The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-07
AERIAL CARNIVAL
IN WEST HUDSON
NATIONS BIGGEST
Aero Club of America Backing
Event With John Jacob
Astor on Committee.
PRIZES TOTALLING $1,000
HAVE BEEN PROMISED
Representatives of German and
Italian Governments Inter-
ested in Undertaking.

That the airship carnival planned II
take place in West Hudson May % 10
May 81 will be the biggest event of its
kind ever held in this country was
made evident when the complete
details were given out at the
meeting Of the West Hudson
County Board of Trade in Har-
rison asst night. 1t has developed thai
the project now has the active backing
of the Aero Club of America, of New
York. and the contests between the va
rious forms and designs Of aerial craft
during the carnival will be under the
direct supervision of a committee from
the Aero Club of America, consisting of
A Holland Forbes. John Jacob Aston.
Charles M. Manly and j. c.. Mccoy.
These gentlemen will be present each
day of the carnival and will be aided
by a committee from the West Hudson
Aero Club, consisting OF William c.
Eakins. Arnold Kruckman and George
Pagan
Prizes totalling 5000 in value have
been promised. and the local club has,
in addition, $1,000 in bank, with $500
or more yet to collect. Among the
prizes are $1,000. offered by the presi-
dent Of the Aero Club Of America; a
1900 prize by M. Michelon. a French
man interested in aeronautics, a
50. 500 by the Scientific American.
The carnival will last one week, from
May rs to 81. Captain Thomas Baldwin.
the aviator, win be on hand each day
and make daily trips in his airship.
which is a duplicate of the one he sold
to the United States government, and
which made its initial trip yesterday
under the auspices Of the War Depart
ment.
Foreign Nations Interested
Arnold Kruckman, chairman of the
executive committee of the West Hud-
son Aero Club. said that he
had received notice that representa-
tives of the German and Italian ambaS-
sizes at Washington, together with rep
resertatives of the United States gov
eminent, would be present to note re-
suits.
At the meeting last night there was
present +. c. Mars, of the Seattle.
Wash, Aero Club. who has been sent on
10 be present at the carnival HI said
that the Seattle club intends to hold a
$50, 900 airship carnival during the Alas-
Neutrality-suspicious. Exposition, and that
besides himself. W. P. Trimble and NJ
Robert Guggenheim of the club viii be
present az the West Hudson affair. so
as to lesrn 0 to conduct their con-
test.
1t was said that Glenn H. Curtis
would be present with his a~eroplane
Silver Dart. Ia which he recently fIev
twenty niles In Nova Scotia In thirty
minutes He will try to remain in thr
air one hour.
Complete Program.
The complete plans for the week viii
be: Tuesday, New Jersey State Day:
Wednesday. Harrison Day. and there
will be a large merchants and manu-
~facturers' parade. with floats showing
Industrial West Hudson: THURSDAY
North Arlington Day. with contests.
for prizes. airships to start at North
Arlington and land in Harrison; FRI
day, East Newark Day, kite-hying
contests at Fairy Lake; Saturday,
Arlington Day: Monday. Kearny Day.
school children n fraternal o~rganiza-
tons to parade.
On each day, however, there Will be
airship flights. The Saturday previous
to opening day there will be a large
automobile parade through West Hud-
son, each automobile to carry a PEN
nant of the carnival color OF purple
and yellow. Tonight in Quincy Hall.
Kearny, moving pictures will be shown
of various w~ell-known airships, the
films being loaned by the Aero Club
of America. At the close of the meet
ing the Board of Trade donated 800
to the Aero Clubs fund.