Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-24
AT ASBURY PARK
Racing Events and High Up in
the Air.
A BIRO-MAN MEET NEXT
Aero and Motor Club Plan a Busy
Time.
AMATEURS ARE WELCOMED
Getting Things Ready to Park
About $4,000 Machines
Special Correspondence of the Star

SPECIAL correspondence of the Star.
ASBCRY PARK, y. j., July -. 1910.
Asbury Park has gone aviat ton crazy in
preparation for an aeroplane carnival
that though proposed here only a week
ago, is now matter of contract and
certain to be the greatest aviation exhibit
ton mat has ever taken place in this
country. If not in the world. The en-
trance by the Wright Brothers Company
or i've aeroplanes alone guarantees this
Ihey signed contract yesterday through
their general manager. Roy knabenshue,
to have five of their machines entered in
each event of a tcn-day program that
begins Wednesday, August TO- The con-
tract specified that Walter Brookins, who
broke the altitude record in the recent
demonstration at Atlantic City, where
daily and make an attempt to establish
new worlds record.
But while the Wright brothers exhibit
tlon Will presumably form the backbone
OF the meet it is by no means
limited to them, and the Asbury
Park Aero and Motor Club. which
stands sponsor for the program, is
onering a number of valuable prizes and
arranging for some heavy cash awards,
to interest other aviators. Chief of these
will be cash prize of $1,000 for the win
her or a race of fifty miles, twenty-five
miles to sea and back, the contestants
being obliged to turn a stakeboat, the
facht IVanhoe. anchored at that distance
from shore. One day of the meet will be
given over largely to amateurs, none but
amateurs being allowed to compete in a
number of events. The publicity commit
tee is already negotiating with the own
ers of about dozen aeroplanes, most of
them built by mechanical .geniuses i'm
bued with a great desire to fly.
Promoters of the meet are expecting
that it will bring together one of the
greatest assemblages of automobiles tina t
mas ever taken place, and for this reason
are preparing parking place for $1,000
machines. There is also to be a grand
stand seating 10000 people. Calculations
Tor, the enormous crowd have been care
fully made. and while there is little pre-
cedent to judge from, those who have
been working out the details feel more
and more as time passes that the crowd
Will be of tremendous proportions. The
Wr1ghts will not exhibit this year in any
other great meet in the east. and have
picked out this location because within
radius of 100 miles over one-seventh
or the population of the United States
and nearly one-third of it's wealth is To-
Gated. Notwithstanding that circle with
Asbury Park as its center would be over
half water. The aviation field consists of
100 acres of fiat farm land. ideally located
between the north and south branches of
Deal Lake at 1nterlaken, and cut off on
the remaining side OF the triangle by
woods. This will be inclosed. with a fiji
teen-foot fence of canvas, within which
'the aeroplanes will all make their starts
and descents, in doing which they fur
nlsh the chief spectacle of their exhibit
ton.
Mrs. W. J. Mooney of Washington is
among the late arrivals at the Ocean
Hotel.
Registered at the Clifton. where they
nave taken apartments for the rest of
the season, are Miss Rose l. Parker and
Mrs. r. T. Nicholson of Washington.
Mr. r. B. MundelIe has joined the Wash
lngtonians at the Grand Avenue
Summering at the Fenimore are DIR. and
Mrs. w. N. Newell of Washington.
Reachwood Inn is entertaining Mrs. Ina
B. Kepner and Miss. Mary Campbell of
Washington
Mrs. s. A. Wolkaupter of Washington
is stopping at the Lafayette while spend
ing several weeks in town.
From the Capital city at the Coleman
House are Mr. B. L. Switzerland Mr..
u. Robertson and Mr.. P. c. TurnbuIl
Southern are Mr.. William Fletcher. Miss
Alice NJ. Fletcher, Mrs. Sarah j. Watson
and Mrs. Virginia Blazee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dunlap of Washington are
making their headquarters at the Edge
mere during their vacation.
oummerlng at the Aberdeen are Mr.. and
MRS. r. T. Stokley, Miss Lillian Stolxley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert D.. Baker and Mr.
Anton Whtner of Washington
Recent additions to the colony of WASH
ingtonians at the MARLBOROUGH are Mr.
and Mrs. E. r. Workman and family
MISS Ethel Griffin, Mr. and Mrs Norton
Donoldson and Mr.. Rudolph Carton.