Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-08-29

aador's box by several hundred enthu.
stnstic Americans Mr.. Whites first
words were.
4 came Ia see yor win and You
have done IT."
The AMBASSADOR conaratulai I'd Cur.
tiss In the IA ms Gf the government
and the people of the United states
ana then presented Mrs. Roosevelt and
tho other members ~ a large party
tho added their eongl atu.atlonr.
Qnentine said Il, was bully" at
witch everybody %laughe1.
Mrs. Roosevelt expressed regret
that the ex- president was not there 10
witness thr American victory. Thous.
nads watched the scene from the lawn
below the stand. The entire party
then visited Curtiss In the she'd where
itte hero Of the hour rot In the sent
and explained how the machine Vas
controlled
Mrs. Roosevelt and Mr. ana Mrs
Robert Bacon visited on, OF the dirt.
Biblee and we're Informed a. to its
Working
Later the party witnessed the start
of several other ayintors They saw
Hletiot Just at dark clip : 20 SECOND
off Cnrtks. fastest round In the iu~
ternationat 10 hilomcter flight in The
lap speed contest. mailing the distance
IA : minutes, a. ~ seconds, which Is
q new worlds record. and Ifenry Far
man. who Yesterday won the Priz de
ia Champagne, add TO his laurels By
carrying w. passenger around the
enurse
Ambassador White expressed tho
opinion that the achievements Of aV-
latlon week viii have an echo ufound
the world
A. Cuftiss stepped from his ma.
chine, after having completed his 81
rounds he said that these two Laps
we're the ~fastcat and toughest journey
ne had ever made IN the air.
In front of the tribnnes I WAS go
ing steady he explained, blu Nhen |
rot 20 the back stretch. / experienced
Il most remarkable atmospheric
ehauge. There was no wind but the
ait seemed fairly to boil My ma- |
chine pitched and | was almost
thrown out OF the seat. The machine I
once or twice seemed literally to leap
from under me
The International cnr is m object OF
art valued at $500 Whieh goes 10 tho
winning club and tb.000 10 the aviator.
As Leon de Ia Grange Was turning
lhe first curve IN the coursc of an ox-
hibitlon flight. the propeller Of his
machine broke from It's shaft and the
aeroplane feil heavily to tho ground
Fortunately. the hight At tho time did
not exceed % feet Dc Ia Grange
was badly bruised ana shaken up. but
none nS his bones were broken.
Louis pauiham has announced that
he WIN Try tomorrow for the Miehlen
cup. the Annna prize of $4,000 for
the greatest distance. won last year
ny the Wrights with a flight Of -
miles. Conditions provide that the
winner fly double the distance made
~ the previous winner Of the trophy
only fefvre aud Farman appeared
in the passeuBer-carrying contest late
IN tho afternoon The former coy
cred a lap with one passenger in
- minutes. % 80 seconds. Farmau
carried one passenger IN . minutes
~ 4.6 seconds and two passengers IN
10 minutes. 80 seconds
Toinorrow's program includes the
ptis de Latitude OF ) 1000 to be
awarded to tho aeroplanist attaining
the highert altitude. The conclusion |
Of the passenger ana speed contest
and long distance flights by INaulhnm
T%iSsandior and Lofvfe IN efforts to
boat Farman's record for the annual
Mlehaelhn prize Curtiss intends 10
tfy tomorrow TO take the lap record
away from Dlcriot The committee
announced tonight that to encourage
mechnnicians they had established q
special prize Every pilot starting to-
morrow between 3 and 3 o'clock wiz
receive five francs for each kiiomctcr