The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-12

N the shorter leg.
view from all parts Of the Exposition
grounds It will be marked by three cap
| tive balloons tat points marked Al. AZ
/ and As. in diagram herewith. The start
ing point win be the angle B. The aeronaut
shall have his choice OF the direction in
which to start. but he shall turn around
the captive balloons. Az and As in oppo-
/ site directions. I. e.. one to the right and
| the other to the left
The length OF the entire course Will not
be less than ten miles ls kIlometersl. nor
more than fifteen miles "a kilometers).
reckoned in an air line from center 10 cen
| ter Of the captive balloons. the exact
| length and direction being determined and
/ accurately measured by the international
jury having charge OF the contests
Award Determined by speed.
The grand prize shall be awarded 20 the
competitor whose average speed in his
| three fastest trips around the course shall
be the greatest according to the rules and
regulations
Every competitor will have the privilege
at any trial. OF passing over the course.
without stopping. as many times as ne de-
| sires in continuous fight. and in such
case his time as recorded by the Judges
shall be the average time in which he
covers the full course. but this shall count
as but one trip.
Every competitor shall make as many
trials as he chooses within the hereinafter
prescribed dates. No trial will be con-
! sidered by the judges In which ne does not
20 around the prescribed course once. ana
the navigator must make in the period
allotted for the contests at least three COM
plete trips around the course. The average
time made on each Of hts three best trips
must be at the rate Of at least twenty
miles an hour. including the time consumed
In the starting and landing. reckoned from
the time that the vehicle parts free OF the
ground or starting stage. unit! his car again
touches the earth within n radius Of fifty
Yards from the starting point without seri-
ous injury to either man or apparatus.
Each contestants official time shall be
the average Of the records Of his three best
trips.
The average speed Of the machine shah
be computed for the actual air line distance
over the ground. making no allowance for
the wind or for deviations from straight
lines TO or from the captive balloons.
Date for Competitive Trials.
The competitive flights must take place
between the first day OF June and the thir-
tieth day OF September. 1904. inclusive The
specific weeks for the trials will be de-
termined by the international jury and an
nounced In advance. Each competitor must
make at least one trial within each OF said
weeks. but he may choose his own day or
days. which must be days on which the Ex-
position gates are open to the public. and
such choice must be announced to the
Judges. before midnight Of the day previous.
so that announcements may be published
In the morning papers.
The start must be made between 10 O'Clock
a. m and sunset.
II on September - IL shall appear that
two or more competitors have made equal
records. the jury SHAH prescribe a further
trial or trials. under the same rules and
regulations as have governed the preceding
contests
The successful competitor must give
three exhibition flights after September 20.
but the award shall be in no way affected
by the success or failure OF such exhibitions.
In order. however. TO insure such exhibit
tions taking place the Exposition Company
may withhold 90 per cent OF the total grand
prize and pay one-third Of the amount thus
withheld to the successful competitor after
each Of said three exhibitions
Other Aerial Contests.
A price OF $500 is offered for the flying
machine. not carrying an operator. making
a straishtaway run Of mile and return. to
approximately the starting point in the
shortest time OF actual flight. In addition
to the weight of the complete machine with
all its appurtenances and fuel IL must carry
a load Of ten pounds. The details OF the
time Of this contest viii be determined by
the international jury. The judges shall es-
tablish two parallel base lines. one-fourth
of a mile long and at least one mile apart
These lines will be laid out on the day OF
the triai. and with reference 10 the pre-
vailing wind. IL any. The machine shall be
started from the center OF the leeward
base line and at right angles to It. and
shall proceed against the wind II shall
cross the other base line before landing:
and may then be caught and started back
from the center OF the windvard base
line, proceeding down the wind and cross