The Washington times., 1909-11-03
NEW YORK WANTS
BIG AVIATION MEET
Metropolis Becomes Capt.
tails Closest Competitor
for Air Carnival.

Greater effort will henceforth mark the
activities OF the joint committee work
ing to secure the next information ava
ton meet for Washington because of
the realization that the chances of cap
turing this classic of the aero world
no wdeDends upon the amount of zeal
thrown into the work. That Washing
toms stinest competitor for the prize
will be New York is made evident to the
aviation workers because the Aero Club
Of America has Just leased 1900 acres
of land at BIineOla. Long Island, near
Garden City, about thirty-five minutes
run from New York
Totten Tells of Activity.
While this is taken to mean that New
York viii put considerable force for
ward TO obtain the coming meet, it is
pointed out that it will require other
inducements in addition to an aviation
field to bring the contest to that city.
It is not admitted by the washington
committeeman that the field at College
Park is in any sense inferior to the
proposed field which the Aero Club Of
America has acquired 1t IS admitted
that the New York organization secured
the field at this time not only as an
argument in favor Of awarding New
permanent ground for future airship ex-
periments.
George oakley Totten, jr., member
of the site committee, returning from
New York this morning, made II plain
TO MS co-WOrkers on the committee
that they viii have to work hard to get
the meet.
IT think Washington has better
chance of getting this aviation meet
than any other city outside Of New
York" declared 1Jr. TOtten. 1.-THE ieas-
ing OF the Long Island land by the
Aero Club of America does not mean
necessarily that the club Will give the
meet to New York without considering
other cities. The club, you understand,
must have a permanent field for future
aviation experiments"
According to MI. TOtten. who repre-
scented the Washington Aero Club at
the meeting of the Aero Club Of Amer
lea on Monday night in New York, st.
Louis has very little chance OF securing
the meet because she held the inter-
national balloon contest this year. This,
he says gives Washington better
chance.
Committee Is Coming.
''The club will reserve its decision
until the claims Of an the cities have
been gone over" said Mr.. Totter, land
expect the committee. which IS to be
selected by the directors. will visit
Washington within the next ten days or
two weeks.
'aThe factors that will favor Wash
ington most are the aviation committee
and the guarantee fund As yet. New
York city has neither of these"
While Mr.. IOtten was not inclined to
consider the Mineaola factor a serious
one, members of the local aviation COM
mittee are perturbed over the Aero Club
of America having leased the land at
this time. They point out that. with
this advantage, a citizens committee
no ME nd = - 4 =
fund raised IN New York Oh short no
tice.
Seven additional subscriptions to the
guarantee fund, amounting TO $3.50, we're
added this morning 20 the general
amount. making grand total OF S25,925
that has been pledged TO date.
Subscriptions Flow In.
Those who sent in subscriptions today
were:
The Shoemaker Company, $50; James
Hood. 500; L. S Brown. SIS; Charles E
Howe. SIS; Howard S. Reside. SIS;
George p. Sacks. $50, and Saks e Co,
$3.50
Yesterdays subscriptions included the
House & Hermann, $3.50; Hecht &
Co.. $3.50; @. G. Cornwell & Son, $3.50;
Arms & Drury. S2Je; SwartZell, Rheem
& Hensey, $50: James NJ. Green. 500;
W. b. Hibbs, 500; Ross Thompson, 500;
and John r. Mclean, $1,000
With more than half of the $50,o09
fund already pledged, the first formal
request for donations viii be sent out
either late this afternoon or tomorrow
morning. One thousand letters are be
ing printed today, and a list of 1000
persons 10 whom they are TO be mailed
IS being prepared. The list OF contri-
buttons to the inaugural fund is being
largely drawn upon for the Mares OF
the LOCO persons.