The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-01
CALIFORNIAN LEADS
FOR CURTISS PRIZE
Flight Of 600 Miles Must Dc
Made 10 Beat Oscar A..
Brindlcy.
STATION At SHEEPSHEAD

II any OF the three men WHO waited
until the last day to enter the competi-
ton for the trophy Offered by Glenn IT.
Curtiss for the longest flight made be
tween sunrise ard sunset he would have
To have made nearly COO miles by sunset
Brindley. representing the Aero Club OF
California, few 554 miles Wednesday In
his 100 horsepower military tractor
hydroacroplanc. This is the best record
made since the contest opened in June.
The trophy is the handsomest and
most expensive prize of It's kline ever
offered in this country. Vt typines "A
lying boat of the transatlantic type In
flight over the globe. The globe is sup
ported on a base representing the sea.
A figure of Neptune rises from the sea In
an attempt to drag the boat down To It's
level and on the other side stands
Boreas, ruler Of the winds. vino Is blow
ing upon the boat In an effort to upset
1t. The trophy IL donc In silver and cost
$4,000. Those who have competed In
the contest are:
Raymond V. Morris. 100 ho~rse.power
Curtiss. nying boat, representing the Aero
Frank \. Burnside. 100 horsepower nv
lug boat. representing the Aero club Of
America.
Laurence u. sperry. so h~orSc.power
rur~ss lying boat. representing the Aero
Club 81 America.
David II. McCulloch. 100 hcrse.pover
nling boat. representing the Aero cub
Of America. lie had the next hes, flight
FOR the trophy, $50 miles. until brindley
beat him last Wednesday.
Robert. GlcndennIng. 100 horse-power
Curtiss Tying boat. representing the Aero
club OF Pennsylvania;
TlaAIAHA - naAt.fA ~ ArG Nv.A
Curtiss flying boat. representing the Aero
club Of America. who has already com.
petcd twice for he trophy and expected
Clarke Thompson, 100 horsepower ny
Ing boat, representing the Aero Club OF
4. X. Jaauith. 100 horsepower Curtiss
flying boat. representing the Aero club of
Beryi II. Kendrick. 100 horsepower
curtiss Tying boat. representing the Aero
club OF America. He attempted to fly
from Albany to Cape Haiteras, hut fog
compelled him to lana AZ Ocean .CltN. Nd,
after making a night of $40 miles.
oscar A.. Br!ndley. $50 horsepower Mar
flew along the California coast for ten
hours and covered 5ji miles. This is the
rGc"rd' accordinE to reports reseinei W.
Aero club Of California.
william !. Boeins. president OF the Nero
%eaplanc of 80 horse power.
GLENN II. Martin. $50 horse .powc-, rcp-
rcsenting the Aeronautical Society OF Call
fornia.
Lieut.. n. \. pargu-. L.. :. A. :" horse
power Martin seaplane. representing the
Aero Club OF America.
Robert Il. Fowler. 100 horsepower Bur
gess-Dunne seaplane. representing the Pa
ciiic Aero club
The place where the trophy and prize
of $1,000 will be given cannot DE dc
cided until the WINTER has been an
nounced. The contest committee. com
posed OF officers Of the Aero Club of
America. will send reports Of distances
flow to the Signal Corps Department in
Washington and comparisons with mill
tary maps will determine accurately the
winner.
Ii was announced at the Aero Club
yesterday that In the spring Sheepshead
Bay will be made Il military aviation
centre.