Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-08
WILL NEED BIG MONEY
Washington Must Make Show
Down for Aviation Meet.
OTHER CITIES HOT AFTERIT
Some Of the Attractions Which May
Be Offered Here.
RELICS AT NATIONAL MUSEUM
Collection Of Langley Models.
Dumont Dirigible in Which He
Circled Eiffel Tower.
RELICS AT NATIONAL MUSEUM

One of the things that will be arranged
for the entertainment OF visiting aero
nauts should Washington succeed in land
ing the big aviation meet here will be
special exhibit of aeroplanes and aero
nautic appliances at the National Museum.
The museum has been accommodating for
several years number of interesting rel
les of early aeronautic achievement. and
while all of these things have not been
put on exhibition, there Is enough ma
terial to make good show and such as
visitors could find nowhere else In the
United States OF course this is not con-
sidered to be enough to assure the meet
to Washington, but 1t Is a good, strong
side attraction.
- There are a number Of cities making
strong effort to secure the meet. New
York. ST. Louis, Chicago, Cincinnati and
indianapolis are all alter the honor. The
headquarters of the Aero Club of America
are in New York, and while Glenn Curtiss.
who won the Gordon Bennett cup, which
will bring the race to America, Is from
Hammondsport, N. Y, he is a member
Of the Aero Club of America, and went
abroad as it's only American representa-
tive.
II the New York Club members decide
that they are going to hold the race
in New York it will be held there, re-
gardless of any other CONSIDERATION, Dus
as there are great many HemoeIs VI
the Aero Club who are not New io i, .h.
and the meet cannot be held In all the
cities represented, it Is possible that the
club will decide that Washington Is the
best and most representative city ~
the country in which the meet coulo De
held. and a place that all OF the other
as the place
most entitled to the honor.
Amount Of Cash Required.
AS to the amount of money it would
be necessary to guarantee, nobody Is
talking now in anything less than SIX
figures. St Louis and Cincinnati have
already announced that they would put
I'D 100000 to secure the carnival. and
it is a certainty that Washington viii
have to bid that high If It expects TO De
taken into serious consideration at the
finish. 1t is certain, however. that II
Washington is selected. Baltimore and
Norfolk will both contribute generously
to the prizes for the inter-city races:
Washington Is SO used to entertaining
crowds that it would be no trick for 1t
to house and care for any number OF
outsiders. and there are places enough OF
interest In and around the Nat!opal Cap
ital to make visit here well worth the
While even OF casual VISltOT. 4uc JUN
Of the crowd at the aerial carnival would
come primarily for the aeronautic races
and trials. but the prospect Of big dis
play at the National Museum would, 1t
Is conceded, be an additional attraction
Much Of the most important material
there from q historical standpoint 10 the
earlier Langley work. It has been largely
overlooked In the present revival of inter-
est in aeronautics that Prof. Langley was
the first man In the world to take mechani-
ag-l~x - he nya1 o1o md 10 Ira
1t a scientific study. It may be OF interest
to know that he presented the subject to
Andrew Carnegie when he was making his
first experiments at the observatory out
side of Pittsburg, and asked his financial
assistance. ANDY laughed him to scorn
as a dreamer at the time. and said "hoot
mon," or words to that effect. But VIII
liam Thaw. the fathcS Of Harry Thaw.
help out the experiments with his whirl-
ing table.