The Washington times., 1910-05-30
HAMILTON SEEKS
AEROPLANE RACE
Challenges Curtiss for Com
petitive Flight From New
York to Chicago.
AVIATOR PLEASED
WITH SUNDAYS TRIP
Cost of Journey Less Than Fare
for Same Distance on
Train.

NEW YORK. May SO.-Admirers Of
Glenn H Curtiss today thronged the
corridors Of the Hotel Aston to con-
graduate the aviator on his Albany
to-New York flight detailed In the
Sunday evening edition of The Wash
ington Times, which puts him in the
forefront of the aviation world
Fatigued by the strain Of his 1877
mile journey, covered in two hours
and thirty-two minutes. and by the
reception accorded him by enthusiast
tic New York, Curtiss rested until late
today. When he appeared he was
IOniZed by enthusiastic thrOngs.
While the enthusiasm over his re-
rnarkable performance-in many re
spects called the most wonderful
flight ever made-stiu RACES, chal-
lenge for a fight more daring was
made today by Charles X. Hamilton,
aviator who came here from Florida
last week to strive for the New York
Worlds $4,000 prize in case Curtiss
should fail Curtiss' success and re-
ceipt of the prize led today TO a pro-
posal by Hamilton of a New York
Chicago race.
IT have no desire to disparage Mr..
Curtiss." said Hamilton, but the AL
bany-to-New York dight is exception
ally easy, particularly with two stops
allowed
Greater Feats Predicted.
'It will not be more than two months
before feats win be done in the air
which will make this seem insignif-
cant
1t would be magnificent If a good
prize were offered for a flight from
New York to Chicago. The distance
is $50 miles. The terms Of the flight
should call for its completion within
thirty-six hours, with five or seven
not more than seven-stops allowed.
viii start a fund to raise a purse
with a contribution of $4,000. That
would be a flight worth while.
aviation has made such wonderful
progress, even in the last few months,
that IL IS now merely a matter OF
being able to carry sufficient fuel.
An experienced man IS not nampereC
by ordinary winds.
Curtiss besides winning the New
York Worlds $4,000, captured a sec
Ond prize in his historic flight yester-
day. securing the Scientific American
CuD for the longest flight IN America
with a heavier-than-aIr machine he
had previously won TWO 5eBS on the
trophy. and the latest flight gives
him the cup.
Aviator Feels Soreness.
The aviator declared today, shortly
Hfter arising, that he felt somewhat
sore and stiH from yesterdays try
ing performance, but that with a little
exercise he could put himself In shape
TO do the flight again.
He was no more delighted over the
outcome of the journey, after four
DAYS of waiting. than was Mrs. Cur
tiss, who followed him from Albany
by special train.
Fl knew he would do it." said Mrs.
Curtiss, SmilinEly, today. with good
weather, there was no doubt about it
And II has made me tremendously
happy. It was the best flight he ever
made, and L hope he viii let II remain
so for some tin c. and take rest I
will be satisfied II he never goes up
again. He has done enough Tor the
present"
C1rtiss himself today declared that
the strain Of the trip itself was slight
compared with that Of preparation
THAT long wait for prOpluOus weather
was the most diSagTceable feature OF
the whole affair." he said, The tlgh'
added much TO my knowledge Of air cur
rents That was the first thing 1 be-
gan to study. They tell me that the
river boats about Albany whistled me
a god-speed as I rose, but ! dion I near near
It. There was too much doing looking
out for the air currents and picking a
course.
Like Soaring on Wings.
eff I found the air calm at great
altitude. I intended % map out a course
on that level; II better nearer the earth,
then TO follow the lower course. But
the day could not have been better. The
air seemed perfectly tranquil ! rose To
at least loo feet. and before many
minutes I seemed to forget the me-
chanicaI workings Of the plane. SO
smoothly did it run and began to feel
as II I were soaring on wings Of my
own.
mo more magnificent view could be
Imagined than that Of the superb Hud-
WI n RE0F