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fear that an American triumph in the midst of French mourning would cause resentment in France. Perhaps he thought that this had put an end, for the moment, to transatlantic ���ying. But it was too late for an ambassadorial admonition to check the mo mentum of the race that was getting under way for the $25,000 Raymond Orteig prize for the ���rst direct nonstop ���ight between New York and Paris. Four planes that had been preparing for months to make the attempt were reaching the takeoff point at New York. Of the four, Lindbergh, the only one who planned to risk the crossing solo, seemed about the unlikeliest to get away ���rst. The news of his takeoff left the embassy as unperturbed as it had left the day staff of the Paris Edition. No plans were made for any reception. No doubt the diplomats, like Kospoth, believed he would never make it. If anyone gave a thought to the unlikely possibility that he might, he perhaps considered that the occasion might be marked suf���ciently with a hastily organized cocktail party for a few French of���cials and prominent members of the American colony of Paris���visiting senator���s treatment. While Lindbergh was pushing his way across the Atlantic, Ambassador Herrick was attending what he considered the most important event of the day: the doubles ���nals of the French international tennis championships at St. Cloud, between Tilden and Hunter for the United States and Borotra and Brugnon for France. He did not see its end (the French won, but it is probable that few HYLAND 7