Scientific American Volume 94 Number 14 (April 1906)
And from that same page...the second question asked of the eye witnesses was ...
The second question,intended to bring out the length of the flights made on the various occasions,called forth answers which showed that the witnesses had seen the aeroplane fly for between 15 - 28 miles,agreeing substantially with the wright figures !
bingo...
you have just proved that the Wrights
had flown 25 miles by 1905...congratulations simplex - you have just blown your own theory out of the water