At age 25, he won the Raymond Orteig prize of $25,000 for the first solo flight between New York & Paris
... his 
father's sheep in the Pyrenees he emigrated at age 12, arriving in New York on 
13 ... to win the $25,000 dollar Orteig Prize offered by New York hotelier 
Raymond... [DOC] [TLE] Orteig Prize - Revolvy [PAR] The Orteig Prize was a reward offered to the first Allied aviator(s) to fly non-stop ...