The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-30

New York, May cO.-Glenn H. curttsx
flew from Albany to New York City In
an acropInDc To-day, winning the sI0,-s
600 prize offered by the New York
World. He covered the distance of i37
miles in two hours and thirty-two
minutes, and came TO earth as calmly
and ns lightly as "a pigeon. His aver
age speed for the distaRce-54.OG miles
an hour-surpnsscs any record ever
made by an Aeroplane in long distance
flight.
The start was made from Albany nj
1908 o'clock this morning, under wen
thcr conditions as near perfect as the
most fnstidtous aviator could demand.
One hour ana twenty-three minutes
later, he had made his stopping place
near Poughkecpsie, where there was
un hours intermission.
Resumtug his flight at D::6, .bc sped
sOuthyard and landed within the
boundary of Manhattan Island, mt 1O:3J.
I'nuIIian's flight from London to
Misunderstanding milcs-exceedcd THE
Curtiss feat of To-day In distance, but
not in speed and danger. The French
nan'x average was 44.3 miles an hour,
and below hl,n la. English meadow
land. Curtis followed the winding
course of the historic Hudson, wit'.
jutting hendland, wooded slopes and
trcacherous palisades. He swung high
over the great bridge ut PouEhkcep-
sic, dipped nt times within fifty feet
of the rivers broad surface, and jockey
cd like falcon mt the turns.
Craft Rebels.
Only once did his craft show signs OF
rebelling. This was off storm King,
near West Point, where mt height of
+ nearly 1000 feet, treacherops gust
struck his planes. The machine drop
ped like rock for forty feet and tilt
ed perilously, but Curtiss, always cool,
keep both his head and his seat, and
by adriot manipulation of his levers,
brought renewed equilibrium to his
stccd.
Curtiss was up before dawn to-daN 3
and went with his mechanic and
handful of spectators to Van Renssa.-
lear Island, in the Hudson. three miles
south of Albany from where he was to
make the start Waiting at the river
brink was special New York Central
train for Mrs. Curtiss and her party
who had not accompanies the aviator
to the island From the train they
could not see the actual start, hut n
those on the island witnessed a re.
markable scene.
Curtiss arose from the ground like
a rocket There were no preliminary
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS was no trial
flight The aeroplane ran hurriedly
over the surface OF the island, and
darted straight for It's goal to the
southward, turning only for a moment
to the westward so that Curtiss might
comply with the terms OF the competi-
lon under which he was flying and
technically cross the Albany city line.
over In Twinkling.
Straight up SCARED the aeroplane TO
a height Of about 700 feet, In three
minutes 1t was minute speck In the
distance In seven minutes II had van
ished from sight. The whole perform
ance was over in twinkling.
With the signal that Curttss was on
the special train, Ave cars and a locn-
motive, cumbersome now by comparir
son, gathered impetus and sought 20
follow. But SO quickly had curtiss
flown that for twenty-one miles south
ward the locomotive, though running
nearly mile to the minute, remained
a laggard At 30, however the train
came abreast of the aeroplane, and
thence To New York City those on
board kent the aviator In sight,
AT poughkeepsie Curtiss turned
westward and then catns to earth Win
the precision OF bird. He had noWr
seyenty.four miles from Albany "
eighty three minutes M
The landing place. known as the Gsli
Meadows. had previously been selected,
but because Of last weeks pcstpona-
msnts Curtiss was not eApected this
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