The Sentinel=record., 1911-08-20
ATWOOD A
 GOOD FILLER
STARTS FROM coRNFIELD AND FLIES TO BUFFALO WITH
 ONE STOP.
WIN Go to Utica Tomorrow When New Machine Awaits Him Across Continent Flight
 Is Possible.

Buffalo N. Y., Aug. 19-LandinI in New York state after flying in al air line 99 miles from Swaifyille Penn, to Buffalo. Harry N. Atwood the Boston aviator, who is attempt ing to break the worlds long dis tance aeroplane record is tonight
 within 439 miles of his pronosed aIightng place at Coney Island.
 'It's only a birds hop to New York said Atwood, stepping out O his bi-plane in the grounds of thi Kenllwortn Race Track.
 He made the 99 miles from Swan- vile to Buffalo in flying time oi two hours and 20 minutes with one intermediate stop at Erie, Penn. Leay ing at 4:53 D. m.. he arrived in Buf falo at TOP D. m. Long after the peo pie had given up hope of seeing him. on the assumption that he was tc stop overnight atNDunkrk, N. Y.
 The eleven miles from SwanvilIe to Erie, Atwood had covered in sixteen minutes.
 The Bostonian nov Is confident ol winning the worlds record in four days more. His distance from the start in St. Louis, Monday to date is S26 miles. as compared with the worlds record of 1,164 miles.
 But Atwood's time counted in days devoted to his flight is far ahead oi the record holders, Koenig Vdllmer and Buchner. who flying over Ger many ended with best time of thirty days from start to finfNl His ar rival in. Buffalo gives aim credit of having flown over portions of six states and a distance easily equal to one fourth the way across the con. tinent.
 Another instance of the uncertainty of aviation attended Atwood through out his g miles spin along tne lake shore today. Rising in a eornfleld at Swanville. with crowds of farmers as spectators. his machine Vas all most dasned to the ground before he could get his bearings.
 He made three unsuccessful starts before he got away and then landed iH Erie two hours after bis scheduled time.
 The wind was so strong it was al- most five o'clock when he started from Erie with the announcement he would stop at Dunkirk over night. But wnen well on his way, speeding at 60 miles an hour and finding the wind favorable he decided to continue on to Buffalo without stop.
 Twenty miles out of Erie he crossed the New York.Pennsyiyania state line and three miles further at Ripley, N. Y, he was reported passing at e;lo giving him credit of 23 miles in 23 minutes. Up to the time the ay- iator swung into view Dunkirk was confident it was to see him altght taere. Crowds were in the streets and on the roofs of houses awaiting his appearance
 At 5.32 D. m. the operator at the station miles away reported he's over now. and headed straight for Dunkirk. ; af&
 The reception committee formed In line and few minutes later Atwood spun into view at high altitude. He kept straight ahead, however, and soon was lost to signt.
 In entering Buffalo Atwood be- came confused by <Se smoke and was not able to find the race track un- til he made wide det6ur over the city.
 He reached the western outskirts al 61 15. but 1t was three quarters Of Ss hour later before he located Kenil worth. A crowd of nearly 10000 were on hand waiting patiently since o'clock until near six, when the ru nor spread that Atwood had Tscides to not come through RUJalo tonigh and the disappointed p60pfe left fol the city. When Atwood swept int view not more than d score of peopl' were on hand. He made a perfec landing in the center of the mile oy al
 I'm little uncertain about m plans for tomorrow" said Atwoo Perhaps I'll go on to Utica. start ing in the morRng-, may not sto