Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-05-26
CURTISS HAS
POSTPONED
AERIAL TRIP
Conditions UnfavorabIe at
Albany for The Start This
MOrnIng--NOt Ready.
He MAY GET AWAY LATE
THIS AFTERNOON
speOial b. UnIlea Press Wlre.

Albany, N. Y, May 26:=Because
MS machine had not been completely
assembled, and the weather was bad,
Glenn H. Curtiss found 1t impossible
to start this morning on his aero
plane trip to New York to win the
$4,000 prize offered by the New
York World. He announced he
would not attempt the trip until con-
ditions were favorable.
1t is possible that he will get away
late this afternoon. If he succeeds
In reaching Poughkeepsie he will re-
main there over night and will con-
tinue to the end of his journey to-
morrow morning. If Curtiss does
not capture the $4,000 prize to-
morrow he will have rival in the
Held, as Charles K. Hamilton, an
other aviator, Is fastening here from
Jacksonville, Fla, to enter the con-
test. Until Curtiss appeared Hamil-
ton had planned to try for the prize
in June.
Poughkeepsie, N Y, May 26.-Glenn
I'll. Curtiss, the aviator, arrived here
from New York yesterday and passed
the ensuing three hours In an automo-
bile inspecting the country for seven
miles up and down the river looking
for suitable midway landing place in
his contemplated aeroplane fight from
Albany to New York. After looking
over number of places which he de-
clared were not suitable In any way
Mr.. Curtiss said he was discouraged
and was about to give up when George
Collingwood of this city persuaded
him to visit the GIL farm, three miles
below Poughkeepsie. Here Mr.. Curtiss
was shown fiat, treeless meadow of
ten acres, which, he said, was ideal
for his purpose. He selected 1t at once.
The meadow Is short distance from
the river on the east bank.
After looking the property over Mr.,
Curtiss remarked:
"But wonder If the owner will let
me land"
AS he was speaking Mr.. Gill, who
controls the property, came up and
was introduced to Mr.. Curtiss. When
he heard what the aviator desired Mr..
Gill said:
"Can he land here? My heavens,
yes. There,ll be nobody happier than
myself to see him come down in that
field"
Mr., Curtiss and his wife were met
on their arrival here by John Won Ben
schoten, who provided two automo-
biles for the use of the party. Mr..
Collingwood and II. N. Balm went with
Mr.. Curtiss to Hyde Park and back to
the grounds of the Hudson River State
hospital and College Hill park with
out any ground coming in sight that
Mr.. Curtiss thought would do for him
to land his machine on.
'I want Mt least half mile of clear
running" Mr.. Curtiss said. II will go
forty miles an hour when | strike the
to start In
On his return from Hyde Park Mr.
Curtiss looked over the dock front, but
could find nothing that was suitable.
He then continued on down to the Gill
place, where he came to a decision at
once.
Flags and big strips of sheeting will
be put up on the river front TO locate
the landing on the Gill farm. But the
aviator was advised by Mr.. Colling-
wood to take his bearings from the
big yellow buildings at Wilton, oppo-
site, which are the first to be seen on
that bank after leaving PoughkeepsIe
and when he glimpses them to turn to
the eastward, which will bring him TO
the long level slope of the GIL mead
ow