The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-02
Masters of the Air Will Attempt
to Fly From Chicago to
New York.
THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
FOR WINNER OF FLIGHT
Aeroplanists Will Begin Great
Contest Next Saturday, After
Week Of Practice.
BY Associated Press.

CHICAGO Oct. 1.-The elimination
OF years remarkable progress in avia-
tion began In Chicago today, when en-
trants in the 10000 New York Chicago
air race gave exhibitions at Hawthorne
track. The race to New York will start
next Saturday. Nine aviators are en-
trants. Under the direction Of the Chi
cago Evening Post. which, with the New
York Times. is promoting the New York
Chicago flight. all next week Will be de-
voted by the entrants whose machines
are here to practice flights.
The 1000 mile flight TO New York,
which must be accomplished in 16S hours
elapsed time. stops unlimited. will be the
greatest endurance test OF modern flyers
The entrants, with the make and ca
pacity OF their ma chimes. are:
Aviator H. P,
Eugene Ely, Curtis biplane .-...,.,-. 80
Charles Willard, Curtiss biplane. 40
J. A, D. MeCurdy, Curtiss biplane -. 30
Augustus Post. Curtiss biplane So
James Radley. Bleriot monoplane.. 80
Charles K Hamilton. Dtetz blplane ,1l5
Todd Schreiver Diet1 biplane 60
j. c. Mars. Curtss biplane. ........... .S5
Brookins May Enter.
There Is also possibility of the entry
Of Wright biplane. 10 be guided by
Walter Brookins, who s won the Chicago
tlnuous fight 10 Springfield. Ill, from
Chicago, Thursday. distance of 1S7
miles,
James Radley, the English air pilot, ex-
poets 10 use Bleriot monoplane with
fiftyhorse power engine, If II can reach
here In time: otherwise ne viii use a
CurtisS biplane with heavier engine.
Charles K Hamilton. who untfl Brook
mss flight Thursday was holder of the
American continuous flight record. is in
the care of a physician, but on his way
that he will fy II alive.
Thomas S. Baldwin. former dirigible
Kansas City, where he is now making
exhibition flights, just before the actual
race begins
this accomplishment TO his repertoire.
Judges have been announced for the
10Oo-nile race as follows:
Judges of Contest.
General Frederick Dent Grant. U. S. A.
for the New York Times; Edward b.
by the Chicago. Evening POST. Major
Samuel Reber. U. S. A, chosen by Cen
ersl Grant and Mr.. Clark.
The judges will remain In New York
and accept the time OF starting taken in
Chicago.
Considerable interest has been aroused
in regard 10 the routes to be chosen for
the long fy because of the necessity Of
crossing the Appalachian mountain sys-
tenn and because Of the recent announce
ment of Clifford B. Harmon of New York
that he would divide the $4,000 which he
contributed TO the purse into two fea-
tures:
Four thousand dollars goes to the avla-
tor who alights In Belmont park where
the international meet will be taking
place and the other $1,000 will go to the
flyer who sails 500 miles In any Atty con-
secutive or elapsed time hours
Glenn II Curtiss, whose advice several
Of his pupils probably will heed. in pub
Iished interviews has advised direct line
from the lower end of Lake Michigan TO
Cleveland, O.. thence along the shore of
Lake Erie. avoiding Buffalo. where he
says rough country makes air currents
dangerous: thence through the Mohawk
valley TO the Hudson and down TO New
York.
Others have intinated that the route
Of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad. disre-
gardlng the necessity for high flying over
the mountains. would be better. There
is a disincIination on the part of the par
ticlpants at this time TO disclose their
intended routes. as they consider this q
vital consideration In striving to win
The race Is expected to do more toward
establishing the best campaign plan for
long flights than any other meet ever
held. either in America or abroad. Ma
chimes driven by Glenn II. Curtiss, j. A
D. McCurdy and Charles F. Willard
made practice flights this afternoon
Trial fights will be made tomorrow by
other aviators, among them being Miss
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