Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-22
Baltimore Just Crazy to Have
Next Big Fly Here.
DELEGATION BUSY TODAY
Glenn Curtiss Signs Contracts for
Exhibition Flights.
WRIGHT SENDS BEST REGARDS
Friendly But Spirited Rivalry Be-
ises Some Broken Records.

Uses Some Broken Records.
| NEW YORK. September 22.-Primarily
to join In doing honor to Glenn H. Cur
| tiss. at the luncheon rendered to him
by the Aero Club of America at the
| Lawyers Club today. but with the Sec
ondary purpose Of putting up a fight to
the issue for the aviation meet in 1910
the joint delegation appointed by Balti-
more and Washington to press the claims
of the locality arrived here last nigh,
on the special car Of Gen. George F.
Randolph, first vice president OF the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
| The party was composed of Mayor j.
Barry Mahool of Baltimore, Col. Jerome
H. Joyce, Mr.. c. s. Abel. Mr.. w. H
Fohsenfeld, Gen. George F.. Randolph
Mr.. Fred H. Gottleib. Mr.. William H
| Lanahan. Gen. Clinton L. Riggs. Charles
~. Bell and G. o. Totten.
| In a body they visited the rooms Of the
Aero Club Of America. at IL East AID
street. a little before noon today, and
| were presented by Col. Joyce to Vice
President A. Holland Forbes and Secre-
tary Augustus Post of the club. who lis
tened to a tentative presentation OF the
arguments that are expected to make
the aeroplane field at College Park. just
outside of the District of Columbia, next
spring the rival of Rheims.
After half hour in enjoyment of the
clubs hospitality the delegates repaired
to the Lawyers Club, in the Equitable
building, 12O Broadway. 1t is their hope
to get the ear Of prominent members of
the aero club before or after the luncheon
and urge upon them the score of consid-
erations that make College Park an 1deal
place for such meet. No definite action
can be taken by the club until the return
Of all its directors. some Of whom are
abroad. The purpose today Is to i'm
press the club with the seriousness OF the
DELEGATIONS aim.
Optimism over the result Of their mis-
sion was common to all the members OF
the delegation.
I'VE are out for the meet and we intend
to get it, said Mayor Mahool. "Balti-
more was never more in earnest than In
its purpose in this connection. -.
Though the subject of the meet will
be brought uo, no definite decision will
be reached until later. when Mr.. Bishop
will appoint a committee to select a To-
cation for the meet. When that commit
tee is appointed we shall be in position
to put our claims before it. 1t Is our hope
10 nave the DdChlHS VI ZIG CIV
eminent"
Col. Joyce will present the matter to
the club at the luncheon today.
It was expected that CORTLAND Field
Bishop. the president Of the Aero Club.
would return to this country with Mr..
business and will not reach here until
early in October. In the meantime the
only members Of the board Of directors Of
the Aero Club of America. who are in
uol1n hA
acting president: ]. c. Mccoy. Allen
Howley and Samuel Valentine. The COM
mittee to select the site of the next meet
ing will not be chosen until the return OF
Mr.. Bishop and under the rules of the In
ternational Association they will name
the place for the next carnival by De-
cember l.
New York has SO far put in no ap-
plication for the meet and 1t Is not known
whether she will do SO in view of the
ton celebration this year and possibly
will be willing to allow the aviation con-
test to go elsewhere. 1t Is said, how.
ever, that in case New York does decide
to compete there will be large wads Of
real money forthcoming.
Aviation Park Planned.
In view of the possibility that an eff
fort will be made to hold the meet here.
big amusement concern has already
arranged to build a great aviation park
just outside of the city. where contests
can be held.
Glenn Curtiss. the returning aviator in
whose honor the luncheon was given to-
day, has signed contracts for flights in
Chicago and in Richmond. The Chicago
contract was made while he was still
abroad. and 1t Is understood that he is
to receive 5000 for Ave flights. The en-
gagement at Richmond was made yes
terday and extends over week. He
Is to give flights every day. weather per-
hitting. and he Is to receive $1,000 for the
engagement.
A dispatch from Brescia, Italy. last
night said that the Official awards In flying
contests there have just been made. In
this Glenn Curtiss won the first prize
amounting to about $4,000. The second
prize of 5000 went to Calderara, a pu-
Pill Of Wilbur Wright. Curtiss took the
second prize In the high fly. making 100
by Curtiss.
Lively Rivalry 'Twixt Them.
The program for the Wright and Cur
tiss flights around New YORK has not
vet been definitely announced, but one
feature of Mr.. Curtiss' performance is
to be a flight from Governors Island to
Grants tomb and return. Curtiss says
that he will not fly over the skyscraper
district downtown. Just what Wilbur
Wright Is to do has not yet been set
tied but it is believed that owing to the
keen rivalry between these aviators they
will get together some interesting compe-
titions.
Wilbur Wright did not attend the lunch
con to Curtiss today. but sent a letter