The San Francisco call., 1910-03-21

the spectacle aspect of the carnival will
be 10 acre field just west of the city
which a wealthy orchardist has planted
in sweet peas that will bloom in a
monster red, white and blue American
flag
AUTO MEET PLANNED
Included in the plans are also an
automobile meet, two college enter
tainments, great public school eN-
hibition, county exhibits in the pa
Vilion and many other interesting
events j. H. Henry, director general,
is actively supervising the plans for the
entire week and has already prepared
a provisional program on which 1t IL
expected there will be only a few minor
changes.
The first day of the carnival will be
given over to the schools and will be
officially known as normal and public
schools day. There is planned a parade
exclusively for the school departments
in the morning to be followed by coro-
nation exercises in City Hall park,
where, with appropriate ceremonies.
Miss Anne Manhire of the normal
school will be crowned queen of the
carnival In the afternoon automobile
sports will start at the San Jose driv-
ing park and in the evening chorus
of 600 voices under the direction of
Prof. Wilbur McCoH will open the
weeks exercises in the pavilion.
Thursday, May u. will be Stanford
university day. No event has yet been
planned by the committee for the morn
ing, but one of the principal events of
the week, the floral parade, in which
more than 100 flower floats will par
ticipate, will take place in the after
noon. In the evening the Stanford stu
dents will entertain.
FRIDAY SANTA CLARA DAY
Friday will be Santa Clara college
day and will witness big horse
parade in the morning, to be followed
by automobile sports in the afternoon.
In the pavilion in the evening the
Santa Clara collegians will hold the
boards, presenting a varied entertain
ment
Saturday. afternoon at 2 o'clock the
chief event of the carnival. the aviation
meeting under the direction of Harry
Bercovieh, V. A. sScheller and other local
capitalists. will open at the driving
park. This event will be backed with
at least 100000 and in all likelihood
$50 600. and will. he continued on the
following day. 1t is planned to have a
congress of dirigibles besides the aero
planes and considerable interest has al
ready been aroused in the proposition.
On Saturday evening a spectacular
street parade. including clowns and
burlesque figures. will be held. A big
mask ball at the pavilion will COM
plete the carnival. g 49,
A half dozen amateur aviators in this
county, where the first successful aero
plane was constructed. are building
machines which are to be tried out in
the great aviation meet. all of them be-
ing under contract.
Julius Dusoevoir.. a young French
man, has just completed an aeroplane
which accomplished a successful glide
on Linda Lista golf links, FIVE miles
east of the city, today. The engine has
not been installed in this aeroplane as
yet, but yesterday the machine was
taken to the top of hill on the links,
Dusoevoir took his place in it and a
couple of assistants showed 1T down the
hill
SIGHT STARTLES MOTHER
The vehicle gathered momentum as
it sped down the incline and suddenly
1t arose from the ground majestically
and skinned down the Hill like a
hawk.
The inventors mother was picking
poppies at the bottom of the hill. She
was suddenly startled by the whine of
the wind through the piano wire sup
ports of the aeroplane and. looking up,
was so startled by the sight of her son
flying past her that she was unable to
keep her feet and sat down suddenly.
The aeroplane alighted on a tangent
and the aviator was not even Jared.
The engine is to be installed within
a week, when the first real trial flights
will be made 1t is a, monoplane and
resembles Paulhans .Bleriot. The wing
tips are located almost on the extreme
ends of the main planes.
a. 80
square instead of being round. The
tail extension can he readily adjusted
in order to maintain the Longitudinal
equilibrium. The rudder is said to en-
body original ideas.