Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-05-30
lem CURTISS wins
AEROPLANE RECORD
|Dany to NGWYOFk, l37 Miles in I52Minutes
Tor New York World Prize Of $4,000

NEW YORK, May 29.-GIenn H
Curtiss few from Albany to New
York city in an aeroplane today
winning the $4,000 prize offered
by the New York World.
He covered the distance of 1877
miles In two hours and 32 minutes
and came to earth as calmly and as
lightly as a pigeon.
His average speed for the distance
-54.O6 miles an hour-surpasses
any other record made by aeroplane
in long distance fight, and in its
entirety his flight eclipses anything
man has attempted in heavier than
air machine.
The start was made from Albany at
1880 o'clock this morning under
weather conditions as nearly perfect
as the most fastidious aviator could
demand. One hour and 2S minutes
later he had made his stopping place
near Poughkeepsie. where there was
an hours intermission. Resuming
his fight at 1926 he sped southwark
and landed within the boundary of
Manhattan island at 1926.
Only 100 yards north OF the point
at which his craft settled stretched
Spuyten Duyvil creek, separating
Manhattan island from the mainland.
Had he failed to cross this his fight
would have been in vain, but as he
swept over it the prize was his.
Thence to Governors island, his task
was but the concluding lap OF a race
already won.
speedier Than PauIhan's Flight.
Paulhan's fight from London to
danchester-186 miles-exceeded the
Curtiss fight of today in distance. but
not in speed and danger. The French
mans average was 44.3 miles an
hour and below him lay English mea-
dowland. Curtiss followed the wind
ings Of the historic Hudson river with
'NNStA6 AS00tAHAS5 hOOuCu Slopes anu
treaeherous palisades. He swung
high over the great bridge at Pough-
keepsie, dipped at times within so
feet of the rivers broad surface and
jockeyed like falcon at the turns.
Only once did his craft show signs
of rebellion. This was of Storm
King, near West Point, when at
height of nearly a thousand feet
treacherous gust fuke threw his
planes awry.
The machine dropped 40 feet and
tilted perilously. but Curtiss kept his
head and by adroit manipulation re-
stored the equilibrium.
Darts Away Like a Swallow.
Curtiss was up before dawn today,
but with eyes and brain cleared OF
the eobwebs of sleep he went with his
mechanician and a handful of spec
tators to Van Ransalaer island in the
Hudson, three miles south of Albany,
where he was to start.
Waiting ut the river brink was
special train chartered by the New
York Times for Mrs. Curtiss and her |
party. From the train they could see
the actual start, but those on the is
land witnessed a remarkable scene
Curtiss arose from the grouad like i |
rocket. There were no preliminary I,
tat'e W as no trial iilsh.
- aeroplane te,r5ed over thu snI
Ia. of the is ND Id darted s.Ip'ght |
for its goal, ,4lnieg once fo~ a mo-
mort to the ..s,, - that curt.ss
ia Shit comply 9TH tie terms az he /
ION :,etition 30. Nnieh he va. rs
il 9 and techaics.ly oss the Alhssy
ci.s line.
Leaves Special Train Behind.
With the signal that Curtis was OF
The special train Of nve cars and =
locomotive gathered Impetus and
sought TO follow. But so quickly had
he flown that for 81 miles the loco
motive, though running nearly mile
/ minute. was unable to catch up.
At 1875. however. the train came
abreast OF the aeroplane and thea
,ame to Poughkeepsie. those on board
Keeping the aviator in sight. but as
he did not reckon with curves and
rack switches and reduced speed
through towns the man above had
substantial lead Swiftly town and
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