New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-12
Hawley and Woodhouse
Sure of SuCcesS-Others
Are PeSsimistic.
ODDS CALLED'5 TOP
AGAINST AVIATOR
Americas Motor as Yet Untried
for Long Flights, Says
fitzpatrick.

Alan r. Bawley. president of the
Aero Club, yesterday expressed the ut
most confidence in the Americas sbil-
ity to make the transatlantic fight.
"lf the flight is not made with ex-
perimental machine No. l, then it will
be made with No 2,",he said, (Which
VIII be built with the improvements
suggested by the construction Of the
present machine. BY that time the
doubters will be in the Il told you So
class, and will have forgotten that they
tried TO discourage those who worked
so hard 70 make the flight possible.
"All the seemingly impossible prizes
IN aviation offered hitherto have been
won, and, although it is but six years
since Wilbur Wright made his first
public flight of two minutes duration,
we now have records for duration Of
81 hours and 40 minutes, and for alu-
tude of 21,654 feet Kiplng is right.
In few years we shall think as little
of how high we are in the air as we
now think how deep the water is when
we cross the ocean on modern liner"
Henry Woodhouse. editor Of Fly
ing" was equally optimistic.
Flight To Be EpochMaking.
Porte has every chance Of success
he declared, when asked BY The Trib-
une for an expression of expert opln-
ion. THE progress m solving the
problems has been fast, and the entire
project is ahead of the time allowed
for reaching its present stage by two
months.
"The flight will be as epoch making
IN its effect on the history OF the
world. sociologically and economically.
as was the first voyage of Columbus
Practical aviators, however, and con-
structors engaged in the actual work
of building machines were more pessl-
mistic. Harold Kantner, winner of the
city's Fourth Of July race. said the
odds were easily to against Porte;
HE means to try TO get as far as ne
can" Kantner said at Garden City yes
terday. "an6 then trust to luck for
some ship to provide him with more
fuel TO finish the fight. he VIII tail,
I think.
"If his machine were one that had
been flown on long flights. as some Of
the German machines have, ID THINK
he had a chance
known fiers at the field. was even more
positive.
"The America hasn't a chance ne
said. "A Curtiss motor has never run
more than six hours in the air. The
Americas motor is untried. so FAR as
long flights are concerned. Running IN
a shed is a different matter. | don't
think it can stand up. They've got to
snow me-
IN Faith in Stabilzer.
Asked&wAether he thought the Sper-
~ stabilizer would help Porte in his
attempt, fitzpatrick said he didn't be,
leve in automatic stability. "A good
pilot and q good machine give all the
stability YOU need" he said. he
added that If the Germans. who could
stay in the air twenty-four hours,
didn't try the Atlantic fight, there
was little chance of any one elses
doing il. g.,
Macmillan Schmitt. whose machine
Kantner piloted IN the race up the
Hudson, saw no reason 70 believe IN
Porte's success. and other constructors
seemed 10 feel the same way. All,
however. wished him luck and Pald
tribute 70 mis- daring.
-Four aeroplanes-a Heinrich,
Schmitt. a Beckwith and Moisant
were rolled out onto the held yester-
dav for inspection by Major H. II.
Rutherford and his staff, Of Fort Tot
Ten. Niles spun away before the in,
speetion and did not come back VII
IL was over Kantner took up the
schmidt for few turns, and Albert
Heinrich few with mis- machine, which
IA OF his own construction.
Among those present besides MAJOR
pntbsrford were Alan r. Hawley,
president of the Aero Club; Captain
= r, Tilton, Captain H. l.. Steele, Lieu
tenant Gerha1t. Captain A. w. Cooper,
I;eutenant W. ". Hicks. Lieutenant {.
r. oujnton, Captain William Baird, U.
& 4. retired; Lieutenant A. W. KIM
yberly. Henry Wodehouse and Dr. Ar,
thur r. Jaret, major, I. 5. Medical