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Show M'CURDY PROTESTS CUBAN PRIZE AWARD NEW YORK, March 13.-J. A. D. MeCurdy, the aviator, has entered a formal protest witk the Aero eluh cf America against awarding the 4XKM) City of Havana prize to Bene Barrier, Bar-rier, the French aviator. ' It is alleged that MH'urdv completed the flight from 'awyp-twIamhia.-HaTanartP and nround Moro caetle end return on February 3 ia ltf minutes and 512 4 seeeads. and aa the condition of the prize called for the f intent flight between be-tween January S3 and March 1, the prim ahonld go to McCnrdy. After Mct.'iirdy had left Cuba the time for making the flight was extended ex-tended to April!. Of thia change, it ia alleged. MeCordv was not notified, and further that "tha doaors of the prise had no right to extend the time. The protest deuiande thnt the money l paid to Met'nnlv and that Barrier's flight he thrown out. . ' The m'rer as Thursday made the flight li 13 minutes and 23 2 3 seconda. |