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Show ilRTISS CAPTURES 1 AilL PRIZES v&Sefeafs Foreigners in Open Mm Aeroplane Race in ij Italy- ilfecEIVES SIX THOUSAND M D0LLARS F0R VICTORY Beriot Does Not Enter Competi-fcjy Competi-fcjy lion, but Makes Brilliant jjW ' Flights. QftBfeRESOrA, Sept. 3.2. Glenn U. Cur-AR Cur-AR the American aviator who won the iKtcmalionnl cup at .Kheims. added $HKrthcr honors to his brilliant record I My capturing: the grand prize in the H Rfiation meet here lodnj Curtiss made is flight 3'ostcrday, covering 50 kilo-pjM'cCrs kilo-pjM'cCrs (31.05 miles) or live times LvjMfc'ound the course, in 40 minutes, 24 mC0nds. His share of the $J 0,000 prize i lllH 6R000. 3 'M:0"'01' 'nc rcnc" aviator, also Sttnipctcd for the grand prize, making Sflipht of fifty kilometers in 1:10:1s, " 'Winning second prize. 4 tlurtiss also won the prize for quick raBarting his time being Sljy seconds, ;im,e Blanc wis second in this contest in !RfcMi'3-n seconds. TtlJStAftcr seeral test-flights had been ; Brttdc bv the different, aviators. Uou-rSlflfcr'B Uou-rSlflfcr'B aeroplane was broughtut for . fcs attempt in. the grand prize, lie jfculo the first, lap in 13 minutes and 50 $.mecoi'irts. 'I lif third lap he covcrel in minutes, the fourth in 12 4-5. antl Si iBio fourth in 12.-0P-. Instead of landing vsUM' nc enf ,M0 ".V k'lonietprs Hon-' Hon-' -wier mnH0 'iol,hcr lap in 12:30. rr (HtTJleriot made several brilliant nighti, fflfcit did not compete for the grand prize. 'Bfter which Curtiss entered for the -Kltitude prize. Ho ascended to a height Himf 51 meters (about 165 feet) thereby 'taining second prize, wiiile the first , iKrizc was awarded to Rougicr, who uftanccd around with delight. r'tffcW Lieutenant Cnlderora was the winner i fif the passenger-carrying event, for Brliich a prize of $600 was offered, lie inde four rounds of the course with Micutenant Snvoin. Ho also captured BiaiMtjie national speed prize, the distance piping one lap. |