AEROPLANING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 611, 14 September 1909, Page 5

AEROPLANING.

CONTINUED SUCCESS OF MR. CURTISS. ' ' BRESCIA WEEK. ' SPEED AND ALTITUDE CONTESTS. (By Telegraph.—Press Associativa.— Copyright.) "(Rec. September 13, 11.15 p.m.) 1 London, September 13. A successful aviation wctk has been held at Broscia, Italy. The principal prize, for 'a flight over a distance of 50 kilometres (about Bli miles), wa? won by Mr. Curtiss, tho American hi. pianist, who carried Of! the ' thrco speed' contests (10, 20, and 30 kilometres) at the Hheims tourney. Mr. Curtiss's time for the 50 kilometres was 4.9 minutes 24: seconds. Rougior won tho altitudo prizo, gaining a height of 3Soft. (At tho Rhcima tourney, Mr. Latham won tho altitude prize, gaining in his monoplane a hoight of 510 ft.) A SUCCESSFUL AMERICAN. Mr. Glen H. Curtiss, isho has succeeded in obtaining the aeroplane speed records at Rheims and Brescia, recently carried out successful experiment's on. Hampstead I'laiu, long Island, New York. On one day lie made two ascents. The first time- he remained in the air 12 minutes, coming down to get breakfast attd to escape a fog. . Tho'seoond time he remained in the air 31 minutes, and said lie could,have re-, mained for an indefinite period. Ho explained that he was tired, and came down to take a rest. The course was three miles long, and as the aviator flew round and round he seemed to have his aeroplane - under perfect control. Indeed, Mr. Curtiss said' that ne'handled his machine as easily, as he could handle an automobile. After his second flight he said: "I made the | longest flight. accomplished in America this year. I flew 16 miles, and perhaps a little ' more. I could have remained in the air much longer. My machinery was. running fine, and tlie airship responded for every, manoeuvre: My principal object now is to mafia long flights, so that I may be ablo to win tho grand prize for the international contest-to be held in France in a couple of months. If my midline ■ behaves as" it did to-day I havo not the least doubt tlmt I shall, be the winner." Mr. Curtiss's repent flights (writes (he New York correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph") have somewhat put the ' Wrights,, into , the shade.' ■ ."i .- •1 " '.- ' ■' 1•'