Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-01
$4,000 for Aerial Flights
From New York City
TO CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS
World and Times Newspapers En-
courage Long-Distance Tests.
AVIATORS WILLING TO TRY
Baldwin and Hamilton Ready, and
Matter Under Consideration.

NEW YORK, June 1.-Offers of large
prizes for new and interesting feats of
aviation are coming thick and fast. At
a dinner given by the New York World
last night to Glenn II. Curtiss, who on
Sunday won the $4,000 prize for an aero
plane fight from Albany to Few York. it
was announced by Mayor Gaynor that
the World would offer $4,000 for All aero
plane fight from New York to st. Louis.
In addition to this offer the New
York Times has arranged with J. c.
Shatfer of the Chicago Evening Post
for an offer of $4,000 for a race be-
tween Chicago and New York, the de-
tails of which will be announced later.
Aviators Willing to Try.
Shortly after the offers were made
known Charles X. Hamilton and Capt.
Thomas Scott Baldwin signified their
Willingness to try for the prize. Mr..
Curtiss said he would take the matter
under consideration.
The f1fty-four guests at the dinner last
night received the Worlds announcement
with the greatest enthusiasm. Napkins
We're waved in the air and men usually
looked upon as sedate and calm business
mayors words.
Men like John Jacob Aston. Hudson
Maxim and Dave Hcnnen Morris, who
nave shown in various ways their deep
stamped their feet and clapped their
hands on hearing of the offer.
The Worlds Offer.
Mayor Gaynor said:
Il am asked to make the following
announcement: Mr.. Curtiss' memorable
flight has demonstrated the possibilities
or 1ntercity communication by aero
plane. To further encourage aviators,
to inspire the brave and heroic pioneers
In air travel to still greater feats, the
World and ST. Louis Post-Dispatch
now offer a prize Of $4,000 for the first
successful aeroplane flight between
New York and ST Louis. The condi-
lions governing the flight will be an
nOunced shortly. after a conference
with aeronautic experts.
While this prize is positively Of
fered. am advised that it is subject
to an increase"
off the great ballroom on the ground floor
of the Astor Hotel. In the ballroom it
self, before the dinner was served, the
guests stood in rapt admiration of per-
feet model Of Glenn Curtiss' Hudson
Flyer, which sped down the Hudson
valley air lanes to such good purpose
Sunday morning. The model was sus-
pended in the center of the ballroom by
an almost invisible thread. and, as one
approached, it seemed as though the
the air just on level with the head OF
the talleSt guest.
Back of the model, against the wall of
the room, were q number OF photographs
illustrating Curtiss' flight his landing at
Poughkeepsie and the landing at Gov
ernOrs Island.
Thinkers in Hammondsport.'
Mayor Gaynor, in introducing the theme,
which the other speakers followed. said
that there might be some wonder in the
fact that it remained for a little town
like Hammondsport to produce a man
like Curtiss. He said the reason for that
might be explained in the fact that the
people of HammOndspOrt had more time
to think than do New Workers.. They
have more time to reason out.
here, as mayor OF the city, to do honor
to Mr. Curtiss," said Mr.. Gaynor Some
people might thing it strange that 1
manS saes to
mayor, but l beg to say that to none
Of them have l gone for the same rea-
son and to none have 1 gone to bear at
enough for the mayor of New York
city"
Some Of the Guests.
Some of the guests at the dinner We're
John Jacob Aston, Hudson Maxim, Samuel
H. Valentine, Charles Jerome Edwards,
treasurer of the Aero Club; Don c.
Seitz. Adolph S. Ochs, Augustus Post,
Clifford B. Harmon, Alan r. Hawley. J.
Angus Shaw. James NJ. Beck, j. c. Nc
Coy, Israel Ludlow. John A. Sleicher.
Jerome S. Fanciulli, Capt. Thomas Scott
Baldwin, Jacob l.. Ten Eyck and F. d.
Caruthers.
F. A. Duneka, Charles NJ. Manly Rob-
ert S. Adamson. j. A. Altsheler, Arthur
Billing. William A. Johnson F. I. Cobb,
Albert c. Trica, Charles r. Macauley.
Alfred Lawson. John Van Benschoten.
George Collingwood. ]. 3. Walker, r. S.
Whitman. Stanley Y. Beach. Victor Rid
der. w. c. McCloy. j. II. Tenant. Fred
eric l.. Jenkins. ". b. Meloney. f. i.
Jones, w j. Hammer G. 3. TomlinsQp.
Joseph Seymour. Dave Hennen Morris.
Leo Stevens. Charles L. Kingsley. Charles
X Hamilton. Otto Helms. w. j.. Cash, L.
L. Gillespie and Robert Collier.