Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-30
ST. LOUIS MAY AID US
Likely to Step Aside, Says Secretary,
and Boost Our Claim.
GUARANTEE FUND IS $13,45O
T. F. Walsh Expected to Attend
Election of National Aero Club
Officers in New York.

washington has the best field in the
country for the international aviation
meet of 1910, taking everything into con-
Sideration.
1T is better than the Long Island field
because the people can reach it more
easily.
'St. Louis has practically decided that
it has no chance to secure the meet, and
is willing to cooperate with Washington
and Baltimore to bring it to the College
Park field.
Secretary \. B. Lambert of the Aero
Club of St. Louis made this statement
to Star reporter this morning after
q second visit to the College Park site
and conference with Charles j. Bell,
vice chairman of the joint committee
of Washington and Baltimore. and Clar-
cnce f. Norment, chairman of the finance
committee for the meet.
Mr.. Lambert is a practical aeronaut,
having done considerable ballooning him
self. He has directed the balloon and
aeroplane races that have been held at
st. Louis within the past few years.
October for Month of Meeting.
Another bit of important information
which he impaired today was that the
Aero Club of America. which has its
headquarters In New York, has tentative
ly decided on the month of October as
the time of the year when the 1910 meet
will be held. This was good news to
Washington men interested in bringing
the great affair here. October is one of
the pleasanteSt months of the year in this
section of the country.
OF course. st. Louis wants the meet
for itself Mr. Lambert didn't make any
bones Rut q
to impress on the Washington committee
was that the ST. Louis promoters of avia-
tion do not want to get into squabble
with Washington over the question of
where it shall be held, and are willing
to help this city In its effort. becaus it
is the National Capital and because gov
ernment officials, and especially army
and navy men--~ill have a better oppor
tunity here than elsewhere to find out
what Is going on.
washington's Chances Good.
Both Mr.. Bell and Mr.. Norment thank
ed Mr.. Lambert heartily for stopping off
for a friendly chat about the matter. and
assured him that Washington was doing
everything In its power to get the meet
and believed it had mighty fine chance,
certainly the best chance of any city
except, possibly, New York.
Personally. Mr.. Lambert thought so,
too. He was inclined to believe that the
other promoters in ST. Louis would take
the same view of the matter when he got
back.
Lets go to New York Monday and,
together, talk over the matter with the
officials of the Aero Club of America" '"
he suggested to Mr.. Bell. Then per-
haps We can find out more definitely how
the land lies and just what is expected
of the city which gets the meet"
While MIR. Lambert didn't say so in SO
many words. he intimated strongly that
T3Ds, I,,1 d.,
New York might try to play Washington
against st. Louis in such q way as to
defeat the ambitions of both cities to Sc
cure the big races next year.
A meeting of the national organization
will be held in New York Monday at
which time the annual election of officers
will be held. Mr.. Lambert thinks this is
all cut and dried. but Mr.. Bell has heard
of some inside strife that might mean
fight. On the outcome of the election
may depend the decision as to where the
meet will be held.
Washington Should Be Represented.
OF course. the subject of the meet will
be informally discussed at the meeting
Mr.. Lambert thinks it would be a good
plan for Washington to be represented
prominently there. Heswill be on hand to
represent st. Louis.
Mr.. Bell didn't say whether he would
go over to New York. or any other of the
committee would go for the meeting Mon
day. But Chairman Thomas L. Walsh
of the joint committee of Washington and
Baltimore is now I'm New York Doubt
less ne will look after the claim of these
two cities for the meet at College Park
Md.
subscription of $500 from Daniel Fra
zer has increased the amount raised for
Washington \ guarantee fund to SI34JO
After the meeting of the finance commit
at ln ',u ,bx,. oS
Commerce rooms, it is expected the en-
tire SSnn Will come i'm uitbip n fau,