The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-15

time when the channel crossing alone
vas considered almost miracle.
Compared with the Atlantic crossing,
too. the rest Of the journey seems fairly
simple.
The proposed route is by way of
Edinburgh, London, Paris, Berlin, War
saw, st, Petersburg, Moscow and the
, Trans. Siberian railway to Manchuria,
and then south to Vladivostoh. The
next lap takes the aviator across the
sea to Korea.
He must then cross the Japan sea to
Kobe and Toxic, turn north to
Kamchatka and travel along the coast
either to East Cape or to the Aleutian
islands. The distance between the two
two hundred miles. From Alaska the
course will be southwark TO Vancouver,
Seattle and home to San Francisco.
Distance $4,000 Miles.
The aviators who hesitate about pro-
nouncing the journey possible in the
present stage of their art call attention
to the distance-28, 900 miles. The sue
cessful flyer must travel an average of
more than 200 miles n day for four
months Will it be possible to ac-
complish the trip in the few months of
summer of the northern regions through
parts of which the course lies7 Vedrines
was FIVE weeks in doing the $500 miles
from Paris to the Pyramids, flying at
an average of only 100 miles daily,
This explains clearly how greatly the
proposed Journey would outdo anything
yet accomplished. Besides the notable
flights already mentioned, Oscar Bider
has flown over practically every high
flight from Marseilles to Paris with
out stopping; Brindejonc des Moulinais
had toured the capitals Of Europe. and
two besides Vedrines have reached
Egypt from France. Yet these Journeys
pale before the difficulties of the race
around the globe,
It is to be noted, however, that the
history Of aviation is one succession of
surprises Scarcely anything of i'm
portance accomplished has not been
called impossible beforehand. Aviators
have done so much that one hestates
10 doubt their ability to do anything.
Special Aeroplanes.
Special aeroplanes will be constructed
for the race. These will probably be
swift, but not built for the maximum
speed. They will make say sixty miles
an hour. Reliability will be the object.
There will be accommodations for two
men, both pilots, who will relieve each
fuel and oil must be carried. 1t will be
a splendid test for the machine build
ers and most of the factories on both
sides of the Atlantic are expected TO
be in the field.
In the United States the following
constructors have tentatively signified
their Willingness to build ''round-the
world -. plane: Glenn II, Curtiss OF
Hanmondsport, N. y: Orville Wright
az DAYTON. Ohio; W Starring Burgess
of Marblehead. Mass: Thomas Benoist
of ST. Louis: Emile Berlirer Of Wash.
ineton. D. c.; the Heinrich Brothers OF
Baldwin, L.. T.: John E. Sloane Of New
York City; Edison T.. Gallaudet OF Nor,
wich. Conn, and Ingles Uppercu OF
New York City.
Three Entries Made.
sThcre are now 1000 licensed aviators
in the world. Out OF this field there
must be several hundred who would at
tcmnt the proposed flight if the fl
nancial baclIinp were forthcoming. The
f;rst man in America 10 get in his en-
try was Beckwith Havens Captain
Matthew A. Batson of Savannah, Ga, a
former army officer. who is the in
cantor of a flying boat announces he
w;ll enter the race Lincoln Beachey
w,;ll also compete. From abroad come
many expressions showing enthusiasm
The time before the start js short,
hoyyever. Bv May | few could have
their machines in readiness at the