The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-09-02
HARVARD MEET IS
TO OPEN TOMORROW
Prizes Aggregating s37,4OO Win
BE Awarded for Nine FIyinu
Events.

BOSTON, Massachusetts. August l.
There have already been six entries of
balloons for the contests at the Har.
ward aviation field. Atlantic. Sept 2 70
IS. Those who have entered are: J.
W alter tlagg, Worcester. balloon Spring
field, $4,000 Gu. it.; Jay B. Benton, Bos-
ton, $4,000 Gu. f.; n. H. Arnold. North
Adams, balloon North Adams. $4,000
Gu. IL; James f. Clew. Aero Club of
Chcago, balloon Chicago. 1000 Gu. f..
aeronaut Coey; l.. f. Custer, Aero Club
OF Dayton, balloon Hoosier. $4,000 Gu.
IT.; st. Louis Won Paul. St Louis. bal
loon st. Louis. $4,000 Gu. #.
The contest committee for the Har.
vard-Bos on aviation meet announced
Wednesday the following profes sionai
events and their prizes. totaling $377.-
400
First series speed, 10000. Best time
for three laps around the course. daily
nets, first points, second points.
third ! point. To the aviator making
the largest number Of points during the
meet. first $4,000: to the second, $1,000.
to $1,000 to the aviator breaking the
speed record.
Second series, altitude. t6000-Great-
est altitude attained during the meet.
daily nets: First. 8 points; second. >
points; third. l point. To the aviator
making the largest number of points
during the meet: First. $4,000: second.
$4,000. To the aviator breaking the
highest altitude record. $1,000.
Third rhrips 4t0Dl an
est time in air at point within sight
, of judges: first. daily nets two points
second, one point To the aviator max
ing largest number of points during
meet. $4,000: second. $1,000. To aviator
breaking duration record $1,000.
Fourth series. distance. $4,000. Great
est number of times around the course
F., first. daily nets. two points: second
, one point To aviator making greatest
number of points during meet, $4,000;
to the second. $1,000 To aviator break
ing distance record, $1,000.
| Fifth series. slow speed. $1500-Most
| time taken in making three laps dur
! ing meet: first $1,000, second $500.
| Sixth series. getaway, $150-For the
| shortest distance from start 10 point
where chassis leaves the ground. run
ming forward, and to fly once around
| the course; first prize 800, second $50
| Seventh series, accuracy, S150-Land
| ing nearest a designated spot after fly
: ing at least once around the course
; (aeroplanes using skids, two-lncr
mark viii be placed on each skid); first
prize $500. second $3.50.
Eighth series, Globe special, $4,000
/ Best time made during the meet, start
/ ing from aviation field at starting line
once around course, to and around mast
on Stadium, TO and around Boston light
/ back to aviation field, once around
J course and land at starting place. The
/ course from Aviation field to Stadium
and return will follow the Charles
River and will be properly marked
1 The direction of flying over the course
/ OPTIONAL to the aviator
Ninth series. cash prize $1,000 anc
/ Harvard cup-DrQpping missiles, repre-
senting bombs, into tunnels of dummy
hattIeship. Prize awarded to aviator
dropping greatest number of bombs
into the tunnels during the meet from
an elevation not lower than one hun
dred feet Trials not to EXCEED tel
daily.