Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-08-02
Man Who Has Awed and
Amazed Thousands by His
Thrilling Aeroplane Flights
Coming to Albuquerque.
DAILY ASCENTS ARE
POSITIVELY ASSURED
If Successful Plunges Into the
Higher Attitudes Are Not
Effected, Association Will
Not Pay One Cent

Not Pay One Cent
\ Curtis Aviation Meeting Tor Al.
ouquorquc'
Glenn "a. curtiss leader in tho sci.
rniiir advancement aud the praciiceI
development of aviation. today afGN
ed his signature to q contract with
the New Mexico Fair association pro.
viding for Two flights each day ON
"wednesday, Thursday and Friday OF
iair week. a. the Thirtleth Annual
New Mexico state Fair to be- held i'm
Albuquerque October Q to Il. The con.
irac, was closed today in New York
CITY =. + McCanna representing
ihc fair association. and Mr. Curtlss.
Leu"ial director OF the Curtiss Ex.
I hibition company representing that
concern
The contract signed with Mr.. Cur.
iiss today iS tho elimination OF nearly
q >ear's negotiations with the most
prominent ayiators I'm America and
| Europe. Glenn " Curtiss is the king
| of aviators, and that tho New Merico
association has accomplished the fear
| Of assuring daily Curtiss flights. Is
10 tribute 10 the persistence and d.
| plomacy ol The officers OF the organ.
ilauon Daily aeroplane flights will
bc the biggest drawing card that has
| ever been in the deck Of drawing
cards al any territorial fair Thar
| the Curtiss people are to make the
flights Is the best possible news that
the association could hope for A tele.
gram tolllng ot the signing OF the
! contraot was received today hy Iohn
| h. McManus secretary Of the fair.
| irom J.. i. MCCanna. a member Ol the
executive committee. who left for the
east two weeks ago. The telegram
| from Nc McCanna follows
New York. Aug 2, 1911
| J ". NcMHnus Secretary state Fair.
! Albuquerque. y VI
As instructed We today signed con.
tract with Curtiss people for Two
\ flights each day "Wednesday. Thurs.
Ga, and Friday OF f,fair week At least
on" flight each day To be- over Ave
hundred feet high Bond for $500
Tor lulhllmeni Of contract CnniracJ
mailed you today
p = McCANNA.
Far Ruckaway, l.. /
Only aviators of international r..
puic are associated with Mr. Cnrtiss
IA his exhibitions. Among the most
prominent Curtiss flyers are. John 4.
| u McCurdy Eugene y. Ely Hugh 4.
Robinson. James ! ward. Lincoln
licachcy aAd c. G. Wilmer
Nu type OF aeroplane is more ia.
miiiar % The laNman and none Is held
iu h.yhcr regard by the expert in ayia.
! ton han rs the Curtiss biplnne ~
untiring experimentation, Mr. Curtias
has developed his aeroplane for th.
most practical purposes: the machine
hc recently sold TO the United States
government for military use being the
most efficient and safest uf modern
flving machines This machine ls ihc
best specimen al the general u.ps
known as "hiplaac' since there are
Two sets of wings or surfaces one
| h"ln" directly above the other u is
quite lik"ly that ihis ltpc will be- used
| in making tb, flights in Albuquerque
Curiiss ueropllucs have made
.li.hts u 5il thc bie cities in tho
east u New Orleans In Los Angelic
anl san Francisco But II rs doubtful
! DO tur.les ever agreed before 20 eitb.
! 40" un|. lights himself or have mis-
as-oo'Hi" a'iutogs make flights in ID
town 'b, size ol Albuquerque
Ilu tho pcoUl, Of New Mexico
/ Viu appreciate the efforts of the Fan
! association 10 have a Curiiss aviation
/ Meet goes without saving The .roa
: wa'orii, Of people IN New MoXi,1
aui The southwest for thlt matter
! 0uoV uothlu, more about suce,s-5gi
/ aviation flights than tbcy have read
| in magazines q. witnessed n movu.
pictures. For = person to l.ft himself
| nN his boots'raps has been rcggrle1
! as gu impossible ufOpositi0u bur with
/ the advent ut the HcrCulanc t1is old
/ saving uts become literally possible
iUho marvellous 'hus about mantligbt
! rs NOT ,u much th, soaring and elld.
| iur once fHo machine is iu the afr
! huf ~ s .H raising from he ground o
! machine eo much heavier than air
! ovcu.ouiul gravity itself that causes
] tho VOudormcnr 10 those who have
| never Witnessed flight he nlures.
! sion made upon the mind when tho
/ aviator rises from mother earth i
] one that is MOI easily enaced Nhil"
/ ih, spectator may have read much
. coucrrnins The wonderful flights thar
. have % en made. ne cannot avoid bp
ns sGcptiCal when IA sooF the heavv
! machine which ip expected to accom-.
/ plish such wonderful things And The
/ HOusuuls of spectators az the New
/ NoNioo Rr viii SEQ two flights daliv
/ ou WrHn, sday Thursday and Friday.
! that VIII De- as clean ana as clever and
/ interesting as ans flight- ihat have
ever been made on any Geld Glenn
/ 70 Curtiss is fhC foremost Of aviators
! Secretary NcAlanu of ne falr asso.