The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-03-26

of he North Atlantic pursues the well-traveed
AZ lanes of Europe safety passes over the bleak
and forbdding wastes Of Siberia, and fringes the
almost uninhabtcd coast line Of northern Asia
and Alaska
But each Of these feats has been exceeded al
ready in the air records now on the books. Now
ali hot is needed is the combination of them The
performance Of one great air journey after an
other means luck, enormous luck, to greater de-
gree than in almost any sporting contest ever
organized.
Several aviators have sigoifed their intention of
entering. They willing to take the risks.
They not actuated By the desire for gold for
even the successful contender, who will win the
S150000 first prize and also the $4,000 offered by
Lord Northclffe for The first crossing Of the At
lantic, will find his 100000 and perhaps more
eaten up by the expenses of his undertaking.
1t is quite certain, however, that plenty Of men
of large fortunes and sporting proclivities will be
found to finance this peerless air event
The eyes of the world will be upon the brave
contenders, than they were upon the
pioneer aviation racers in that first meet at
Rheims IN sos
The attention OF the close students of the race
is conferred upon the problem, Of the Atlantic
After passing due east from San Francisco across
the Serras, through Reno New; Cheyenne Wyo
Kansas City, st. Louis and New York. the avia-
tors will coast along the seaboard to Belle ISLE
between Newfoundland and Labrador Here the
flight across the Atlantic will begin. The flyers
will probably head for Cape Farewell, Greenland
$40 miles away. From Cape Farewell to Iceland
the distance is 67o miles, and from Iceland to
stornaway, in the iebrides, is $40 miles.
Three enormous leaps-Glo, $40 and $40 miles
None OF them insurmountable in itself. But to hit
the bul's~eye three times in succession--theres
the rub
Then these seas are not always as hospitable as
the Mediterranean which Roland Garros has now
crossed twice. There are fog and wind and rocky
landing places
Eut IT row Of Warships patrol the course
lent by their governments in the interests of sci
ence and human progress, the risk will not be
greater (for instance) than that taken by the late
John E. Moiasant when he set Off in an untried
machine with fog in his face to fly from Paris
to London al time when the channel crossing
alone was considered almost a miracle.
Compared with the Atlantic crossing too, the
rest OF the journey fairly simple,
Tho proposed route is by way of Edinburgh
London, Paris, Berlin, Warsaw, St. Petersburg
Moscow and the Trans Siberian railway to Man
churia and then south TO Vladvostok The next
lap takes the aviator across the to Corea.
tie must then cross The Japan to Kobe and
Tokyo, turn north to tianchatka and travel along
the coast either to East cape to the Aleutian
islands, The distance between the two continents
here varies from 30 to 200 miles, From Alaska
the course viii be southwark to Vancouver, Seat
tie. cd home to San francisco.
The ayiators who hesitate about pronouncing
are calling attention to The distance-2S,0O0 miles
The successful flyer must travel average of
more than 200 miles q day fer four months. Will
1t be possible to accomplish the trip in the few
months OF summer OF the Northern regions
through parts OF which the course lies? 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 Guido anything yet ACCOMPLISHED
Besides the notable flights already mentioned
Oscar Bider has flown practically every high
mountain in Europe, Garros has made a flight
from Marseilles to Paris without sopping Briude-
jonc des Monlinais has toured the capitals of
Europe and two besides FeGrines have reached
Egypt from France Get these journeys lae be-
fore the difficulties OF The around the globe
1t is to be noted however that the history of
aviation is one succession OF surprises. Scarcely
anything OF Importance accomplished has not
been called impossible beforehand Aviators
have done so much that one hesjtates to doubt
their ability to do anything
Special aeropianea will be constructed for the
race. These Will probably be swift but not built
for the maximum speed They will make say 60
miles an hour. Reliability vii! be The object