The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-26

increased chances Of winning. because
10y rebuilding the bottom of the hull
the results of months experiments
can be embodied in the reconstruc-
ton.
wish to state most emphatically
there liz no idea whatsoever OF aban-
doning the fight this year
Although the opinion had been genera
that the flight would be postponed the frs,
positive Information came this morning
when the following letter from Mr.. Cur.
tiss to VIII Cash. Mr.. Wanamaker's rep.
resentative. was made public:
In view OF the enforced delays
think II best to advise you. as the rep
resentatlve OF Rodman Wanamaker,
that in my opinion we should discon-
tinue our efforts to rush the America
10 completion for shipment on Au-
gust !.
by making a hasty. Job OF IL this
might be possible. but I do not think
1t would be fair to Lieut.. Porte or to
the machine. During the past three
weeks Of experimental work the hull
has been subjected to much rough
handling and has suffered to such an
extent | think the bottom should be
entirely rebuilt. II we have time to
do this properly We can Incorporate
improvements suggested by the nu-
merous hydroplane experiments and
greatly improve the craft in several
important details.
II seems to me foolhardy to Jeop-
ardize the success Of the transatlan-
tic attempt by starting out with any
thing lee than the most nearly per
feet machine we can turn out. and
in view or the fact that Lieut. Porte
does not wish To start from Newfound-
hot
advise postponIng the start until
the latter date.
MIR. Cash sent the following reply
Porte Agrees with Curti.s.
Replying to your letter OF to-day:
Lieut. Porte agrees with YOU that on
account OF the reasons mentioned in
your letter the transatlantic flight
should be postponed Until october.
As you will remember, MIR. Wanna
maker has always urged MS not to
start the flight until all prepare
tons had been completed and every
possible precaution had been taken
against accident and darger.
Acting for Mr.. Wanamaker in HI
absence | therefore agree with Lieut.
Porte and yourself to postpone the
flight until October.
Il am very glad that Lieut. Porte an
Mr.. Wanamaker have agreed to chanl
the date OF the transatlantic flight
October l." said MIR. Curtiss I'm m
opinion the weather conditions Will
even better and there is nothing to los
and everything t. gain. Had "" pc
sisted in shipping the machine August
as originally planned. We would have bee
Obliged to use the sane hull which hs
already undergone so many changes ar
experiments that 1 mas been greatly veal
ened and would require the addition
considerable extra weight in order
make 1t safe in "A rough sea. We muC
prefer to rebuild the lotion OF the bo
/ and add the planning 81 the fins at Il
same time.
We have been able to get up the ne
essary load Last nights fight indicat
| that IL will he much more economical
regard to fuel consumption to run q
third engine throttled than to carry OF
dead.
/ we shall make some further tests wi
fuel consumption after the boat has be-
completed. Last nights tests We're OF
value except in a comparative way b
cause of the unfinished condition OF {
hull and other parts OF the machl
/ which gave US a great amount OF ext
weight and head resistance.
THE chances in favor Of Lieut.. Porte
successful crossing Of the Atlantic a
greatly increased by the change OF I
sailing date