only the tanager and the handley page gugnunc passed the qualifying round of the competition, and ultimately, the tanager was to beat its rival by only one point to claim the $100,000 (£20,000) prize, the gugnunc failing to achieve a minimum speed below 38 mph. even before the competition was decided, however, handley page was suing curtiss for the unlicensed use of the leading-edge slot. curtiss claimed they were using the slots experimentally and would apply for a license for any commercial use. curtiss counter-sued handley page for infringements of six of their patents in the handley page machine. they also cited a ruling that the british machine was not permitted to be imported into the us.