The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-08-26
BREAKSA|RRECORD.
Atwood Covers 1888 Miles
In EIeven-Day Flight.
ENGINE GIVES OUT NEAR GOAL
The Daring American Aviator Has
Broken All Worlds Distance
Records For Airships
by IS Miles.

New 1OIh, aug. % ouidShihS az
records long-distance dying, Harry
y. Atwood reached Nyack, tweniy-siX
miles from New York. but was com
PEELED to alight in field on the side
of Hook mountain because his ma
chine broke down.
The aerupiane was not seriously
damaged. but the repairs are compli-
Gated enough TO pecessilate Atwood 5
remaining at Nyack. in all probability.
until today. when he will take up his
flight to-this city.
He has covered 1889 miles since
leaving St Louis eleven days ago.
breaking the worlds record by sew
enty-fye miles.
Atwood. after working on his ma
chine a short while. started for this
city in an automobile to obtain ma
terial for repairing it.
The young aviator decided to ex-
tend his flight to Boston. starting at
1 o'clock Saturday morning. He hopes
to reach Boston in time to participate
in the meet held there Saturday alter
noon.
A desire TO top the present worlds
record by several hundred miles, lie
mat. his mechanician. said. was At
woods principal consideration in eX'
tending his flight.
Atwoonds fight. which began at
Castleton. a few miles below Albany,
Greatest the widest excitement IN the
towns along the Hudson.
Early in the morning word came
to New York that II all went well
he would reach the metropolis short
" after noon. and thousands thronged
the housetops along Riverside drive
and in the business section. st-aining
eyes through the almost Indian sum
mer mis-, for the first sight Of the
white-winged machine. and straining
ears for tie "phut," 'phut' Of its
motor.
Atwood's machine. instead OF com
Ing into the vision of these watching
ones. settled gently down in a field on
the estate Of W. ID. Davis. three miles
from the village. The road from Ny
ack 10 the landing field was soon black
with pedestrians and vehicles going
out to see the wonderful aviator
Bearings Burned Out.
They found him when they reached
there down over his machine trying
to fix the connecting rod. the babbitt
metal in whose bearings had burned
out.
Atwood was rounding the turn OF
Hook mountain. close in at its preci-
pice-like side. when he felt the Fl 81
sign Of trouble The machine was not
running well. and the trouble momen-
tarily go, worse.
Il felt myself sinking" said the
aviator. "and looked around for a
convenient meadow and came down
in IT,"
The aviator was assisted in his
work Of repairing his machine by B.
W. Church, a shipyard owner
Atwood performed spectacular
and daring feat as he passed. Plough
keepsie by gliding down toward the
river surface and passing under the
towering Poughkeepsie bridge.
Other Notable Long Distance Flights.
Albany to New YORK, 142 miles.
made by Glenn Curtiss. May 20, 1910
? hours 30 minutes.
New York TO Philadelphia and re
turn. $40 miles, made by Charles X
Hamilton. June 10, 1910, in 3 hours
p minutes.
Paris to Amiens and return, 4S6
miles, made by Alfred lie Blac, Aug
III. 1910.
Chicago to Springfield. 1872 miles,
made by Walter Brookins, Sept. 20.
1910.
Key West to Havana lover waterl
80 miles, made by j A. d. McCurdy.
Jan. 80. 1911.
Paris to Madrid -four stops, S42
miles, made by Pierre Vedrines. May
21-26. 1911.
Paris to Rome. go miles, made By
Andre Beaumont. May 1881, 1911.
German circuit race, 1854 miles,
won by Herr KONG, June II 20 July
9, 1911.
Boston Washington, 461 miles, made
by Harry n. Atwood, June 80 to July
10. 1911.
Circuit of England race, 1910 miles,
won by Andre Beaumont, July z2-26,
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