New Britain herald., 1927-06-11

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 your horse and soon you will have
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 place where 1t will do the most good.
 (Next week: Fox hunting or
 How to Fall Into | Brook.")
 Now that Captain Lindbergh Is on
 his way back home, 1t might be
 worth while to take stock and see what this interesting young man has done.
 Winning $25,o0o and unlimited fame for himself are but the begin- ming of his achievements. He has proved trans-oceanic com- mercial flying not far off. He has inspired prize offers for flights from the Pacific coast to Honolulu and from Dallas, Tex, to Hong Kong.
 He has inspired q flight from America to Berlin. He has started talk of a fifteen day flight round the world.
 He has given immeasurable i'm. petus to the development of com- mercial flying the whole world over.
 He has, oin the words of no less a person than Ambassador Myron T. Herrick. turned France toward the United States once more, scattering clouds of distrust and hatred.
 He has paved the way for hos pitable reception for the American Legion's tour to France.
 It is possible that he has indirect ly enabled France to borrow $1oo,- 0oo.oo0 from private capital in the United States.
 The list is perhaps incomplete. but even as it stands 1t is fairly im- posing array of accomplishments for a modest young man still in his twenties.
 All the things listed above are tangible. They have value that can be reckoned in intrinsic worth.
 Over and beyond and above them all, however, stands the one supreme achievement-the intangible fact that he has given the world |: new thrill of joy, new zeal. new ideal, new hero.
 With the whole world receiving hourly bulletins from the Lindbergh and Chamberlin flights of the past few weeks, we thought 1t might be possible to dig up some similar rec ords recording the first crossing of the Atlantic by ship. that of Colum- bus. After diligent search. we pre- sent below several samples of what We did not find Gall taken from the Madrid Daily Times):
 July S1. 149e-Christopher Co., lumbus arrived here today to com- plete preparations for his voyage l across the Atlantic to India. He emphasized that this would be the ! first non-top trip. as the Norsemen had landed at both Iceland and | The betting odds were 1000 to 0 against him at the bull fighting arenas today.
 August 1-Columbus expects to | sail as soon as weather conditions permit.
 August 3-Columbus set sail to- day in three boats, the Santa Maria, Pinta, and Nina.
 August 5-Reported 300 miles put at sea by tramp caravel. Going fast and supply of wind seemed tu pc good
 August IA - Passed Azores Islands and was off on dangerous leg of journey.
 August oo-Shipwrecked sailor picked up off Madeira says he sight, ed three ships 200 miles beyond Azores.
 August 21-Previous days re- port incorrect: nothing has been heard from Columbus and Queen Isabella is reported ready to order a fleet of warships and galleons to search for him.
 September 1-Fishing boat blown lar from coarse reports sighting Columbus in mid-ocean.
 September 15-Nalencia geo. yrapher estimate that Columbus to- lay. passed over the edge of the earth and dropped into nothingness.
 October IA month having passed without word from Colum- ous. it is feared he and his s>ips rave been swallowed by sea mon- sters.