The evening world., 1911-09-13
TWoop WiTHDRAWs ENTRY
FROM THE FRISCO RAGS.

ATWOOD WiTHDRAWs ENTRY
FROM THE FRISCO RACE.
n. N. Atwood. the hoiict OF Tho lous
distance airnight record. made ~ carry
ans o message from the -. Louis = ~;
Dispatch to The Worli. has Withdrawn
from the New YorK.San Francisco coz
test. Atwood was to nave seen wars
start to-day. but didn't reach Gov
errors Island IN time. lie waited At
the Battery In his automobile, which
carries a conspicuous Sign bearing hts
full name. until the spectators of tho
siart returned to Manhattan ny Wy
u the Governors Island ferry. Then
he Announced his Withdrawal
when 7 entered FOR the coast TO coast
trim" he said II understood that the
conditions called for n start either from
the Atlantic or Pacific before oct. 10.
Now I learn that the conditions mako u
necessary TO finish on or before Oct ~
This puts me out OF It completely. ]
wouldn't start from the Atlantic Coast
BY the time ! could get out to san FRAN
cisco and start back l COULDN'T hsvc a
t,chance.
o. n a ~ VI lh'Af wy
Fellows has a chance. =! have figured the
TRIP down to the closest basis, ana II
cannot be done lnside Of tf'''y-'hree
days. I was alAven days lying from 81.
Louis to New York. and | know what l
am talking about.
''Unde. the moe, favorable circum-
stances Fowler. who left a Fran.
cisca Monday, would be unable to nnish
within the limit. and llh bet money on
IL. Now he IL laid up out IN the Sierras
with a broken machine. Personally !
don't helieve that ward as any chance
whatever OF finishing at n time In
starting from the Atlantic coast, be-
cause no is starting against the "'nd
ana The wind will hold against him n.oat
% the way"
Atwood Is right about the condi-
tlons OF the Night. II must be COM
pleted before oct. 10. The condition
80 - the time limit was made In Oc-
,obsr Of las year., when the competi-
ton was announced.
Wards machine did not reach Gov
ernor's Island In It's entirety untn late
asst night and an extra gasoline tank
without which he could not start. was
not delivered by the express company
until early this morning, The young
aviator was up nearly all night getting
ready. but was apparently fresh and
eager as the time approached for the
beginning Of the flight this morning.
CHILLY WIND WHIPPED ACROSS
GOVERNORS ISLAND.
There were few in the crowd who
thought Ward would start into the
teeth Of the'chilly wind that tore across
the bay and whipped and cracked the
fiaSs at the military post. But Ward
and he mechanics paid little attention
10 the wind: their interest MAS In the
machine.
The start had been scheduled for .
o'clock. Ward was al, ready at that hour
lie had kissed his pretty little wife
good by. had made his final tests of
tho engine and the wires n planes
and was bumped up In his seat like y
Jockey waiting for the signal. The
Aviator Is no larger than the average
Jockey.
4 little DELAY was ~occasioned by the
earsfuiness Of the mechanics. Hudson
Maxim. the great inventor. and Gen.
Frederick ID. Grant waited for a nod
from the aviator to give the Official
word. At S.S o'clock the engine was
working nicely. the %propellors were pull
Ing At the arms Of the avistor's assist
ants and Ward yelled Let 'er 20"
The start was made from the west
erly side OF the south end OF the island.
Ward swung his machine In a rising
circle TO the southwark and eastward.
swuns round over the sasterly side OF
the island, passing over tho aviation
shsds and then headed out for the
upper bay. The nose Of his machlns
was pointing upward. ana he WAS aboul
100 feet In the air when he cleared the
land and laid a course for the Statue
OF Liberty.
WIND sLAcKENEp SPEED AS he
STARTED UP HUDSON.
Steadily climbing until his machin,
was outlined against the blue OF the SIX,
far above the torch OF the statue Ware
made Q turn to the northward and start
ed toward the skyscrapers OF Manhat
tan. He was In a strong wind and hi
speed was slackened as he held for tn,
battery. Al q point opposite Communi
paW Ward turned to the westward again
held to that course until no was wei
over the North River and then pointed
Ills machine for the Erie station In Jer
sey City.
The clear air rave hundreds OF thous
snds In the lower part OF Manhattal
and along the Jersey City water from
N opportunity TO witness WARDS star
IN his long journey. Ferry-boata
iArnmed with commuters, roared 90
Voyage TO him through their whistles
As he approached Jersey City the fac
Tory whistles OF that community and O
hoboken were turned loose.
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