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Show IoVaI dlstanco from Fmdon to Man-ofcostpr Man-ofcostpr is ISC miles, of which Paulhan flew 42 miles in the first leg. Tho machlDe Curtlss will use In his present attempt carries an eight-cylinder motor, developing fifty-horse paw'er and has a wing spread, Curtlss (ays. Is lens than one half that of any 'other bllane now In ui;e. If be starts bis flight early In the moinnlg and stops for gasolln? near IVnighkeopslo, he expectp to finish tho afternoon of tho same day. CDRTISS WILL TRY ! FOR WORLD PRIZE I ' r I NEW YORK, .May 24. Glen HVCur- ' tlss will attempt on Thursday the. ' nioet am-blllou flight over tho water ever yet essayed in an aeroplane. Un-, Un-, der the terms of competition offered by tho New York World he vvlil try I 1 to fly from Albanyto New York with 1 cne stop. ' ; For the last nix months Curl iss. has ! been maneuverinprfor the prize of $10.- j OHO offered by tho World for a flight between New Yorlc nnd Albany, with I one stop. Recently he has ben con-! con-! i ducting experiments to determine the , ability of his latest model to tight on !tho wator and float w ithout irpsetliirg.. These tests are In thccaselved unique, 1 lor although aviators havo alighted In the water it has nevtr boen by do-ifign. do-ifign. "Without air tight compartments to .mrstaln tho aeroplane upon the water Curtlss believes ho could fly from Al-Ibany Al-Ibany to Now York In ono lap. As a (safeguard against accident, however, (he has felt it necessary to equip hlm-.'eclf hlm-.'eclf with life, buoys and tho weight of 1 the buoys necessarily deduct from bia available supply of gUKolino. Curtlss probably will start from PAJbany alout. 4 o'clock Thursday 'morning if weather conditions favor. lHe expects to break his flight eome-i whero near Pougbkecpsle. Tho distance dis-tance by rail Is 142 miles, hut it is estimated that, aHowinj; for cntoffj ncrofta bendH of the river. 150 ravhes will bo moro accurate measurement of Curtlss' flight. The longest cross country flight officially recorded la 125 miles, made by Paulhan on Ajril ' 18. 1510, from Orleans to Arcis Sur Aubeur. In his Interrupted flight from London Lon-don to Manchester. Paulhan flew from Lichfield to Manchester in the second leg of hla Journey, 141 miles. The |