The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-12
A|RSH|PS ID SAIL
 AT PORTLAND FAIR Six Aeronauts Will Try Out
 Their Machines CAPT. BALOWlN WILL EN1ER Roy knabenshue Is Also Working on Machine and Great Contest for
 Prize Anticipated-knox
 lnvents Ship.
CAPT. BAL OWN WILL INFER
BY w. E. HRlNpLEY.

Portland, June 11.-Sx aeronauts have been engaged to show their machines at the Lewis and Clark exposition, and en- ter them In the contests to be held this summer. There are a number of other inventors who will probably be induced to come and with the flights and con tests put on sound business basis for the first time, and the favorable weather at Portland, it is expected that the re- suits of the contests will be far more satisfactory than at St. Louis. It is not improbable that the problem of aerial navigation will be practically solved
 Capt. T. S. Baldwin of San Francisco, inventor and owner of the "California Arrow the only dirigible airship that made successful flights at St. Louis, has been engaged to take charge of the flights and contests, anc arrange details. The Aerial Navigation company, of which Maj. T. S. Clarkson of St. ,4ouis is man. ager, will have general management. and vii see that there are no avodable hitch es in the programme. The first contests will be held about the middle of June. and others will take place at frequent intervals. There will be about twenty in all
 The airships will start and return at the aeronautic concourse on the shore of Guilds lake, the expositions surpassing water feature. The aeronautic coneourse embraces a space of 400 feet square, which has been enclosed by an attractive wall of staff. On one corner of the con course Is an aerodrome, where the air ships will be stabled.
 The advantage which the aeronautic coneourse possesses as a starting and fin- ishing point lies in It's location which is several hundred yards from any large building, with clear space on every side. so that the machines will not be liable ot accident by running foul of buildings or tall tires.
 Weather Conditions Good
 Weather conditions at Portland are much more propitious than at almost any other city, as there is very little wind, and it is expected that this circumstance vii contribute materially to success of the contests. The airships which are successful in the contests and flights will remain in the air for half an hour or more. and their course will take them to Portland Heights, one of the fashion able residential sections of Portland, and back a distance of six or eight miles,
 Captain Baldwin, besides having charge
 
 himself a prominent contestant Besides the Arrow" which made the former baseball manager almost famous Santos Dumont, Captain Baldwin has built another airship, which he says is even better than the "Arrow," and which he expects to win a share of the 500 in prizes which the exposition management has offered.
 Peculiar interest will attach to the per formances of George T. Tomlinson, be- cause he will sail an airship which is the invention of Charles B. Knox of New York. the millionaire hat manufacturer. Mir. Knox Is an enthusiast who has de- voted a great deal of time and money to the perfection of machine which he ex- pects will prove superior to all others. silk bag for his airship is being made in New York City.
 Prof J. J. Montgomery of San Jose Cal and Carl Brown of Calistoga are also among the contests. Professor Mont eomery's machine is constructed with aeropianes. and thus differs from the others, which are equipped with propel- lers and steering gear like a ship.
 Prof. C. E. Heaton of Oakland is an- other California man who thinks he has solved the aerial navigation problem and win bring his machine to the western worlds fair. T. c. Benbow of Columbus, Mont, is also an aspirant for aeronautic honors. Benbow claims that a deficiency in the power provision is the only thing which prevents his ship being entirely