anything spectacular, Miss Law executed an elegant flight. The rising winds, which occurred in frequent puffs and gusts, were bothersome. Miss Law in real, honest-to-goodness life is Mrs. Charles Oliver, of New York city. When she stroked the locks of Charles Oliver before attempting her flight, she was merely evidencing proper connubial affection, and the last touch meant much to the Olivers who knew not whether it would really be the last or not. TOOK MISS STINSON'S PLACE. Miss Law flew before a crowd estimated at 3,000 under the auspices of the Dayton auxiliary of the National Letter Carriers' association, yesterday afternoon and she took the place of Miss Katherine Stinson, who was advertised to give an exhibition. According to Miss Stinson, she was unable to fly on account on the litigation which involves the Wright company and Albert Elton, of Youngstown. Elton, who is a partner in the Price Exhibition company, guaranteed to have a machine here for Miss Stinson (Continue on Page Four) AVIATRIX THRILLS HUNDREDS IN FLIGHT (Contined from page One) to fly, but his machine is held by the Wright company pending settlement of a suit for $1,000 institut [[smudged]] the company against Elton. HAD NO MACHINE HERE. Miss Stinson exhibited a telegram from Elton in which he guaranteed to have a machine for her to take up yesterday. Her only available machine was in Chicago and as it is a new one and she has not given it a thorough tryout she did not wish to bring it to Dayton, Miss Stinson explained. Throughout the exercises at the fairgrounds yesterday Miss Stinson was an interested spectator and after the flight she pronounced Miss Law's work to be splendid. Miss Stinson engaged Miss Law to fly for the letter carriers after she found she couldn't not do so. Miss Law was in Cincinnati last week and made flights at Coney Island. SHAM BATTLE Prior to the aeroplane exhibition three companies of the Third Infantry O.N.G. stationed in Dayton, presented a sham battle. Companies G and K were on the offense and occupied trenches at the northern end of the track infield. Company H and the battery was entrenched on the southern end of the infield. Because the advancing and retreating troops disarranged the wires for the mines, which were planted under the infield in several locations, this feature of the engagements was not so interesting. Smack of musketry and boom of the small artillery piece operated by the battery and movements of the troops gave a good illustration of the real article,however Ed Wright, cowpuncher of Douglas, Wyoming, twice holder of the championship for riding bucking broncos, entertained the crowd until the sham battle was ready. He rode two bucking horses and demonstrated many tricks of the celebrated cowboys of the western plains. The Third Regimental band and Heidelberg's orchestra furnished music during the afternoon. The heavy rainfall stopped the second flight and the other entertainment features arranged by the postmen's committee. ---- CINCINNATI TIMES-STAR BIRDGIRL. FEARED HER NOSE WOULD BECOME SUNBURNED [[photo]] MISS RUTH LAW PREPARING TO MAKE A FLIGHT AT CONEY ISLE ---- SUNDAY, JUNE 20, !915 THRILLERS Provided By Woman Aviator and ParachuteJumper For Crowds at Coney Island. [[photo]] RUTH BANCROFT LAW. Interest in the thrilling flights of Miss Ruth Bancroft Law at Coney Island, and the daring parachute drops of her companion, George Mayland, increases each day, and the boatmen on the Island Queen and Princess declare they have never seen so many "repeaters" as they have since Thursday. The element of danger in each flight of Miss law and leap of Maryland makes it an "act" that can be watched time and again. Immense crowds saw it yesterday and preparations have been made for a still larger attendance to-day. Picturesquely dressed in a dark blue suit of baggy knickerbockers and sweater, goggles and tight-fitting cap, there is a certain fascination about the daring young woman even when she is merely tinkering about the machine. She is slender and willowy and has a reputation among airmen and those who follow the sport of being more skillful than many with international reputations. Never for a moment do the spectators take their eyes from her from the moment she starts aloft until, completing her dizzy circling of the clouds, she returns to earth again. The crowd yesterday was exceptionally large, and, while the day was not ideal, the exhibition was perfect in every detail. As a special feature "Knockout" Mars, the local gather, made a trip with her. ---- ON BEACHY'S TRAIL [[photo]] RUTH BANCROFT LAW, said to be the most daring "skywoman" will fly in her biplane at Coney Island, beginning June 17. She will sail the same sensational course selected by Lincoln Beachey, famous aviator, who flew at
