The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-09-02
AMERICAN AIAT0R WINS lNTERNA-
TIONAL CUP RACE AT RHEIMS,
FRANCE.
HIS FLIGHT IS SPECTACULAR,
Makes Speed by Going High and Depend
ing Upon Gravity for the
Finish.
S INVITED TO FLY IN BERLIN

trfI gt
=, -, ..,hr fo, making tha
toTnoh henne.a "p y2',;A nf ,hn rp,,rse
pes tiihe on va 80 20, his morn,
H'SthH'e VI
hs, A. su., ,..,,,,,1 In =
CurtlSS Coii2'ctcu '"' 40 n,,,,i, hi,
minutes - - setoi'W' - so'.nrJ,
ecohd rouhd III . minutes ''' ". W.
beiore Starllh9 IN the g''''n'' w. ."'
Iss made lrlal neat III nm u''o ''
'econdS. All three rounds H'I'",tu '''
best previous records 81 an "''''o's'
Bleriot Close Second
p,..i., i,, ,,,Ja his aipbt for the
,,,'r,,ot;,,,aI cun Ua' covered the first
~ -" i,lit,- ~ a. ,croDds two-
4 ILL., - .o'"nd MIND Curtiss' best
~ ; US c Ian IIiy tirnn far the two
nm ~ a '"P' ai,iarI, ~. II minutes
w GTn ,nconJs oliver man Curtis
~ -, - H.. ,,,ij ,,i.t,r,,, Latham did
~ 80, I'm, ,',,..n,,n,fI,. 'urti,s was
5"' >.'I "''' ,,,,,.r in III. great inter.
i'tiareG tuc "i"''' - ono
I",,TiIaI r,,,d j., Tho oue.Ion.
bI'rI"t n'9"G " A. AZ seconds
Nv, 9it,fa' j" .l,',l;s ronord for tho distance
Inns Is %o''' e,,s,I.,
MAKES DeclSion ouu'en'y
'urtisS came to his decision 10 MAKE
i'ui ,oJd,p au'''" ,yn,, &c onthuuiosti,,
,,',,ni',', ;GGl,,1i,t,, rrrtIandt T. Rish.
Nm, ,.i,,t H. ,,nri,a, Aar, ,Iuh.
~ p ',''u, ~ Fha,in mo Amcrican
r,ai'dI ',ttaaha a, pnril and r. RenfIcy
VIZ 40 a. ,ail;,ar, nttn,ba ,ho ,norLins.
100 ''aa ,,' ~. ,it -, tIo GaiJ
q" C.t;a ,,t ~ ,ra,,oroti,, f,r Li.
1;aht a eiIn 't t%a, ~ cRauge his "oat for
n57t,o u ionpat VitI, "n ,,oca ~ oxci,n'
r,,,,, ,I;,ut,oa int, ,ho aoot ana ,,a,,,,
~, ,I,, ,,art tLo ,,rnroiiar. D.,
Gu ',I, r,, ~ H." ',rounl lhart d;s,,i,,,
100 a''T Mo ,,n,hirn iir,aI
~ " aynI7 ciraInj Lntu.n",, ,La ti,n,'
Ion,,ars ana mo tritrncs Tbon ,nn,,,,.
nc, ,rrodnoiIr until no had rnorLaJ ",
'o7gLf ~ Fnrtv frn fant C,nrtiss crn.seI
IL Ina a. a tcrrif, noce
Tho Curtis. aornnlane small and cor,.
,,rt and with Trim lines. lnnka marc III.
r1cnr hmm INV If tLn othnra Lrro AID
- il sI,J o,,oy a7r,irbt no ~, ,rr,,,,, ,,,.
,i,motions ~ ,d,nir"tin1 nrnsa frn,,,
.vrrv lin
Clipninr the rornora closoIv Curtiss
.ontinnnI NJ a uniform boirht untii h..
md missed tho Iust pyIon Un tbni,
l"scondcI shnruIy IN gGt tho hnnoft nf
,rovitv and rrnS.,d tIc 6nlsb Enn loss
lhun n dozpu fnnt above Tho prnnnd
Aax;o, Choor ~;
''"'' e"''' MIN
few seconds afterwards the whit"
Jall was hoistrd. indi'ltng that r"cu
lad been broken, nut Americans broke
'ut INTO wlIh cheering Inc horoplan"
Ha' tow"d hnck behind the line and Cur
rs" was shoWered WIN congratulations.
ne FepHod ih"neS'iy 'hat inns speed was
Pressed nrrrect satisfaction witL Mo
ynv i'm which his oernr,Innn hnd lnb,vnJ
rho time far his trinl hnnt woa min.
.itn. II IN second,
Curtiss compInined however. thut ne
mad encountered poruliar mir currents
especially over Il r ..unruplone grave.
yord'' wber, no soiI tho ar so.mnd +,
"hoil Tho American .nnounrad tbat
he would STAR, iumcdiatnly for tho in
tornntinuoI Uig o,ynIino tnnL ,,,.
,uirEiy rnIiIoJ ,'I,d Ln ont ou,"y i, G",
stylr He rose tn n rrnnter he;,,h, ,hnu
an his trial in nrdnr -, ,s,.o,,o -. ,,'r
Union, mir ,.urr,.,,,s n.o, tho ,,rn,,nJ IL
0i,L, v'n. ,nay,nr, rI,n T1,'I;,,, lit,',
Lnrnr, r,or, tnrn and gu nav ,''i
t,rrs an ,Lo ,In,', ,,raJ ~ ''''' Wv
C,,rtiy,' Az r,N,,I ,,os .l,.,,.or a..
u , srr,njs ,,,,, ~ ,ri.I ,,,', ~, A. ~
I,st r,,,,,l H., H., IN, ~. ~ IN
.nn.l AMI .,,,,, i,,,,, n, IL
.t,t Jnu',, rr,,,, i,J tnn 49,,
ot ,,Ii,L .I,i,mIo r,,,,,i,l ~ w.. 'r''
,,,.l,,, T., u,,' G,,;.I, I;,,,, ,,IT'I ~, ~
~ ;,,,,,r,y;, .,,io i,;. ~ oSI'''
,',,, "a - W. lu'N
~ .., ""''H
: I'S "a"H' ,lS owl worm record mad'
,i"'' a., '"''I - - ,'> '"''' Tor
,in,t,gs "a . : ,,,,,,,,i ''''"'1' WIS
!" minutes '' -" Ne'"'uS.
bietlot MAKES Start.
Rleriot IN his No. - crossed the line
mt l2.%o After completing single
round hr ulightrd No time however
was announced. the timckceper saying
only that it was slower than Blrriot's
earlier round which he made in ! min
utcs. - - seconds.
Curtiss' competitors showed plainly
their astouishmrnt at his remarkable per
,%rin"hrr, nna lh'y nasty ronpi'ird
shortly afte- II o'clock LcFchyrr,
with u Wright hipIan"' made an effort.
hht ms speed was hehiieSiiy INFERIOR
~" -" ar,tJ ',,,,' nm ,,"'',,
far This obliged him to take a rrynrS,
curve to pass in front Of the timekecp.
"rS. lis total time Tor the distance was
20 minutes ~ - seconds. almost i've
minutes slower IMAM urllss
fI'rioI UPON me adyic" 81 Santos
l'um9ut, removed ms i"ur. hlad'd aud
substituted two. hIadrd propeller, lie
men ihad' another 'fihl hut the TIM" ~
minutes - SECONDS proving unsal.
lHn,t"rL, the mn'hin" was taken hack
.r ~ ,u,' .;.,. .r
',,,,s9",I ~ n'Su"rS 81 u" ''", IONA
.,.,,..',",',,I' '''l WY !" "ti'NN Ni'd i%
AIN. ''"'"'' "'"' "P'" MS NI''Hdl"
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H. ,u' "'N n"N"i'''u III" Nr'"@' Erad
= n vn, Liny,n, rr,n r",, f., y,., ,,'',',
i.rs a ,r.ruI
EIoriot started a.. - third tri,l r.,,r,I
shortly after Z o'clock Inn st,n,,rd ,,f,rr
,,.,i,,,, ~. 49, ,n,n |,,.tiut NV. N.Y., .,
iu,,taI f. ca 80 Itari,,, ,"l H.. '',, a., y,
sam, rrn,,rJ .. oryiIIo Wr,,,i, MA ~,
is ,jisrn.eJ IA ,r,,nt a.. ,nriIa,i., ~