New-York tribune., 1910-09-01
CURT|SS IN LAKE FLIGHT
New Record for Over-Water
Flying by AeropIane.
SIXTY MILES IN 78 MINUTES
Uses Same Machine in Which He
Made Hudson River Trip
Return To day.

Cleveland, Aug. 31.-Glenn H. Curtiss,
of Hammondsport, n. Y, established
new worlds record for over water flying
to-day by travelling over Lake Erie
from Euclid Beach, nine miles east Of
this city. to Cedar Point, Ohio, approx
mately sixty miles distant The an
nounced time consumed in the passage
was one hour and eighteen minutes. The
aViator's own estimate of the time was
one hour and nineteen minutes. His
average time was forty-fye miles an
hour, although one stretch of twenty
miles was covered at rate of a mile
a minute.
Curtiss used the eight-cylinder 30
horsepower biplane of his own construc-
ton in which he made his recent flight
down the Hudson River from Albany 70
New York.
1t was shortly after - o'clock when
the biplane was taken from the aero
drome. AT 1: :8 p. M, after it had been
ascertained that the tWelve-mile breeze
from the northeast prevailed in Cleve-
vas started. At 1:06 p m, amid the
cheers of forty thousand persons who
had gathered at the starting point, the
aviator swept out over the lake.
The Start.
After reaching a height of two hun
dred feet the machine turned to the
west At 1:13 p. m. it had passed
Cleveland harbor where one hundred
thousand persons had grouped them
selves along the lake front and on top
of buildings. Three minutes later It
had faded into the mist beyond Rocky
River. the western extremity of the
city's eighteen mile waterfront.
At /: :26 o'clock. just twenty minutes
after leaving Euclid Beach, the biplane
was sighted off Dover Bay. twenty miles
distant. ....
At 1 :46 o'clock 1t passed Lorain: at
| :5S o'clock crossed directly over Yer
million and at 2:1S O'Clock was sighted
at Cedar Point. Five minutes later it
glided on to the beach in front of the
Breakers Hotel.
A crowd of ten thousand persons. gath
cred on the beach, went wild with en-
thusiasm when Curtiss landed. 1t
rushed on the aviator, lifted him from
the machine and carried him on is
shoulders to his hotel
Curtss Immediately telephoned his
wife here of his arrival. After dinner
he announced that because of the breeze
W hich had risen and rain which had be-
gun to fau he would postpone his re-
turn until 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing
Mr. Curtiss is expected to reach this city
tomorrow night and proceed to Camoride &c
to take part in the Harvard meet. He will
try there the chassis of the new machine
in which he may appear at the interna-
tional aviation meet at Belmont Park next
month to defend his title to the trophy he
won at Rheims last August
Mr. Curtiss has annexed the following
records:
February, 1906 Established worlds record
for speed, making mile in 26 % seconds
on motorcycle at Ormond Beach Fla.
July. la0S-Won The Scientific American"
trophy by making flight of one kilometre
at Hammondsport, using the aeroplane
June Bug
July, 1s09-Wcn The Scientific American
trophy by flying 50 minutes 80 seconds at
Mineola, n. Y.
August l309--Won the international avia-
ton prize at Rheims. France.
September, 1so9-Won the Grand Speed
prize at Brescia, Italy.
January, 1a1o-Established new quick and
short starting records at Los Angeles meet
May 30 lyl0--EstatIshed a new aeroplane
'cross-country record for America by fly
ing from Albany to New York City, dis
tance of 137 miles, in 152 minutes.
July II. 1910 Established a worlds record
for over water flight at Atlantic City by
flying | hour Il minutes % seconds.