The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-07-15
SPEEDS OYER BEAClL
Curtiss Sets New American Record
for Fifty Mile Flight-Also
Climbs Like Rocket.


Atlantic City, n J., July 11.-Glenn
H. Curtiss set an American record
for a 50-mile flight in an aerOplane
this afternoon by covering half hun
dred measured miles in five laps
along the beach in elapsed time of l
hour, IA minutes and SO seconds.
Curtiss was in the air one hour and
thirty minutes and spent one hour
and twenty-one minutes and five Sec
onds on the course, six minutes and
six seconds being deducted for the
tufns at the two ends of the two and
one-half mile course.
At the end Of his 50th mile flight
Curtiss swept his machine back over
the waterways on the meadow side of
the city and made an entire circuit Of
the resort before he descended.
In the early evening Curtiss set
new work for quick climbing by
sweeping his machine 1900 feet in the
air in FIVE minutes and fifty-one Sec
onds. After waiting for hours for
slowing down of the sharp South
erly wind which swept in from the
ocean, Curtiss rose in the air at 1922
p. m.
Starts the Flight.
After a short warming up spin, he
swung back over the. upper mark
made by range flags on the board walk
beginning at Massachusetts, avenue
and started on his long flight. Owing
to the cross winds, which still held
strong in the upper air, Curtiss never
reached faster speed than so miles
an hour, his average about 40 miles.
The time for each Of the laps was as
follows:
First, 6:49 4-5; second, Sol 2-5;
third, 1877 Is; fourth, 1888 As; fifth,
1888 1-2; sixth, 1888; seventh, 1927
1-2; eighth, 1929; ninth, 1921 $40;
tenth, 7:21 1-5.
The course laid out by the officials
for the daring aviator was along the
edge of the ocean from Massachusetts,
on the north to Dover avenue on the
south, thus bringing Curtiss and his
flying machine within the range of
view of p ople from the inlet down to
Ventnor. Practically all of Atlantic
City was on the board walk or on the
beach watching the flight.
- Brookins Gets Coin.
Curtiss' contract ends tonight, leav-
ing Brookins in possession of the S.
900 altitude prize won Saturday
evening, when he made worlds rec
ord of 6,115 feet. The prize will be
given to him tomorrow. The Wright
aviator has not yet announced wheth-
er he will go after the 50-mi1e prize
of $4,000, which Will otherwise go to
Curtiss.
Curtiss' spectacular climb of 1,600'
feet into the air came at the end of
a thrilling series of exhibitions of
flying that kept the big crowd of spec
tators on the board walk and beach
in a succession of cheers.
Brookins started up Immediately
afterward and described sharp curves
and turns, ending with his first ex-
hibition of triple turn that almost
stood his machine on end. Brookins
and Coffyn then went up together
with Brookins driving the biplane,
getting off we'll after a false start
caused by a loose running rail. Later
in the day Coffyn went up alone, Civ
ing another thrilling exhibition of
turning and swooping. During his
lone flight Brookins made a 1000
foot sweep along the beach just over
the heads of the crowd ending by driv-
41S LIS 111dCu1lIS OFSl IuG UISdhC1S,
hardly a foot from the surface.
The exhibition did not conclude un-
til long after sunset
Although Curtiss' contract for fly
ing here ends tonight, he will prob
ably make exhibition fighss tomor-
row and will probably attempt to
drop sham bombs on the outline of
battleship to be marked out on the
sand. Brookins and Coffyn will re-
main until Wednesday and will make
an attempt to break Curtiss' record
for a quick altitude rise in their
Wright machine
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