Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-23
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International Aviation Meet
Steered to New York.
BAD FAITH Is CHARGED
President Joyce of Baltimore Aero
Club Says C. F. Bishop Has
Not Played Fair.

The meeting of the Aero Club of Amer
Tea in New York last night-at which 1t
had been previously announced the place
OF holding the international aviation meet
would be decided-adiourned without MAX
ing public any decision 1t was stated
then that an announcement would be
made next Thursday.
This action is taken by the members OF
TIE Washington Baltimore committee to
mean that the meet will go to New York
and that it will be held either at the
Belmont race track or Hampstead
Plains. This practically ends all thought
that the aviation meet will be held outside
OF Washington.
The members of the special Washing
ton-Baltimore committee raised q guaran-
tee fund of s1GnWO to finance the meet
here. There was a formal application for
the meet sent to New York.
When Washington Had Hopes.
For while 1t seemed that the Wright
AeropIane Company would interfere, by
lawsuits, with any meet in the United
States. The members of the Aero Club OF
America at that time held out some pros
poets to Washington that the meet might
he located here.
This was in case the Wrights imposed
such onerous terms that the meet could
not be made financial success. In that
case New York did not want the respon-
sibility of handling it.
President CORTLAND Field Bishop of the
Aero Club visited Los Angeles, st. Louis
and Washington. all of which were bid
ding for the meet The event was prac-
tically promised. in turn. to each OF these
cities. while Mr.. Bishop was being en-
tertained by them.
1t was settled under the rules OF the
International Federation, of which the
Aero Club of America is the representa-
tive for this country, that the DECISION as
to where the meet should be held must
be announced by April l. This was not
done. After waiting the better part of
April for a decision the Washington-B Bal
timore committee held meeting ten days
ago and wired the Aero Club of America
that II a decision was not MADE In ten
days Washington and Baltimore would
withdraw their offer.
What Gillispie Had to Say.
In response to this ultimatum. Law
renee Gillispie of the Aero Club was sent
to Washington from New York. He said
the Aero Club of America had made ar
engagements with the Wright brothers to
license any meet that was held under
the sanction of the Aero Club.
The price of the license had not been
fixed. he said but would be left to nego-
tiations between the Wrights and any
aero club holding meet. In the case or
the International meet he said, 1t proba-
bly, would amount to $4,000 and half the
gate receipts.
Mr.. Gillispie was told that if this were
the case Washington and Baltimore did
not want the meet.
At the session of the Aero Club of
America. last night, it was practically
decided that the meet should be held In
NewNY and would be managed by the
Aero Corporation. Limited. This is
commercial organization differed by off1-
GERS of the Aero Club Of America.
1t was said by Charles Hoffman, secre-
tary of the Aero Club of America. that
the Aero Corporation. Limited, has been
promised financial backing to the extent
of 100000 by certain business men of
New York and as the Wrghts were in
terested in the corporation they would
agree to having the meet held on Long
Island.
Bad Faith Is Charged.
Col. Joyce, president of the Baltimore
Aero Club gave out an interview last
,niSht, in which he said that CORTLAND
Field Bishop and the officers of the Aero
Club of America have acted in bad faith
with Washington and Baltimore.
When Mr.. Gillispie Of New York was
here last week In an interview with sew
Ieral newspaper men he said Washington
iId0 never put III al dppHSdtioH w Tic
international meet. He was assured this
was untrue, and then said that what he
meant was that Washington had never
told New York how the 100000 sub
Scrbed was going to be divided
This was the case Washington had
never told the Aero Club of America
what percentage it would be given If it
allowed the meet to come to Washington.
President Thomas Walsh of the Wash
ington Aero Club had said before his
death, however. that he would be willing
TO see fair percentage of the profits,
supposing there were any, set aside for
the Aero Club of America, for the fur
therance of aviation in this country.
This ends any likelihood Of the interna-
tionai aviation meet in the vicinity OF
Washington.
Both Washington and Baltimore have
affiliated with the Aero Club of America
for the coming year. 1t is stated by Off
GERS OF the two clubs that they will now
seriously take up the proposition of join
ing the proposed Federation of Aero Clubs
of the United States in an independent
union, democrarically governed. and not
under the absolute dictation of the New