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Saddlebred community asking how, why horses were attacked.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
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Byline: Grace Hobson
Before Wild-Eyed and Wicked was to compete in an American Royal championship two years ago, rivals taunted his rider in a good-natured attempt to bump the favorite.
He won anyway.
And when the chestnut gelding, owned by a Johnson County couple, skipped the same event last year, the other riders buzzed about their good fortune.
Competition is fierce in the world of American Saddlebred show horses, but it's a world where the reward is more glory than money.
It's a world where million-dollar horses are stabled ...
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Profile: Glenn Hammond Curtiss and the Wright brothers
Transcript from: NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday
; ...12-21-2003 Profile: Glenn Hammond Curtiss and the Wright brothers Host...Pusher, first built in 1909 by Glenn Hammond Curtiss. Curtiss was running a bicycle...author of "Unlocking the Sky: Glenn Hammond Curtiss and the Race to Invent the...
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`Unlocking the Sky: Glenn Hammond Curtiss and the Race to Invent the Airplane' by Seth Shulman; Harper Collins Publishers.(Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
; ...bonds with powered flight. But Glenn Curtiss is forgotten. Although he was the...the Wright Centennial to resurrect Curtiss' name. Orville and Wilbur may...villains of this tale, battling with Curtiss over the commercial development...
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 "Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)")
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BIOGRAPHY; Giving wing to an aviation legend; `Unlocking the Sky' sheds light on Wrights - and wrongs - that have kept Glenn Curtiss in the shadows of history.(ENTERTAINMENT)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
; ...except for aviation buffs, few recognize the name Glenn Hammond Curtiss. A contemporary of Orville and Wilbur, his achievements...Review: This biography vividly evokes the life of Glenn Curtiss, a pioneering aviator and inventor whose achievements...
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Affidavit in the case of Orville and Wilbur Wright vs. Glenn H. Curtiss: the legal fight after first flight.(Teaching with Documents)
Magazine article from: Social Education
; ...aviation. Concurrently, Glenn H. Curtiss was also making aviation history. Depending on the source, Curtiss was either "the first American...author of Unlocking the Sky: Glenn Hammond Curtiss and the Race to Invent the Airplane...
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Curtiss-Wright's Chairman and CEO Martin Benante to Receive Top 100 Stars of Aerospace Award on Behalf of Company Co-Founder at Upcoming Paris Air Show; CEO Will Represent Visionary Corporation With Links to Three of Aviation's Most Renowned Pioneers.
PR Newswire
; Curtiss-Wright Corp. announced today its...company founder and aviation pioneer, Glenn Hammond Curtiss. The award, to be given at a gala...honored to accept this award on behalf of Glenn Hammond Curtiss." Curtiss-Wright Corporation is...
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Curtiss-Wright Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Flight; Company With Direct Ties to Orville and Wilbur Wright Joins US, Global Initiatives.
PR Newswire
; ...man's first powered flight, Curtiss-Wright is partnering with a...Museum in Long Island, N.Y. Curtiss-Wright will also be participating...brothers and fellow aviation pioneer Glenn Hammond Curtiss in 1929, the company has become...
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Curtiss-Wright Sponsors First Flight Centennial Foundation; Historic Wright Bros.-Founded Company Supports 100th Anniversary of Flight.
PR Newswire
; ...contributions to science and engineering. Curtiss-Wright, with a history that dates back to the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company (1916-1929) founded by Glenn Hammond Curtiss and the Wright Aeronautical Corporation...
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Curtiss-Wright Sponsors First Flight Centennial Pavilion; Exhibition Hall and Auditorium Expected to Draw One Million Visitors a Year.
PR Newswire
; Curtiss-Wright Corporation...of the Wright Brothers. Curtiss-Wright is the only company...and Wilbur Wright and Glen Hammond Curtiss. These company founders...along with aircraft designer Glenn Curtiss, gave birth to...
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Rep. Kuhl Introduces Resolution Recognizing Founder of American Aircraft Industry
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
; ...the 100th anniversary of Glenn Curtiss' achievement of record-breaking...aircraft industries. Whereas Glenn Hammond Curtiss, born in Hammondsport, New...significance of the 100th anniversary of Glenn Hammond Curtiss' achievement of the record...
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Profile: Place of patents in encouraging or obstructing progress and innovation
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered
; ...GEISELMANN (Associate Curator, Glenn Curtiss Museum): It' s basically a structure...and all 'round speed demon named Glenn Hammond Curtiss. Mr. GEISELMANN: Curtiss is...Hammondsport have ever heard of Glenn Curtiss. Writer Seth Shulman says...
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