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Show I FLIES TO CASTLETON" Atwood Hopes to Break the Long-Distance Record Albany, N Y., Aug. 23. With 135 miles of his 1,265-milc flight from SL Louis to Now York to bo covered, Harry N. Atwood today landed nt a point just south of Castleton, after flying 65 miles from Fort Plain, in one hour and 47 minutes. IIo made the trip with one stop, necessitated by a leaky gasoline tank at Glen, near Amsterdam, an may continue on his way to New York at 5 o'clock this afternoon. Atwood's flight this morning was made within 500 feet of the ground. The air was thick with haze and there was a light, southwest wind, conditions con-ditions being about (he best for flying since Atwood has been in this state. Taking his course by the New York Central tracks muchof the distance, Atwood passed mrougn Amsterdam at 8:16, Schenectady at S 37. find Albany Al-bany at 9 o'clock, reaching Castleton, Castle-ton, seven miles south of Albany at 9.12 and circling about in search of a landing place. Ho alighted at 9 20 and was met by representatives who had made arrangements for his tuel supply. From -Schenectady, he left the railroad rail-road tracks and headed direct for Albany. Al-bany. As soon as he camo in sight oi the city, ho turned to the southwest south-west and. flying at a height of about 300 feet, skirted the suburbs and crossed the Hudson river, steering directly for Castleton. Shortly after his arrival at Castleton, Atwood announced an-nounced that he stopped to attach pontoons to his machine, Atwood's pontoons were sent to Castleton in an automobile They are made of aluminum and are to be fastoncd to the two sides of the machine. ma-chine. They hold about sixty cubic feet of air "It will take at least three or four hours to adjust my machine," said Atwood. "My plans are undecided. I may resume my flight late this afternoon after-noon and may defer it until tomorrow, so as to get an carlv start and make the direct flight to New York City. I feel confident of landing there to morrow." Will BreakfReoord. Castleton, Aug. 23 Within 131 miles of his proposed landing place In New York City, and within less than 45 miles of beating the world's ling-distance record, Harry N Atwood, At-wood, tho aviator, this afternoon prepared pre-pared to complete the last stages of the most remarkable aeroplane flight ever undertaken In America "I would like to fly at least as far as Rhlnecllff this afternoon," said Atwood, "for then 1 will be eleven milCS UUVUHQ iuy nuuua 'cluiu. i It is possible, I yyill reach there at 5 o'clock, -sailing aown over the Hudson. Hud-son. T positively Will not attempt to reach New York this afternoon. Some llttlo adjustments, such as putting pontoons on my biplane, are necessary neces-sary before I shall start and this makeB it uncertain whethor I will ge', awav at all this afternoon." When he reaches New York, Atwood At-wood will have broken the world's record for long-distance of 1.164 miles, by 101 miles, but he expects Us time will be not more ihan eleven days as compared with thirty days required by the present jecord-holder. oo-, |