New-York tribune., 1909-10-02
WRIGHT is IMPATIENT
III WILL PROB4BLY FLY
TO-DAY IN my CASE.
Cgrfiss VII Loarc TOScn Tonight,
H,bcfhcr He Scars or Not
U-QntS Wind to Drop.

.r Ike itltaA NhttN4AititS AhA my NAAAANA
...r qisft and I may wait one day longer but
n more
,..-5s, Flags may snap to-day. but many
.-har M Wright viii heed them not.
7,;s waiting mood is passing
a. rurtiss VIII fly to-day if the wind drops
t5s machine rises. which up 10 now II
,o- done. except for twenty-six seconds be
o'clock on last Wednesday morning A
.-,1 friend of Nj Curtiss and an officer al
.-rors Island were the only ones who saw
s,-sr Rutterly's abbreviated fiutter- The
4 said +, was a flight or three hundred
-he-ofIcer considered il a Io-foot hop
- .,r-rss calls it a mere jump" He com
-..5 e--angeIneuts by wire yesterday 10 make
+es af flights in Chicago at the Hawthorne
.--sez or October =. 10 and IL II IS said he
-s,sfve SIouo0 He viii leave New York
ris~mandsuort. \. Y. tonight, and viii go
~f.sea on next Monday night, before going
- Louis where he is 10 make flights under
arsrfees ~ the Aero club. Of that place
-r contemplated departure Of Mr.. Curtiss
,-ss- lanes n Beck formerly assistant At
,-r.,. Genera, u The United States, now chair
- ..r --e rruuittee on aeronautics Of the
3 r...r f--I-1r commission. TO show surprise at
.-s ..fare-s leurlacent attitude In the event
c sl- ru~-l-ss not fying to-day where the
,-af. rr -=c him I'm his machine. Mr.. Beck
- ,--- .----- -hzr th, aviator would be running
s.y t-.-7 rfe chance OF a lifetime The pros
r..r DID r.- please Nr Beck He said
~-f. original contract with Glenn H. Curtiss
sre. f.r te. weeks on Governors Island But
l-.- e.eu ar. Curtiss was able TO make a
e.--rar fur .zhibition in -. Louis. We per
1--tsl f-l o. make a new contract. which called
f- aa. aeez We have no quarrel with Mr
fcE I Chn11lG
,a ~. good here SO far Mr.. Wright is
..----.E r-- when the contract was presented
o. r.- s.-raf II without Glancing AZ Il, and said
d. WAS pleased 10 fly under the auspices OF the
Hr6,er-TuIran celebration Commission. Mr..
c--tss has already announced his intention OF
h-eaEirr camp here on Saturday night, in order
u - -a 81 Louis. Mr. Wright. however has
arranged -o stay here until ne has fulfilled his
cu-raet
ToN'T BREAK WESTERN CONTRACTS.
when Sly Curtiss was asked about his failure
tafg here he said il was out Of the question for
bnr t. discuss the breaking ot his Western con-
raes
We shall now be able 70 see whether the
seTousvtes committee OF the Hudson-Fulton
commission is composed OF squealers" said Mr..
Ca-t.ss when asked If he would expect TO be
paid whether he few or not. The contract
ne se1-f- Alis-l -lN SIla-4 receive the
money unless failure 10 fly Is shown TO be
through some personal fault. i cannot make
Die weather." he added
u was said yesterday that the commission
rorld have 10 pay ~urtiss $500 for being pres
r- during the celebration. even II ne did not fly
asked about The application Of the Wright
fot CTS for temporary injunction restraining
BIN from giving exhibitions or using the aero
plane which they say is an infringement on
1ler patents. Curtiss replied:
From what I can see. the Wright brothers
csgu patent on everything that flies"
He said that ~ hoped TO fly with the first
ereak .r dawn this morning and that he intended
- - se every effort 10 soar up the Hudson
kae- a.5 around the batteships before to-day
vss os.r. II lie succeeds. check for $500
WIFI 7e handed him.
r M- Curtiss goes West without flying the
commission. il was said last night by William
] Hammer. secretary Of the aeronautics com
r.uee riI consider that the 81. go lie has al
rl5E received viii cover his expenses and time
The commission stands ready TO pay him the
%so u -e VIII come back later and meet the
c1trse- conditions as 10 flight.
Tie attitude Of Curtis toward the Hudson
Fulton Commission was reviewed al length yes
iraay bg t1ose interested. and it was noted that
from tie lime OF the first disclaimer from abroad
as 70 Curtss's being under any contract what
soeTer - ay here for the commission his actions
-are beer peculiar He made no response 10 the
caae message sent 10 him al Brescia, italy by
Ai Beck requesting him 10 deny the denial lie
fsz reported 10 have made For three weeks
nHsafter The Hudson Fulton Commission did
'a know whether he would appear here in ac-
ai1ance with the contract that Mr.. Beck an
alnced was signed and sealed on August I.
laF ,rrT.,f1AE ice
'-fned from abroad when he was met down
F hay by a crowd Of newspaper reporters he
sled each direct query as 10 whether he had
lad nor signed contract by referring 10
tiae apparent understanding"
DIDN'T TRY TO FLY WEDNESDAY
Aho nor thar be has been al Governors Island
NE dsEs under the auspices Of the com
a'n 10 has not done any hyinE. has given
ssus'arfory reason whs he did not attempt
curing six hours of ideal weather on
hesasF and is preparing 10 leave "a
oS fair for county fair in the Middle
interesting suggestion concerning the in
"hlenoes thar have been al work through
ht whole affair ISSUED from an authoritative
yesterday This man. well acquainted
pom Wright and Curtiss for years. said:
'lSs would not have entered into any kind
i''Al 10 nE here during the celebration
mad believed for an instant that Wilbur
psat could be induced 70 come Wilbur
sh cid not sign any agreement 10 Nv here
81 ne knew that Curtiss had contracted 20
II curt.ss had not signed a contract
~ '1 ROY nave 1een induced 70 do So
ars,. ''-FI from Cmcago that MI Curtiss
NJ l'ea YESTERDAY was made 10 Mr Wriebt
asked about IT, Mr Wright replied.
S's rensed. want - make il clear thar
oa, l al @ahibitor of flying machines ia a