Show I Hardly a Flutter r rITs FUNNY what twenty five years can do ITS IT'S That Thai long ago go an event o occurred that set sel the whole world talking A few days ago an event of exactly similar nature caused hardly a flutter o of excitement though it so far far surpassed the first firs as to make them comparable only in the slightest degree p Th The Cleveland national air races j just st concluded con con- d served to bring the old and new out i into tc the light Exactly 25 years ago the achievement of Glenn Curtis made his name known every every- where Now how many newspaper readers can cantell cantell cantell tell just what Ben Howard did just a few days days' ago ago Those who can can answer wi will l please hold up their hands Curtis starting from Cedar Point Ohio in a plane that would rate a hearty laugh today f flew ew over Lake Erie to a landing field J just st east of Cleveland When he set his ship down the world was astounded to learn that heI he I had flown the 64 miles in 78 minutes Three hundred thousand 1 people gathered for the event cheered themselves themselves themselves them them- selves hoarse but skeptics thought Curtis could not do it again But next day he pe took off and flew ba back to Cedar Point It was a new worlds world's record Then the other day Ben Howard taking off from Los Angeles flew 2000 miles to Cleveland and did aid the the tri trick k in 8 hours and 33 minutes minute Lets Let's see Curtis was in the air 78 minutes for the 64 miles 64 miles 64 goes into 78 1 plus times that's that's about a minute and anda a quarter t to the mile Howard oward w was as in the air minutes and 2000 goes goes into point two five times times times- roughly roughly roughly-or or a quarter of a min minute te to th the mile which is five times as fast as Curtis did Now that's hat something but 25 years from from now now who will bother to look up the time made the other day by Ben Howard |