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Show CURTM Made 60 Miles an Hour in Going With the Wind Los Angeles, Jan. 17 Because Paul ban, Curtiss and Hamilton, cut some' wonderful capers la the air restorday when the wind was high, the crowds j camo out to Aviation Field today in a 1 highly expectant mood. The sky was cloudless, the air olear ' and rnild and the morning breeze from the northeast scarcely perceptible. The rectangular course. It develop-, ed. had not 'been surveyed to the sa, Isfaction of the meet. Paulhsn has announced that he will surely go 200 miles when ho gets started. Curtiss declared that he reached a speed of 60 miles an hour in one of his trial flights yesterday. This was made in coming with tho wind along the homestretch in front of tho.grand-stand. tho.grand-stand. "I consider this velocity dangerous on a track as small as Dominguex tald the aviator. "The danger Is not alone to the aviator. av-iator. He might be able to descend safely, but not to guide his machine so it would not be swept out over the crowd. "Tho wind at times, I am convinced, was blowlns over 20 miles an hour. My engine was producing a speed of forty. It was like taking a canoe out In a rough sea." Charles K. Hamilton will Etart at 12 o'clock In an endurance flight for the piire of 53,00 over the regular course. |