Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02
FLIGHTS BY
TWO SKILLED ANATORS
Grahame-White and Harmon
Engaged for Event in Wash
ington October 1915.

In addition to the amateur aviation
meet at College Park. Md, October 10
to 20 Washingtonians are now prom
lsed an exhibition by some of the most
famous aviators in the country.
Claude Grahame- White and Clifford
Harmon, in their aeroplanes. will fit
gracefully about Benning race track
and over the roofs of the National Capt.
tai during the second week of the pres
ent month. according to ]. S. Berger, a
New York promoter of aviation meets.
who was in Washington yesterday aft
ernoon for a short time. Mr.. Berger
declared that he had made all arrange
ments with both of the famous bird
men to take part in a three-day meet
in Washington and a three-day event
in Baltimore.
The Baltimore meet Mr.. Berger said,
will be held at Pimlico race track Oc-
tober 8. 10 and II. and the Washington
exhibition at Benning track October 10,
IA and 10. Mr.. Berger has returned to
New York to make the final arrange
ments with the aviators who are to
ton early this week, he said and an
nounce the rest of his program.
Will Be Exhibition Flights.
The flights at Benning and Pimlico
are to be exhibition flights rather than
contests, in the sense of the word used
in connection with an aviation meet.
Mr.. Berger contends that he does not
require a sanction from the Aero Club
of America to run off such an exhibit
ton, and that the only difference will
be that the records made by the aVi-
ators will not be considered official.
Mr.. Berger proposes to offer a prize
to Grahame- White for a flight with a
passenger from Benning track around
the Washington monument. 1t is like
ly that j. Lynn Yeagle of the National
Aviation Company Of the District will
be the passenger, should this flight be
made.
Grahame- White and Clifford Harmon
were in Baltimore Friday afternoon
with Mr.. Berger for few hours, but
did not come to the National Capital to
look over the ground.
Col. Joyce skeptical.
Col. Jerome H. Joyce, who was in con-
sultation with the two aviators during
their short stay in Baltimore, said yes
terday he did not believe the two well
known aviators would come to Baltimore
until the meet at Halethorpe, Md, which
is scheduled to take place November to
un0er the auspices OF the Baltimore
Aero Club. He said that it had been the
impression of Clifford Harmon and Ora
hame- White that their flying at Pimlico
would only stimulate interest in the meet
at Halethorpe in November. but that he
thought they had changed their minds in
regard to this.
At the Aero Club of Washington DR.
Zahn said that no word had been re-
ceived from either Harmon or Grahame-
White in regard to their coming here for
a three-day next at Benning. If they in
tend coming to Washington it is expect
ed they will communicate with the Aero
Club of Washington, which is affiliated
with the Aero Club Of America, of which
Mr.. Harmon is prominent member.
A flight from College Park, Md, to the
ellipse back of the White House. the sue
cessful aviator to deliver a message to
President Taft, Is the latest event plan
ned for the amateur aviation meet which
will be held at COLLECT Park October 70
under the auspices of the Aero Scientific
Club Of Washington.
Work on assembling the aeroplanes and
machines which will be exhibited at the
Terminal Y. M. c. A. is being pushed rap
idly. The exposition will open early this
week and will be forerunner Of the
amateur meet.