Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-16
OTHER CITIES TO AID
Efforts to Have the Next
Aviation Meet Held Here.
WORD FROM A. H. FORBES
Tells of Procedure to Be Followed
by Aero Club.
BALTIMORE TO TAKE ACTION
Business Men of Monumental City
Asked by Mayor Mahool to
Consider the Matter.
BALTIMORE TO TAKE ACTIO1

A special committee Of the Washing
ton Aero Club will go to Baltimore to-
morrow to attend a meeting that has
been called by Mayor Mahool to con-
slider Baltimore's cooperation In having
the next aviation carnival held here. The
committee consists Of William F. GUIDE.
president of the Chamber of Commerce;
DR.. A. F.. Zahm. a member of the WASH
ington Aero Club. and Charles j. Bell.
who is a member of both organizations
This committee will be met by 30 OF the
prominent business men of Baltimore.
who have been called by Mayor Mahool
to consider the matter.
The interest of Baltimore in the affair
is the prospect Of an intercity race be-
tween Washington and Baltimore. For
such a race the Baltimore Sun has al
ready offered a cup valued at $500. There
have been three other offers of $500 each
from Baltimore people to be used in
whatever way is best conducive to having
the meet held here in Washington.
This Is the first concrete suggestion OF
money that has been made. Norfolk Is
also Interested In having the meet held
here, owing to the suggestion of water
race from here to Norfolk. and 700 bust
ness men of the Virginia city have said
money Is needed and in what way and
they will see that it is raised. 1t is pos
sible if these two cities get really inter-
ested they may land the meet for Wash
ngton.
Washington Aero Club Meets.
There was a meeting of the board Of
directors Of the Washington Aero Club
yesterday in the office of Gen. Oliver at
the War Department There were pres
ent beside Gen. Oliver, Mr.. Bell. DR..
Zahm. Maj. squier and George Oakley
Totten, a member of the Washington
Aero Club. who was present at the
Rheims races. There was a cOmmunica-
ton before the meeting from A. Holland
Forbes, the acting president of the Aero
Club of America. written In reply to an
inquiry as to what course was necessary
for the Washington Aero Club to bid on
the race meeting. Mr.. Forbes said that
the first thing necessary would be for
the Washington club to affiliate with the
Aero Club of America. which has not
been done up to date. The Aero Club OF
America has general supervision of
aeronautic matters In this country and
oversees national meets and exhibitions
much as the Jockey Club here and In
England supervises all matters connected
with legitimate racing.
The Washington club decided to affiliate.
and after this is done formal application
for holding the meet in Washington can
be made and considered.
Trial of the Luttrell Biplane.
There was a trial of the Luttrell aero
plane yesterday in the field adjoining the
shed where 1t has been assembled near
Rockville, Md. The machine, with Sam
Luttrell and his brother John. made a
flight of about 100 yards, but in trying to
make a turn at the corner of the field
came to the ground. Neither of the avia-
tors was hurt, but the main frame of the
machine was so badly damaged that 1t
may be necessary to entirely rebuild 1t.
This was the first trial that has been
made Of the machine since the new en-
CINE was installed. The first engine was
a two-cycle affair of from fifty to sixty
horsepower, but 1t was found that the
machine was overengined, and a new
only about twenty-five brake horsepower.
and the trial yesterday showed that it
was suited to the machine.
The feature of the Luttrell machine is
that it is rigid biplane, and that it
steers altogether with the propeller.
which is set on a universal joint and can
be turned in any direction. Mr.. Luttrell
smash up in the first few flights. but that
the principle promises well, and he is 60
ing to work on a new machine.
News Briefs.
Among the recent convictions in the
federal court at Lynchburg, Va. was
county who was sentenced to a year In
the Atlanta prison and a fine OF 500 on