The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-05
AVIAIORS DEMAND LA RGE PAY
s fOO. 900 ASKED FOR 4 MEET
Ar san FRANCISCO.
Wilbur wrighs wants - 600 a. Recsg.
uitien Prize Gsahame-White's Price
10 s3s. O0G. Others Nansc MIG Fsgnres
At q Csadereuee About Going west.

uldl0n pfaxe- Grooame.wuateu rtsco
Iss7s. O00. Others Name MIG Fsgnres
at . Csadereuce About Going west.
Aviators. their business managers and
promoters spent six hours in the grill Of
the Hotel Aston yesterday In an attempt
TO organize a aying meet for San Fran
cisco Israel Ludlow. who had received
a telegram from, the Golden Gate City
max in an offer Of SO OOO for tournament.
called the airmen and their business
representatives together to discuss the
proposition The telegram said that
So oOO would be allowed for the expenses
OF tho aviators and 3aO.Oo0 would bs for
prize money November p to December
, was names. a. the dates and such avia-
tors as Hamilton. Moisant. Audemars.
I;arros. Grahsme- White Hoxsey. John
stone. Brookins and Hardness were
wani~,l
proposition. After IA" had listened 70 the
proposition he said:
Gentlemen. l was the first man TO fly
and am 10 longer fiying. but il you want
nv men TO fiy | will ask a guarantees Of
SIS oOo in addition To tn. prize money IN
recognition Of what have done" An
imp,ilsive airman. who Is comparatively
new AZ the business said al once that the
offer was fair. hut Charles X Hamilton
was not SO sure about II. He said.
W. won't he deceived Mr. Wright
wants Ms to acknowledge his patents
Grahame- White, who sat opposite Mr..
Wright when b. sprang the surprise. al
most fell out Of his chair. but when he did
recover h. said he could not think Of going
- California without guarantees OF
So go lie said il would take "A whole
month of his slime and he considered the
sum small in that he had tn risk his neck
every time hs flies He also said that he
has four machines In this country and with
that numtsr lac should receive larger
compensation than an aviator with only
one a.roplana In case OF smashups no
could b. relssl upon To always have ut
least one ma Gu inc IN flying trim. Grahame-
Whit. said he could easily make AZ much
in England
When Glenn "A Curtiss looked In a. the
door and saw wilbur Wright among the
group Of airm.n he decided IL was an
anti-CurtisS meeting and did NOT go
inside After Hamilton who at the
beginning was willing 10 ny. heard the
,lesnands Of the other airmen he said
10 would take $40 600 10 get him. Moisant
held out for the same and 10 began TO
look as IL il wOud require several hundred
thousand dollars TO get the bird troupe
out West IL was scid Latham too
Was ask ing $40.
Al the conclusion Of the six hour con-
ference, IL was announced that il had been
agreed to put the SIS 900 asked by Mr..
Wright in trust TO be paid to him IL h,
s,istains his patent claims. A telegram
Was prepared IN answer TO the one re-
ceiv.h bv Mr. Ludlow. saving that the
aviators world not exhibit for less than
500 ono TO cover the expenses and prize
money This was not sent. a. no final
Axrs.rn.nt could be reached.
j. Bor,al. representing Bleriot in this
country. was at the conference and pre-
sent.d a proposition for a three machine
race TO be held at Brighton Beach next |
week He wanted Grahame- White and |
A,idemars and one Of the Wright fiers |
to compete. but Wilbur Wright said he |
was neither in the betting or gambling |
but wouL' be willing TO try the |
race for the sport Mr.. Bor-al offered |
S. 600 Q side Frederic Thompson was |
also present 10 talk over his proposed |
trLv .lling school % hisrs.