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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1910
Page
2
The Times reports Charles Rolls completes a second Channel crossing in an American Wright biplane amid aviation excitement. James Hamilton and Capt Baldwin praise the feat. speculations rise on cross country contests with prizes and Wrights' role in upcoming races.
Aviation interests discuss prize offers of 25 000 by The New York Times and Chicago Evening Post and 30 000 purse by World and St Louis Post Dispatch for heavier than air races between New York and Chicago and New York and St Louis. J C Mars telegram from Topeka requests entry in the Chicago race pending terms. Captain Baldwin notes Mars intent and calls for formal deposits to prove good faith.
A list shows total prizes reaching 150000 dollars for U S air races with 130000 in prizes already offered. Offers include 25000 by The New York Times and Chicago Evening Post for Chicago to New York about 960 miles and 30000 by The New York World and St Louis Post-Dispatch for St Louis to New York about 1000 miles. Other purses include 25000 for a triangular race Indianapolis to St Louis to Ohio and back, 10000 by the Washington Chamber of Commerce and Aero Club for Washington to New York about 225 miles. 20000 by Gov Hadley of Missouri for St Louis to Kansas City about 250 miles and 2000 by F H Wheeler for Indianapolis to Chicago about 250 miles.
Towns along the New York Chicago airship race routes invite contestants to halt and be hosted. Elmira and Lima send cordial welcomes through civic groups, offering landing fields and accommodations to aid in the race’s success.
A letter from Mayor Douglas of Niagara Falls urges The Times to route the New York Chicago mail race through the city, promising many readers if the route is changed. The note is dated June 2 and addressed to the editor of the New York Times.
Chicago motor club official Beecroft is urged as chief supervisor for national aviation flights under the American Aeronautical Association. The Aero Club of Illinois argues Beecroft has international technical standing and would enforce uniform rules, aligning with East clubs and Wright interests amid contest planning in New York and Chicago.
John C Shaffer announces a twenty five thousand dollar prize flight open to global aviators. European entrants expected as organizers aim to attract top flyers from England and the Continent for this Chicago and New York affair. The contest seeks maximum entries to boost aviation boom and showcase skilled pilots against Curtiss and Wright.
Wright brothers announce intention to compete in aeroplane races totaling about $180,000 in prizes. Wright bi planes to enter long distance events. Missouri Immigration Commissioner Curran organizes a $10,000 aero plane race from St. Louis to Kansas City. Additional purses include $25,000 New York Chicago race and $30,000 for New York St. Louis flight. Cross Missouri race already has $7,200 of $10,000 subscribed.
Dayton report notes that the Wright brothers will enter two aircraft in upcoming races between New York and Chicago and between New York and St. Louis. The planes will be piloted by Wright students, reflecting their continued leadership in aviation.
A meeting at the Aeronautic Society on Broadway organized the Aeronautic Federation of America. Prof. David Todd was elected president and Thomas A. Hill secretary treasurer. Membership includes numerous aero clubs from Rochester to Utah and Canada. The June 22 convention in the city will gather about 51 clubs and 7,000 to 8,000 members representing a growing national federation.
Michigan Aero Club members plan a Detroit to Toledo aeroplane flight prize. The effort would cover about half the Albany to New York distance and pass along Lake Erie’s southern tip. A meeting is set next week to finalize action and select a station for the New York Chicago flight, routing along the New York Central Bay road to Buffalo then Canada toward Detroit.
The piece notes a 1200 mile flight between New York and St Louis or a New York to Chicago course as a tougher test than Curtiss’s Albany to New York run. It mentions $50000 in purses from The New York World and St. Louis Post Dispatch for the former, and $25000 from The New York Times and Chicago Post for the latter, plus momentum from customs treaty talks and early aviation law debates.
A fragmented historized note discusses a New York to Chicago aeroplane race crossing Ontario and argues for coastal defense using anchored balloons manned by customs officers to intercept flying craft. It warns of potential damage to Canada if unprotected approaches succeed and calls for stringent protection measures and domestic supports.
Charles K Hamilton Clifford Harmon and Capt Thomas Baldwin staged aerial feats at Hempstead Plains before 1000 spectators. Hamilton flew to 1200 feet and later chased Harmon and Baldwin while smoking cigarettes. Harmon landed after fuel ran dry, Baldwin planned engine upgrades as crowds cheered the daring display.
Major John F O Rourke engineer and Coast Artillery staffer is building an aeroplane at Seabury yards Morris Heights claiming a new design eliminates the Wright era vertical rudder. He proposes an adjustable swinging seat controls to move auxiliary wings to lift or tilt the craft in any direction, removing need for rudder and wires.
The Alumni Association marked its 50th anniversary at the Hotel Astor with guests from major cities. Speakers included ex Senator Spooner of Wisconsin and Dr. John P. Sutherland, with Dean George Royal as toastmaster, as Spooner critiqued Supreme Court and departmental overreach and urged respect for constitutional separation.
Robert H. Laverie, general manager of the Shooter Island Shipyard Company, received a Paris cablegram naming him surveyor for Veritas Bureau in the United States. He will supervise and classify vessels from Europe, with a minimum salary of 10000 dollars per year, and will work from an office at 17 State Street. Laverie has long been connected with more than twenty shipbuilding companies.
Demolition of the Gillender Building and the adjacent Stevens Building progresses rapidly on Wr. Street at Nassau as air guns replace manual labor. The work began May 3 and must finish June 18, with 250 workers by day and 100 by night, under a $50,000 contract with a $500 daily penalty for delays.
A prospective critic alleges President Roosevelt aided plotters after receiving the Freedom of the City. The speaker remarks Roosevelt did not feel bound by his new citizenship limits and questions whether others will recognize or claim similar privileges.
Ottawa dispatch reports the Free Press condemning Col. Roosevelt's London Guildhall remarks as unbecoming for a gentlemanly setting. The paper says Britain faces a tough task in Egypt and India and Roosevelt should have kept his comments private.
Ex-President Roosevelt would head a new peace commission if a House Foreign Affairs favorable report on the Bennet Bartholdi plan becomes law. Chairman Taft has been informed and Representative Bennet of New York is to draft the report. The Bennet Bartholdi proposal unites two peace efforts under one commission.
The article notes he supported the proposed legislation and would appoint the president as head of the commission, signaling strong backing for the reform.
General Order No 1 issued by Commodore Dalzell forms twelve divisions for a Roosevelt naval parade June 19 from 8:30 to 11 a m. Vessels include excursion steamers leisure yachts and harbor craft led by the tug Dalzelline. Androscoggin and Roosevelt aboard. Governor White and legislators named to welcome Roosevelt with a $2000 appropriation.
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