The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-11
CURTISS HERE TO GET
OCEAN Filler READY
Says WaBamaker Machine Will
BE Completed by June
for Trials.
EXPECTS FLIGHT INAUGUST
Aero Club Gets Application for
Around the World
Race.
EXPECTS FLIGHT IN AUGUST

Glenn II. Curtiss arrived from Europe
yesterday to supervise the final consiruc-
ton OF the Rodman Wanamaker trans
atlantic iiier with which 1t Is proposed
TO jump from Newfoundland to Ireland
In a single nlght of fifteen hours.
The machine is being constructed at
Hammondsport, " Y, and Mr.. Curtiss is
confident that 1t will make the flight sue
cessfully.
The board OF governors of the Aero
Club OF America will take up the appIi-
cation OF the Panama Pacific Exposition
for an around the world race at its
meeting to-day. The application. together
with a chart of the proposed course, came
to the Aero Club yesterday.
Glenn ii. Curtiss doesn't get very en-
thus. aslc over the proposed flight around
the world. He would not give an opin-
ion on the probability of its accomplish
ment.
I'VE have our hands fun arranging for
the transatlantic flight" he said. and
after all that is the first step IN hight
around the world.
I'VE are surely going to attempt the
flight across the Atlantic this summer
intend to work out some OF the details
with Mr.. Wai.amaker tomorrow. The
Sd, cial machine Is We'll under way and We
expect to have II ready Tor trials by
June. We may try It out here In New
York. but certainly We shall give 1t sew
eral trials AT the starting point OF the
flight near -. Johns before the actuai
trip Is attempted.
I'VE may wait until August for right
weather conditions before starting the
trip, because right weather conditions will
spell success for the undertaking.
Some have wondered that We will
make the flight at "A 10000 foot altitude
II may be that we shall not. We may
find 1t better to fly close to the surface OF
the water That will depend entirely or
the weather and how the machine works
out in trials
Mr.. Curtss said no had brought back a
wireless outfit which Will be attached Ia
! the Rodman Wanamaker hier. lie also
| has compass. he said. that VIII WORK 70
perfection In an aeroplane.
Raymond V, Morris OF New Haven Will
probably enter his high speed dying boat
In the contest for the jacques Schneider
| trophy at Monaco in April. according IL
Mr. Curtss. Mr.. Morris owns the only
monoplane flying boat ever constructed
1t was built recently at the Curtiss fac
tory.
The addition OF the monoplane flying
| boat makes two American entries for IN,
jacques Schneider trophy. William Tha~
Will enter In Curtiss fyinz boat equipped
with an automatic balancing device in
vented by his -year-old brother
Alexander Blair Thaw I'd, The Thaws
will leave for Havre to-day on the French
| liner Provence.
Although no final selections OF pilots
for the transatlantic flight has been made
1t Is understood that Lieut.. Porte OF the
royal navy fiiers and Lieut.. John II
Towers, L. S. N. will be the men, The
selection OF pilots has been left by Mr.
WanamaiHr entirely to Mr.. Cur'iss.
Mr.. Cur,iss has talked the matter ovel
with both Lieut. Towers and Lieut.. Porte
They are both anxious to 80 and Mr.. Cur
tiss has said he considers them admirabl,
fitted to make the trial.
| A tentative route for the around thu
world race sent to the Aero Club start!
from the exposition grounds at San Fran
cisco and lies across the United States
over Greenland, Iceland, Iiebrides. Eng
land. France. Germany Russia, Japan
Boring Straits. Alaska, British Columbia
and back to San Francisco This route II
22,760 miles. Auothsr route has als'
been proposed which IL 1850 miles less.