New York.—The success of the Pulitzer Trophy race, held near New York on November 25, has revived popular interest in aviation. The contest was won by Lieutenant C. C. Mosley of the United States Army Air Service, who piloted an American-built—Verville-Packard airplane over a course of 132 miles at.an average specd of about 178 miles an hour, nine miles faster than the speed of Sach Lecomte in the Gordon Bennett Cup race at Etamps, France. Lieutenant Mosley's machine had been entered in the Bennett Race, but was forced to drop out because of a mechanical defect.
Forty thousand persons witnessed. the Pulitzer race, which was the most spectacular held in the United States in recent years. When the flying was over the crowd burst through a cordon of military police in order to gain a close view of the victor and to congratulate him.
Brig. Gen. William T. Mitchel. chief of the aerial operations of the United States Arr.s, said after the race:
"This race has been the greatest air race both in the number of contestants and the type of machines represented and the speed obtained. This marks the beginning of American supremacy in military aviation. We have the greater speed and by far the better pilots and the mater-jai and the means to develop mili tary aviation."
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