Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-26
WOMAN AVIATOR
MAY ASCEND HERE
Nine. Martha Neil Signifies Will
Iingness to Participate
in January Meet
GRAHAM-WHITE COMING HERE
Walter Brookins, Former Ange-
Ieno and Worlds Cham
pion, to Contest
GRAHAM-WHITE COMING HERE

All the leading aviators want to come
to Los Angeles, judging from the let
ters being received by Buel IL. Green
secretary of the Aero club of Califor-
mia, relative to~the big aviation meet
planned in January In addition TO
those from the Wright aviators ana
others In the United States the leadlng
English and French flying men are
trying to arrange for participation III
the Los Angeles meet. :,
Among those who have written Is
Nine. Marthe Mel the only woman
who is a licensed pilot driving mono
plane and the second woman aviator
who has been brevetted as a pilot: She
drives a Koechelin monoplane ana mas
made numerous successful ana DARING
flights.
that she is anxious to participate in the
Los Angeles meet and will come for a
reasonable guarantee for herself ana
three mechanicians. Several or Ine
foreign aviators have signified their
willingness to come to the January
meet for a comparatively small guar
antee, as they are impressed with the
success of last years meet.
James Radley, who is Englano
swiftest Aver and one of the British
representatives In the international
aviation meet, advises the Aero clup
that he will come for his expenses pc
tween New York and Los Angeles.
Claude Graham White, whose partlcl-
patton in the October meet at the mo
fordrome was sought, writes that ne ne
will be unable to visit the coast until
Novenber. but he is expected as one
of the stars in the January meet
WRIGHT TEAM IN LIST
Row Knabenshue, general manager
of the exhibition department OF tne
wright company, writes that he hopes
+o hiring the brilliant Wright team TO
the coast fer the winter, including par
ticipation in the Zig meet. Ihls IN
cludes Walter Brookins, a Wor1u
champion. who formerly lived In Los
Angeles. and was associated with the
old Tourist Automobile company ArSh
Hoxsey, the Pasadena flying man. WHY W,,
is known as the California poosIeL
by the Wright corps; Ralpn 10nnsIonH' sI1oSo
the Kansas City aviator, VINO haoe
such a sensational success in Aspury
park. Boston and at the Canadlah
meets. and Frank T. Coffyn, the New
York aviator.
Among the novelties promised Tor the
los Angeles meet is an 1nternaIlondI
contest of man-carry1ng Kites as t1e
two national champions In that line
cant. s. f. Cody of England ana sam
nal r Perkins of Boston, are desirous
of entering their war kites. Capt. Cooy
has made an international repolaIlOt. 10 u
with his war kites, but PERKINS mas
haeT one of the leading features or all
the eastern meets this year with his
remarkable kite displays. His success
with eighteen-foot man-lifting kites at
the Boston aviation meet was termed
one Of the big features of that meet.
Several local aviators who have DEM
onstrated that. they have macnlnes @
which will fly believe they will make
y creditable showing at the January
meet. n Among them is ]. S. Smith OF
Anaheirn. who flew his model 500 feet
Yesterday. This is considered an ex- *
eentionai performance and Mr.. Smith
is making arrangements with the Aero
club of California for room at the mo
tordrome aerage 10 construct an engine
carrying machine.