The San Francisco call., 1909-12-22
LOCAL AVIATION
WEEK is PLANNED
Pacific Aero Club Takes Definite
Steps Toward Arranging
for Affair
Many Heavier Than Air Flying
Machines Are Promised for
Proposed Contest

Definite steps were taken last night at
the weekly meeting OF the Pacific aero
club toward arranging for an aviation
meeting TO be held in san Francisco
during the last week in January, fol-
lowing the aviation meeting in Los
Angeles. Several sites for field are
already under consideration and the
committee appointed to select a loca-
tion expects 20 complete its work with
In a few days
Delay has been occasioned in making
tne preliminary arrangements for the
meeting by the high prices asked by
the owners of available sites for the
use of their grounds. and it was deter
mined by tae club last night that unless
grounds can be secured at a reasonable
price = lease viii be taken on property
which may be held permanently as a
lrial and experimental field.
II is practically assured that Roy
-Nnabenshue, Charles T. Willard. Lin
coin Beechy and other aviators who
VIII be in attendance at the Los An
geles meeting viii visit San Francisco,
and Glen Curtiss. the premier American
aeroplane rider. who won the speed
ised 10 attend unless private business
llatters interfere
knabenshue is expected TO exhibit
both dirigible balloon and a Bleriot
mouoplane while Willard uses Curtiss
aerOplane and Beecby a dirigible air
ship. IN addition TO these several local
enthusiasts, including President Jack
Irvine OF the Pacific aero club. George
Loose. j. ~. Hudson. Clifton O'Brien.
GunzendoriIer and others viii enter the
contests with their own machines.
Hudson and OBrien are the builders
or a newly completed monoplane Of the
Bleriot type in which they have in
stalled an engine OF their own inven-
ton. Irvine is wei known as balloon
pilot having taken part IN the recent
Portola races, and Is also the inventor
OF an aerocvcloid, & flying machine en-
bodying new principles.
ii the proposed meet can be properly
financed by subscriptions the aviation
grounds probably viii be thrown open
10 the public without charge. but un-
less sufficient funds can be raised an
admission fee win be levied. 1t is
hoped 70 secure $4,000 for prizes.
The club viii mold its next meeting
Tuesday night in the safe deposit par
lors Of the Crocker national bank IL
VIII be ladies' night. and Miss Green
Leaf. author Of a fantastic airship story,
viii give a reading Of portions Of her
manuscript II is possible that her
story viii be published in book form
under the auspices o. the local club.
Los Angeles Aviation Meet
LOS ANGELES. Dec. 21.-Thirty-
- seven heavier than air sky craft have
already been entered for the Los An
geles aviation meet. This is equal TO
the total number Of entries OF this
class at Rheims in France It Is be-
~lieved there viii be enough additional
entrants between now and Thursday,
when entries viii close. TO bring the
total up TO ~
DOminguez ranch. in the vicinity Of
compton. probably viii be the scene
Of the meet The Arcadia race course
is considered inadequate in view Of
the large number Of entries. as large
rea is needed TO obviate the danger Of
collisions in midair-
+ Charles +. Willard, who operates the
Curtiss aeroplane No. I, may fly the
pennant Of the Aero club Of California
during the competition. Willard is con-
sfdering establishing a residence here,
which would make him eligible to
membership in the California club
Paulhan. the champion high fiier of
the world. viii sail from France to-
morrow. 1t is the boast of the French
aviator that he viii fly higher over
Los Angeles than any man has ever
flown before in a heavier than air
machine.