Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-06-01


dollars Was offered tonight to the first
aviator who flies in an aeroplane from
New York city to st Louis or from
St. Louis to New York.
Curtiss Guest of New York World at
Hotel Astor.
Mayor Gaynor announced the prize
at the Hotel Astor tonight. where
Glenn H. Curtiss, who on Sunday wrote
a new and wonderful chapter in the
history of aviation by making a flight
from Albany to Governors Island, was
the guest of the New York World,
the guests had been seated the mayor
said:
Prize Positively Offered.
''Ar. Curtiss' memorable fight has
demonstrated the possibilities of in
tercity communication by aeroplane.
To further encourage aviators, to in
spire the brave and heroic pioneers in
air travel to still greater feats, the
World and st. Louis Post-Dispatch
now offer prize of $4,000 for the
first successful aeroplane flight be-
tween New York and St. Louis. The
conditions governing this flight will be
announced shortly, after a conference
with aeronautic experts. While the
prize is positively offered, am advised
that it is subject to an increase"
Distinguished Company Present.
A distinguished company, including
dSdQtTS SCIENCE.
ism, finance and military genius, gath
cred to meet the young aviator tonight.
AT table the modest Curtiss sat be-
tween the mayor and Brig. Gen Walter
How, U. S. A, in command of the de-
partment of the east.
Congratulations from Abroad.
Between courses a flood of congrat1-
latory cablegrams and kilograms were
read. Among them were messages
from Bleriot, the French aviator: the
Aero club of France and Count De La
Vaulx-
Count Jacques de Lesseps, who re-
Gently flew across the English chan
mel, cabled: Let me add my personal
congratulations to many you are re-
ceiving."
father of aviation" sent this mes
sage: please let me add my congrat
ulationS to those of your other friends
for magnificent performance in flying
tling with new, severe conditions you
overcame difficulties which psver be-
fore confronted aviators, adding by
your achievement splendid testimony
to the practicability of the aeroplane."
Hubert Latham, the famous French
cabled: '1t was one of the
most splendid flight ever made, and
certainly the finest thing yet done in
America"
CortIandt Field Bishop, president of
the Aero club of America, cabled from
Venice: Bravo for Curtissi"
Fight Between Aerial Navies Bound to
Come.
Hudson Maxim, one of the speakers
Of the evening. said:
AS that warless era of which we
catch glimpses in our dreams of dis
tant future is unquestiCnably yet far
away, we must in our prediction look
to the flying machines which war, as
well as sport and commerce. is to build
and perfect.
we shall not have to wait a hun
ired years for the staunch, wind-de-
" ing machine with automatic equilib-
ration Very soon automobiling of the
air will be as safe as automobiling up
)n earth is now. Neither shall we have
10 wait a hundred years for that spec
-acular eventuation-a fight between
aerial navies-for these are bound to
come"
curtiss and Hamilton May Enter Con-
test.
CurtisS was enthusiastic over the
new offer, but in the absence of details
rs to the stops allowed and other con-
iitions he would not say definitely
whether he would enter the contest.
Charles K Hamilton announced,
however, that he would be a contestant.
He had planned to enter the New
York-AIbany race. but Curtiss was too
Iuick for him.