The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-28
LIBERTY FLIGHT PROTEST
AERO CLIB REPRESENTATIVES
Ar MEETING TO HEAR IT.
Part of the Delegation Chosen to Present
Americas slide Of the (;rahan,e.
whites Contention That He and Not
MOisant u Entitled to the Prize.

At a special meeting Of the Aero Club
Of America yesterday afternoon Edward
W. Mix and Hart O'Berg. members Of the
foreign committee: Major L Bentley
Mott. L. : A. and Henri Cechand. an
attorney IN France. formerly Of the United
states. Were appointed to represent the
club at the conference Of the lnternationa
Areonautical Federation To he held in
Paris on January 10. when action will
he taken upon the protest by Claude
Grahame- White against awarding the
$4,000 Statue OF Liberty prize To John b.
Molsant
The club * entitled 10 "A representation
Of eleven. and the other members are yet
To be s"l"o ted Iprti.ndt Field Bishop.
Robert J Collie and Major Relser. the
Commits" appointed 10 prepare the
records. completed their work Yesterday
and their PAPERS will l"lv" to-day on the
Lu~ltanla
The protest lodged by Grahame- White
- based on ih. fact hat the rtiles govern
nE N" contest stipulated that the prize
wo'ild >" given only TO- nriarors who had
remained IN the air IN on" continuous flight
for On" hour or more during previous con-
tests tr9hgmc-N hue asserts that he
was ~" only "ntrant who fulfilled this
requirement. end therefore III" others
v+r" not nnjl'lNt - compete
CortlBndf Field Bishop. who at ono time
was president of ia" Aero Club. said tina
this contest wa s"i for 1hursd ay and he
flights w"r" not mad. until SUNDAY
III" -aid " was the privilege. of the com
mIit"e 10 change he rules Mr. Bishop
said n was TN" durv Of Grahlme-Wh ire
To- have lir~i lodged a prot">; with The
A"r" Club Of America. under who's. au-
spices n" in'"', wac held iDd ~" had failed
20 do 'hi- III" fhcl that Grahlmc-W Whit"
flew would further Irdi"at" that he ar-
Cepied III" conditions At tn. time
Another protest was filed yesterday
nv the Aero Iub NJ Switzerland charging
thar ths International halloou race held
from - Ions IN October waS not organ
i2"d properly Til" charg"- wer. not
specific and iha club referred the matter
:" the foreign representatives who have
been designated 10 attend the meeting
20 be held ~ PIgi-
NJ fI-hor -aid ar m" insect held from
~ l''Il, ~ 1916 the. United Siats- troops.
hat assisted IN handling NJ" UailoDn-
hur an order hnu been l>eu.d Nv Pres
dent ROp-'N"'t preventing 'hi- az other
meets 81 IN" rI""f This wear tn. entrants
w"r" handicapped 10y inexperienced as
--tant- VII Bishop -aid IN" ga. works.
~ tn" nm" w"r" beng o-rrhaulad and IN.
How 81 ga wa~ very -i'w "" said every
other country except ~" tuItrd States
allows rs troops - assist IN ;ahing care
81 N" balloons and this T. gong 10 h. one
great drawback IN conducting th'-" IN
i"rnHiIOuG tournaments IN his country
In" meet ni 1871 viii tax" pllr" here
" - rr"hahI" that President TAR will
h'. asked to take ~nm" au' lon IN n. matter
telegram has b.-n received los the
managers ~ N" International .luromo-
UIi" and aviation shows which ar" 10
open az GrdndC "ntrai paiac" on New ear =
ev" from IN" Wright Company. DAYTON
Ohio, to 'hc eject that the a"roplans
IN which Arch IuNSay mad" his world :
alti'uG" record of ~ s1ifeet a. Los Angelo.
on Monday Wa standard Wright mIchin.
~ feet wide of IN" NrICh' typ. known a.
Stock u
\ duplicate Of Ibis machine. ~ was an
nounC"d. viii 10 shown az IN" Interna-
'tCnai aviation show n the Palace IN"
naChin" {" b." shown az TN. Palace j. -
h." IN" On" That Was made for Russell
\ AlE"r. j. o. Detroit Two aeroplln"S
nuii' Nv ~" Nrich's are 10 w. III -pll ed.
on" NJ 'h"m tuown "a the Roadster The
virgin plan are expo -" - arriv"
this morning