The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-05-31
CwtiSS Flies From Albany
TO New York.
WON THE $4,000 PRIZE
Daring Aviator Made New Record
For Sustained Speed, Doing 1877
Niles in 1852 Minutes Aver
aged 54.s Miles Hour.

New York. May 30-Glenn n Cur.
tiss speeded down the air lanes from
Albany 10 Manhattan Island. doing 1877
miles In l52 minutes. better than any
limited on the New York Central ever
made. and limiteds do not loaf
He not only won the $4,000 prize
offered by the New York World. but
he made an international record for
sustained speed There were times
when his little biplsne. which Is only
half as big as Paulhans famous oyer.
split the air At more than $ sixty mile
an-hour clip. and his average speed
was 54.S miles an hour.
The winds were good &c Curtiss.
and Amer day for boarding space aud
time couldn't have been picked from
the calendar But once the mischiev.
Gus air currents OF the Highlands al
most got him. Airs. warmed by an
eager sun. ran twisty ways up the
mountain sides. Swinging around old
storm king his aeroplane dropped full
forty feet like a plrmmet For seconds
there was just nothing under it. aud
Curtiss had three seconds to review a
blameless past But the capable bird
slid on into kinder airs and went on
to the finish steadily about her bust.
ness.
Beat Psuihan's Record.
There was never in this country
anything like Glenn Curtiss' achieve.
ment Like Paulhan. the French man.
be proved that It WIS possible for an
aviator to say Il am going to start
here and | am going to finish there: -
to ny from one town 10 another as Ger.
tainly as a man may proceed in an
automobile. with little more danger.
TO hear Curtiss tell H. But the French
man. although he astonished the world
by flying from London to Manchester.
lSs miles. took more than twelve
hours. and he made two stops. while
Curtiss stopped once only. at Camelot.
below Poughkeepsie. before Shaping
Manhattan Island with his heels. and
be went a lot faster than Paulhan
travelled.
The bells of Trinity were giving
ooon TO Manhattan when Glenn II.
Curtiss. having already made sure OF
his $4,000 by landing at Spuyten Duy-
vii. swooped down the North river air
road. sailed past the Pattery and de-
scended with a beautiful dip on Gov
ernor's Island. Every whistle with
steam in its throat shrieked and bark
ed and rumbled Down at the Battery.
where folks. as elsewhere in the city.
had been fooled by the fash that Cur
ttss had finished his flight at Spuyten
Duyvil and wouldn't exhibit himself
AZ the toe OF the island. there was a
great scurrying when the high riding
smudge resolved itself into the clean
lines Of flying machine. and Curtiss
was made out at the wheel
He was so quick. Il seemed 70 those
who watched. that he appeared in
sight. swooped by and was at rest on
Governors Island all In d minute.
Crested by Soldiers.
II was a few seconds after noon
when the army gathered him In over
behind Castle William and. as is the
srmy's way. invited him 10 have one
great big drink. II Is not on record
A---~ NAN ~ ~ as lAH1RROlLACQ. + tN
men have showed less citation than
Curtiss did when he stepped out OF
the biplane and shook hands with
Major Hon and Brigadier General
Walter Howe. commanding the depart
meth OF the east He smiled family.
said he was glad he had finished the
job and then turned TO watch a de-
tachment of soldiers roll the machine
into the aerodrome. Even when Mrs.
Curtiss appeared a few minutes later
and kissed him there was no fuss and
feathers. Curtiss acted as II he had
done nothing more exciting than ar
rive on ferryboat But the spectacle
of the wife greeting the daring hus-
band was one the photographers could
not miss. They prevailed upon Mrs.
Curtiss to kiss him again. Curtiss
frovned at the photographers. but they
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