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Show Seaplane Breaks Own Speed Record PHILADELPHIA, Aug. IS. After breaking th world' (poet record for seaplane yaaterdey by traveling travel-ing tha Delaware river course In a N. W.-I at an average speed of 1714 mile an hour, Lieutenant A. W. Gorton ordered bias plane equipped with a metal propeller and proceeded to shatter his own record by traveling the course at a speed of ISO t miles an hour. After thle performance navy officiate offi-ciate here are confident that one of the three American eeapl.nee entered en-tered In the Schneider cup rac. at Cowea, Isle of Wight. September JS. wilL carry off the honors. England won the race laet year. The N. W.-l to be piloted by Lieutenant Gorton, is on. of th. navy's entries la the race. |