New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-09
AVATORS WILL COME IN
So Says Chairman for Subscr'o-
ers to international Meet.
WILL MAKE NO CONTRACTS
Thinks Belmont Park Will Be
Chosen-Curtiss Begins Hunt
for Field of His Own.

Chosen-Curtiss Begins Hunt
for Field of His Own.
The subscribers committee which Is en-
deavoring to finance and manage the III
aviation meet next octoo'i
held a meeting yesterday to discuss ways
and means. August Belmont. whom the
subscribers are regarding somewhat IN
a., light or Celestial visitsnt since
Gage e. TarbeII dropped out Of the enter
nr,se and took some subscribers with him.
was not present. Mr.. Belmont was said
tn have been in communication with the
committee.
go far as could be learned last Night
nothing definite had been decided as 10
the Mace for the big meet. 1t VIII be
Belmont Park If the aviators really ina
they can fly there If they cannot, 1t WIFE
muss I'D the nicely worked out plans OF
Mr. Belmont, honorary president or the
enterprise, and the subscribers commit
tee who seem 10 have set their hearts on
tho racetrack
Lawrence L. Gillespie. chairman of the
committee; Andrew Freed
man and Allan A. Ryan were present dI
the meeting yesterday. They appointed
Messrs Ryan Clifford b. Harmon ana
Redmond Cross committee on man.
n cement to settle details about the races
and similar matters. They decided also
that if it didn't cost too much the two
mile course would be extended. Whlch
probably would help removev some OF the
objections raised by aviators to the race
track as place for the international
meet.
WiIIino to Have Aviators' Help.
$50 far as We know, the meet VIII ne
held at Belmont Park" said Mr. Gillespie
after the meeting of course, the inter-
national is the big feature. and the rules
for that are prescribed. If it couldn't be
held there. it would have to be held some
where else. naturally. But in all prob
ability it will be at Belmont Park.
II understand there have been some
statements made among aviators that the
racetrack isn't as good a place for the
meet as Garden City. But why don't they
come to us with these complaints? We
don't know 1t all; we're perfectly willing
they should help make the meet sue
cess. All we can do is to go ahead, use
our best Judgment and trust that II will
turn out right. And we subscribers aren't
for profits, either. Well be will
ing to come out whole, and get away with
our regulations
why don't some OF these people who
are kicking come in and subscribe, any
how? There's room. We've got much
money as we need-we have more than
800, 900, and that's as much as we expect
to spend But We would be willing to
take in some of these fellows, so they
could have hand in the work we're do
ing gratuitousiy and If there were any
profits. why, that would give a chance TO
spread them around among so many more
people
Bio Prizes for Real Contests.
I'VE expect to put up $4,000 for cash
prizes. and set aside fund to pay rea-
sonable expenses for aviators- There
won't be any contracts, and each man who
wins prize will have to enter a real con-
test for it. We have engaged the five
aviators entered by the Wright people, be-
cause we wanted to be sure of having
them. We know now We can go to bed
each night and be sure there will be races
the next day / don't care to say what
erms we made with them
Mr.. Curtiss needn't think he can get
those terms or others by hanging back
and suIking Let him come forward and
De ayiators at the meet all right. They'll
have to come. because it'll be too big an
affair for them to miss l think there
are couple of Austrians already entered,
and two or three Frenchmen. I believe
an Englishman is TO come, too
Aviators didn't seem quite 10 catch Mr..
GilIespie's viewpoint, even though his en-
thusiasm for Belmont Park might have
an q he CjamDened a bit.
Glenn H. Curtiss. who was around avia-
tors corner at the Hotel Aston most of
the afternoon. grunted when Belmont Park
and the meet were mentioned to him. He
declared with hot JOY that he'd see about
defending the trophy he at Rheims
when he learned something about the con-
ditions under which flights would have to
be made. He seemed eager TO get into
the game a boy to go TO school the
first day after a long vacation.
Charles X. Hamilton, the buck and wing
aviator. also at the Astor, promised to
"see about it, when the question Of en-
tering for the International meet was put
to him.
Curtiss Hunting for a Field.
While the subscribers were thrashing out
their troubles, Mr.. Curtiss began a hunt
FOR an AVIATION ncIu OF HIS own. lie wants
to find one short distance from New
York. where he can put up his own camp,
store machines, make flights and teach the
amateurs who have pur-
chased air steeds. He wants one free from
bills. watercourses trees, telegraph poles
electric fans and other aviators. and it
must be big enough for 4 two-miie circuit.
Real estate men will find him a man slow
n no of
eyes.
The Hamilton camp at the Hotel AStor
was in trouble last night 1t had lost its
awyer. Israel Ludlow. who had started out
early in the day muttering mysterious words
about enjoining Curtiss from interfering
with Hamilton's fights. fanciful and aerial
Hamilton didn't seem TO have figured out
lust what it was all about. He couldn't
ell either. just when the legal appendase
was going to do IL 10 Curtiss but he
'reckoned it'd be plenty" when It han
1ened. Curtiss said just before midnight
hat he didn't intend TO stay I'D In the air