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Show ATWOOD WILL START IN THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RACE Salt Lake Will Be on Route of Flight for $50,000 Prize; Special Train to Follow Aviators on Last Lap. Durfalo, Aug 19 "I have definitely definite-ly determined to start on tho flight neioss tho American continent for tho $50,000 prlo offeied by William linn dolph Heaist on October 1,"sald Many N Atwood, who la flvlng from St I Louis to New York, when ho landed I hole tonight fiom l'rie. V.i. I 'This flight, which I undeitook to I prove to mvsclf that I can make the I flight foi tho I lent st prle, has been I of Incalculable value to me I have I not attempted to do any speed flying I and I have simply loafed along thinugh the air. If I had leally set r out to go to Now Yoik In a huny I think I could hnvo made tho flight T easily in four days." 4 "When jou tnko Into uuistdeiatlott T Hint this li n distance of 1,285 miles I ou inn icidlly understand that It 1 will be exceedingly eusv to mako tho f :i,r(l(l miles fiom coast to coast In h thirtv dnvs ' T ' Up to this tlino I have flown In nil I kinds of wind, In rain, In a thunder I storm and over nil kinds of countrv J In spite of the extraordinary tnx on i my hlplano and the motor, tho craft T is Just ns good ns vhen I started from 8 St Louis, i "M oMeilonce3 while flying on !thls trip havo given mo a store of knowledge that will enable mo to make the transcontinental flight with moie good, hard prop.untlou than any man who may compote. This Is tho niiilii reason why I am making tint present flight. "I Intend to start for tho Hearst prlo from Los Angnlns, 1 plan to tnke tho southern routo until I strike St Louis Then 1 will retrace the Jour noy I nm now making" Atwood Ib n fresh and lirlght ns a daisy Ho does not show nn of feels of the varied expotlouces of his re markablo air Jaunt |