THE CONQUEST OF TIME AND SPACE 



circling about above the warships anchored in the river 

 in the neighborhood of Grant's Tomb, and returning to 

 land at his starting-point. What would probably have 

 been a still more spectacular flight was prevented by an 

 accident to Mr. Wright's motor just as he was about to 

 start on the afternoon of the same day. 



Another flight that aroused great popular interest and 

 enthusiasm was made by the Frenchman Louis Paulhan 

 in competition for a prize of ten thousand pounds offered 

 by the Daily Mail of London for a flight from London to 

 Manchester. Paulhan left London at 5:20 on the 

 evening of April 28, 19 10. He descended at Litchfield 

 but renewed his flight early next morning, arriving at 

 Manchester at 8:10. He had covered the distance of 

 186 miles with a single stop, his actual flying time being 

 four hours and eleven minutes, or an average rate of 

 44.3 miles an hour. In this flight M. Paulhan had for 

 his only competitor Mr. White, an Englishman, who 

 made a daring flight but did not cover the entire dis- 

 tance. 



Paulhan had previously been known as one of the 

 most daring of aviators. At Los Angeles, California, on 

 January 13, 19 10, he rose to a height of about 4,163 

 feet, establishing a record for altitude. He had also 

 made thrilling cross-country flights on the occasion of 

 the Los Angeles meet, as well as in France. Paulhan's 

 record flights were made in a Farman bi-plane. 



The spectacular flight from London to Manchester 

 was matched soon after by Mr. Glenn H. Curtiss' flight 

 from Albany to New York, which took place May 29, 

 1 9 10. Mr. Curtiss had already achieved fame as an 



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