The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-12
WRIISS SETS SPEED RECORD
FOR FIFTI VIVA FLIGHT ~
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NTLANrrC CITT. july n -Gl~nn ".
Curtis established the first American
r-,,ori Tor fftv rnils flght today. max
ing an Averas- sped of trihe hss,ter
than forty ni-- ami hour ov~r the ~'-a
cour-- Tho h,tLs asroplAn~ covered the
ff,y mil.'s IN hour Il minutes 50 ss-cond-.
Ihp time - Tor the eUact measured dis
tanc- over the cours~. which was two end
uns-half mih-S long. siN minutes ami al
secund- hing taken out for the time con
sumed IN ina king turns. - agreed 10y
officials after IL was decid-d 20 run the
racs straikhtAway IN tWp dipnctiOns in
stead II over a triangular 80 cour-~ a.
first planned The change WIS d-CId~d
on because q the diflculty ~ k"~pIng a
stake Yacht m exact Position IN the rough
so The course WAS marked by range
haes PLACED on .buildlngs. with luds"s To
So that each crossing vas fully made
Weather conditions Were good save for
a stu hry~Ss from the .ea Which strucS
the aero iaEonIlly. forcing turtiss 20
point mp into The wind Curtis e~tt-
mAtsi that he lost an aVenee vt fifteen
miles an hour un account Vt the eros
wind and that with ~ wind he could have
covered th. distance m much hstter time
He Was IN the air just one hour and thirty
minutes from the time he left the beach
until he dropped safely down Including
his tuEn= hs was hour 81 minutes ) SEQ
ends IN covering the cnurs-.
A. the end IL hrs journey IN the ar.
which totAlled nearly sixty miles Incud-
ing turns. CirtISS machine wAs working
perfectly He concluded ms trip by max
ing a circuit Of the CITY. following the
Wai-rCourse- hack - the resort and r--
turning 10 make has beach landing Mrs
CurtI-s WAS the first to greet him a. h-
stepped from tho machine and Walter
BroOk,ns and Frank Codvn. his rivals IN
the meet extended their congratulations
Curtls- started AT S.32 p VI He circl,-d
down the teach and then made Tor the
starting line which he crossed a, ;IJ,
His machine ~as still IN process Of warm
ing NJ but h~ covered the first half -
the opening lap IN y minutes. ~hirling
about and coming back more slowly
The lap of five miles wAs made IN minutes
~ I-5 seconds The second lap. made at
a height Of about Isl feet Was th.. h.--t
- the run. beIng covered IA MINUTES
- seconds From that time on the
speed ,lack-n-d and although the avI.
ator sscend-d 10 nearly 100 feet on has
last lap he never found a. good AR
currents
The tim. - the ten laps - the. fifty
mile run was A. follows First lap SIC ~
=-,~ond SOI 30; third. 81 IS fourth
: ~ 80 NTH. 49,, SIXTH. ~, savencth
: 49, eighth. ~, ninth. 72l S-I0; tenth
52I is
Despite the fact that time waS deducted
for the turns Curtis whirled around at
dangerous angles IN his efforts 20 ke.p has
time for the entire distance as low as
possible HE quickest turn was made
at the lower range where on has second
lap ne roundsSi ami started back over the
tirely over the sea CurtIse was forced
90 carry his outft Of life pre-ervsrs and
pontoons. adding about seventy five
/ pounds "a his regular racing weight
The timing Of the flight. which will he
made an ofiicial record was done by Henry
VI Neely. chairman Of the contest com
mittee 81 the national council OF the Aero
Club Of America. and " knerr Of the
Pennsylvania Aero Club az the upper sta
ton and nv J y McCurdy and Augustus
Post of the Aer" Club 81 America az the
J Chelsea range station
B By his long flight to-day Iur1i-S secures
a leg on the s. 100 prlla offered ~ the
Atlantic CITY club for the host time made
over the hfty mile cour~a during the meet
BrOokins. with the Wright machine.
a
his fight TO H.I75 feet IN the air which as
not contested by hIrris- has not declared
his intention ~ going after tho hftv rniIa
prize althougN he still has two davs ~
which tn make the flight before his con
tract expires tnr7ISH's off1Cial time ~
ptrad to- night, hut ne ~ axpec'.@i IN make
all exhibition Night to- morrow during
which he NAV make = test ~ ms ability
/ 70 drop sham bomb On \ ship marked
| out ~ the ~and
if'sr the making ~ the nov 81, rr,le
record there VAS = thrilling exhibition ~
air navigation RrNokIns started the
/ ser,es ~ fiSh's SHORTLY after Cur1tss
landed starving from, fNe oc@an p,ar
he whirls1 on m sa7ss ~ circles vhich
narrowed until hr. nachrn. appaarn,i ~
.'and IN Nni Thew he sVoopai down
over the heads ~ m. spectators until
ne machine was hardly ten feet from the
! Sand whlrlsd ou' again 20 ssa and
SKINNED The breakers with hA-d'v = ioot
between his i'er and m. wlt"r
Rrookin. and CnTvr. hr- SWING raTrnar
than entered the Wright M chm" tng,,'har
and after false start caused hv de-
lodsed starting rail performed many
fancy avolIfI0ns. RrookI1s wing lIs
h,' and answering The yells n tho sr..r
t7tn,- Later IN the dly GOWN ',ok
m" rnAcl IN" up alone nd 'rrror h,d
loosely - Rrookins- srHc'ac'ill~ f.tt.
lust b.fnr, nich'fpll Cur'is- ,,.s,.d
/ Lincoln Batrhv 81 PM - = pt-
sanger ~ , G,Sh' sud th"n .~,"z"d 80
! Oth"r record ~ climbing irHu f.."' rr'n
~" ~ ~ > minutes ~ 80 r7is
Tn" crowd Rs-;@d when ~" - t'i-iis-
Z suddenly sweep M tom H. -. n with
M tas-.'uS". ~ pd,ng I'd - ~ -.
tW""r ~" hst, vt.s nj I'D, "i 'h'
u,rhiu.. t"h'nd hi.I l.,' Gag . rlt,..
for e scat H.Iohv nd ,h-r'snd w. los,
10 III" throbh'ug "u ,ir'.. n.r'' n" stood
throughout ih" hignt wntch std fer
~" minute. wa'irS h'- h1t ~ answer
'O h" ,h,..'r-
S'1'...r ...Hf 49, rs-Ve,i bv tho officials
'o-rrg. 'r-'.-s vIll attempt band
ne m III. -..h with ui- aero la'" Tomorrow
afternoon -, ..- mai exhibition ". y u
IsH n machine "a 20 q CanOe laslod ~ ~.
hp'torn and W'l' nv 80 ri~a from ~. va. .
mo tho air feat thai y" Nas n"ycr "a
ltIa 20 accomplish Rrr-p-in- AMI ',.r.
hA'r offered to uIn thew waCniu" u..
nNnr IA" -ea Wh"r" Gown vii pIvue.
into the wares. 10 h" rescued ry hi
guards