The Detroit times., 1910-06-01
OFFER OF $4,000
SPURS AV|ATORs
They Are Consulted on Details for
Flight Between New York ard
Chicago and St. Louis.

NEW YORK, June with SIS, 900
hung up in two prizes for aeroplane
trips from New York TO Chicago and
st. Louis or vice versa, the aeronauti-
cal world today Is blazing with ex-
element. The offers OF thirty thou
sands dollars by the New York World
and st. Louis Post-Dispatch for a
flight between those cities, and the
New York Times and Chicago Evening
Post offer OF $4,000 for trip between
those points has aroused an interest
in aviation equal to that displayed by
the people OF European countries dur.
ing the recent prize flights there.
America was the last country 70
recognize the Wrights and she is
the last TO take an active interest In
the progress OF the science declared
Capt. Baldwin. the veteran army
aviator today. Although this country
Is slow TO awaken to something new It
Is certain that interest in aerial navi-
cation has beer aroused to the high
est pitch by Curtiss wonderful Al
bany-New York flight and from now
aviators will have nothing to com.
plain Of"
There were meetings today at the
Offices OF both New York new spapers
Offering the prizes TO consider, condi.
tions for the contest. Curtiss. Bald
win, Seymour and other aviators are
being consulted as to the details. time
limits and so on and the exact condi-
tions will be made known In few
days. 1t is thought likely that the con-
ditions will make Il impossible for an
aviator TO fly to Chicago and st. Louis
in one trip, thereby picking up both
prizes.
The attitude of the Wrights in
maintaining absolute silence regard
ing the contests puzzles aeronauts.
The Wright patent case is still In the
United States circuit court OF appeals
and IL that court decides in favor ot
the Wrights and against Curtiss the
latter would have TO pay the prizes
to the Wrights II ne won them.
Some eastern ayiators attribute the
silence OF the Wrights to the fact
that they are confident their case will
be upheld and therefore are content
to let others risk their machines and
lives while they collect the prize
money. In the case OF the $4,000
won by Curtiss for his Albany-New
York flight the Wrights are protected
against losing that prize by the bond
Curtiss was forced to deposit before
he was allowed TO exhibit his ma
chine last year. II Curtiss loses the
suit the Wrights will get the $4,000
A distinguished company. including
leaders OF science, literature, journal
ism, finance and the military gather
ed to meet Curtiss at the banque'
given for him IN the Hotel Aston b,
the World last night. At the table
the modest Mr.. Curtiss sat between
the mayor and I3rigadier-General Wal
ter Howe, U. s. A., In command oil
the department OF the east.
Between courses food OF con
gratulatory cablegrams and kilograms
was read. Among them were mes
sages from Bleriot the French ayia'
tor: the Aero Club OF France. and
Count De La Vaulx.
Count jacques Delesseps, who re.
Gently few across the English chan
mel, cabled: Let me add my personal
congratulations to many you are re.
eeiving."
Hubert Latham, the famous French
aviator, cabled 1T was one OF the
most splendid flights ever made, and
certainly the finest thing yet done In
America"
Cortlandt Field Bishop, president OF
the Aero Club OF America, cabled
from Venice: Bravo for Curtiss."