The San Francisco call., 1910-12-27

AVIATION Meeting
POSTPONED A DAY
TanfOran Exhibitions Are to
Begin Saturday Instead
of Friday
Attractive Program of Special
Days Announced by the
Committee

San Francisco's international avia-
tion meet. which is to be held in South
San Francisco, will begin Saturday,
January Z, and continue until Monday,
January 16. 1t was originally intended
to have the meet begin January 6, but
so as not to conflict with the Los An
geles aviation program the opening
was postponed one day.
The directors of the aviation meet
yesterday prepared the program OF
special feature days for the meet.
Each day except the opening day will
be held under special auspices
The program of days is as follows:
Sunday, January S-valley day. special ex-
cursion trains will run to San Francisco and
the aviation field from Sacramento and San
Joaquin valley points
Monday. January 9-Women's day. All
women will be admitted into the grandstand
Tuesday. January 1o-Native. Sons and
Daughters day. All Native Daughters and any
woman escorted by Native Son will be ad-
mitted into the grandstand free.
Wednesday January 11-Specia1 feature day.
Feature yet to be announced.
Thursday, January 12-Goyernor's day. Gov
ernor Gillett will award prizes and governors
OF the Coast states have been invited to be
present. The idea of coast unity win be ex-
Friday. January 13- Children's day. One
half rates to all children.
Saturday. January 14-Panama-Pac1fc day.
This viii be day of special events on which
the committee hopes that the aviators can real
ize their expectations to perform startling feats
which VIII attract the attention of the world
TO San Francisco at the time when congress
Is just about to give final decision on the Pan
anna fair. The events of the day Will show
what San Francisco can do in giving big
entertainment.
Sunday, January 15-Greater San Francisco
day. Special rates and events will bring thou
sands from the transbay cities.
Monday, January 16-National defenders day
9, a. r. and Mexican war veterans VII ,os be
events OF extraordinary military interest will
be held Distinguished military. visitors will
be present many OF whom will ride in the
machines. Detaehments of the regular forces
will participate and members of the state militia
and semi military organizations will attend the
tests in uniform.
Yesterday the aviation committee
was in receipt of a letter from Major
Charles H. Heitman, assistant secre-
tary of the Aero club of America, in
which he stated that aluminium bara-
graphs, complete with pens, record
blanks, inks and keys have been sent
by express together with a full set of
harness, and these are to be attached
TO each aviator
The entries for the novice class are
daily increasing in number. Not only
are a number of prominent local so
ciety men going to fly, but several To-
cal inventors of air machines will also
try their air crafts for the first time
a. any public exhibition. These have
all applied to join the novice class and
viii demonstrate the control of a ma
chine for the edification of the multi
tude. Among these will be Fong Guey,,
Chinese resident of Berkeley, who
invented his own machine.
Lamburth. the Oakland inventor.
will fly his huge new multiplane, which
he asserts will pass undisturbed
through air currents that would prove
disastrous to smaller air ships.
Arthus L. Smith of Stockton is an
other Californian who will demonstrate
the strength and utility of aeroplanes
of California manufacture. He will
fly in a monoplane, built by George
Loose of this city, equipped with a
As horse power aero engine. The meet
at South Sa nFrancisco promises in
every respect to be the most important
international meet since Belmont, and
one at which the official records made
will probably stand unbroken for the
greater part of 1911.