Ogden Daily Standard | 1909-06-01 | Page 8 | Gold Medal for the Wrights

ed through public subscription ""by the Aero club of America. Their new, aeroplane will be delivered at Fort Myer on the same da and the Wrights may make a flight over the army aerodrome after the presentation presenta-tion at the White House. Orvlllc Wright, who has made no aeroplane flights slnco he was injured In the Fort Mver accident last fall, will complete 'the trials before the board of signal corps officers necessary neces-sary before the government pays the 125,000 stipulated In the contract It is expected that he will finish the trials before June 17, when the city of Dayfxm will begin a two day's celebration cele-bration In honor of the Inventors. Or-vllle Or-vllle Wright must make a flight of two hours without landing. In which he must be accompanied by one passenger. pas-senger. He must also make-a speed trial of five miles across country- and back to Fort Myer, durjng which ho must maintain an average speed of forty, mlleg an hour. If ho attains a greater speed he will receive a bonus over the contract price and if he falls below that average a slight deduction will be made. GOLD MEDAL FOR THE WRIGHTS t Washington, May 31. The Wright Brothers will arrive in Washington June 10, and President Taft. will pie-sent pie-sent them with the gold medal obtaiu-