Show O CHANCE CE PO FOR FOB AVIATOR TO OF NEW YORK June Juno 1 Thirty Thirty thousand thou thousand sand dollars donars was offered last night to the first aviator who ho flies in an aeroplane nero aero plane from Now York City to St. St Louis or from St. St Louis to New York Mayor Gaynor announced the prim primat at the Hotel Hote Astor where Glenn H. H Curtiss Cur Cur- who on Sunday wrote a new cha chapter chapter chap chap- ter in the history of aviation by ma making make mak makein in ing a flight ht from Albany to Governors Governor's island was the gue guest t o of tho the New York World whose reward he ho won The prize is is offered by tho New York World and St St. Louis Post Conditions governing the tho ti fight ht will be announced after a conference with aeronautic aero aero- nautie experts A distinguished company gathered to meet the tho young oun aviator At the table the modest Curtiss sat between the mayor maor and Brigadier General Walter Valter Howe U. U S. S A. A in command of the department of the east A flood of congratulatory cablegrams ams and telegrams was r rend read ad Among them were mes messages es from the French aviator the Aero Acro Club of France Count Jacques do Lesseps who bo recently flew across the English channel Hart O. O Berg the H father of aviation 3 and I Hubert Latham the French aviator a I |