Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-16

New York apparently is Jealous Of
the success Los Angeles is having in
working out an international aviation
meet, for rumors come from that city
that the Aero club of America is doing
everything possible to discredit the
aviation meet planned here from Jan
uary 10 20 20-this in spite of the fact
that the Aero club of California, which
represents the Aero club of America in
Los Angeles, has officially sanctioned
the meet In accordance with the articles
OF affiliation between the two aero
clubs.
If the report is true that the Aero
club of America will ignore the Los
Angeles meet it is probably because
the magnitude of the local venture as
an international affair promises to
overshadow the International contest
for the aviation trophy won at Rheims
by Glen II. Curtiss.
New Workers Jealous
The Aero club of America has leased
81, 900 acres at Hampstead Plains, Long
Island, evidently for the purpose Of
holding the second international near
New York, and the prospect of prior
event of equal importance at the far
pleasing to New Workers.
If the action rumored by the New
York club has actually been taken 1t
has had no effect as yet. as Paulhan
and the French syndicate and Glen
Curtiss have made no change in their
plans, and are not likely to, since they
are under contract. The French avia-
tors already have been paid $4,000 of
Los Angeles money and have their
steamship passages engaged for Amer
lea. Curtlss has contracted to come,
and will be paid his first installment
in accordance with the contract.
Members of the Aviation week"
executive committee do not believe that
the reported ban on the meet, said to
have been placed by the Aero club OF
America, will seriously affect the pro-
gram. They are of the opinion, IL it
has been taken, will be rescinded by
the Aero club of America on receipt of
telegraphic information from its af-
filiated body here. the Aero club of
California.
Sanction Already Gained
Newspaper dispatches quote Cort-
landt Field Bishop, president OF the
Aero club of America, as cabling to
Paulhan that the club could not in
dorse the aviation meet at Los An
geles," said Dick Ferris, general man
ager of the Los Angeles events, last
night Il hardly think this can be
correct, since the Aero club of America
knows that an official sanction has
been warmly indorsed by the Aero club
of California. The latter organization
is affiliated with the Aero club Of
America and, under the articles of af-
filiation, the Aero club of America
agrees not to interfere in relation to
the sanction of meets within the af-
hliated clubs territory.
"The Aviation week committee has
understood all along and so have the
officials of the Aero club of California
that the sanction of that body was all
the official action necessary anG this
seems to be plainly set forth in the
stipulations and regulations of the Aero
club of America. Hence, 1 believe the
Aero club of America has been under
a misapprekension. 1 understand its
officers wired the Aero club of Cali
fornia asking whether or not the meet
was sanctioned, and that President
Twining replied by wire that an Of
fetal sanction had been granted
Official Records Demanded
Dispatches from New York report an
interchange of cablegrams between
Paulhan, representing the French aYia-
tors who have agreed to come to Los
Angeles, and the Aero club of Amer
lea regarding the status of the official
sanction While recognized aviators
might make flights at unsanctioned
meets, their records would not stand
as official and accordingly gould not
be counted by the International Aero
nautic Federation as breaking any
worlds aviation record. On that ac-
count the aviators who expect to come
to Los Angeles and smash existing
records are desirous of having their
records fully recorded as official and
would not feel so inclined to attend
the meet as if they can be assured that
every record will stand as official
the world
1.-THE Aero club of America has not
vet refused it's sanction" said II. La V.
Twining, president of the Aero club of
last night. Il received a
telegram this afternoon asking if we
desired them to sanction the Los An
geles meet, and Immediately wired |
back that we did and that the Aero !
club of California was giving every aid !
possible to the meet.
"In addition to his position as man
ager of the meet for the Aviation week |
Dick Ferris is business
manager for the Aero club of Califor- |
MIA for the events, and the club is
therefore officially entered. There can |
be no objection under the articles Of |
aff1liation that l can see, and 1 do not
believe there will be any from the Aero
club of America.
Caused World Comment
1.-THE Characteristic manner in which
Los Angeles has gone after the worlds
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