Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-10
MANY KITES FLY
IN TOURNAMENT
Thousands of Children Attend the
Fourth Annual Aerial
Carnival
MANY PRIZES ARE AWARDED
Odd Conceptions of All Sizes and
Shapes Are Flown in the
Afternoon Breeze
MANY PRIZES ARE AWARDED

Very plain kites exceedingly grotes
que kites, dainty little flyers and great
unwieldy ones, kites of all colors, kites
that scared almost out OF slght ano
kites that would not fly at all were
seen yesterday afternoon at the fourth
annual kite tournament of the Los An
geles city schools at Arlington boule.
ward tract, Washington street ano
Sprague avenue. Between three and
four thousand children ran over the
big field and delighted themselves III
the kite carnival.
The crowd gathered at o'clock with
kites of every imaginable shape but
lack of breeze prevented the start OF
the contest until $3.50 o'clock.
A number of odd conceptions were in
evidence which showed their relation
TO some of the craft of the Los An
geles aviation meet Many new ideas
were brought to light, ideas from which
the oldest aviators might profit. AT
4 o'clock the sky was filled with hun
dreds of the silk and paper-winged
birds.
Los Angeles is probably the first
kite city in America For four years
she has been famous for her tourna-
ments. The new impetus lent to the
amusement by the city's recent avia-
ton meet has produced among the
children kite makers, who are not out
classed by the children of any nation
of the world.
SUMMARY OF EVENTS
Prizes were awarded under the di-
rection of Dr. Z. c. Moore as follows;
the first named in each case receiving
the first prize and the second named
the second prize when the second
prize was awarded:
Most artistic, Lee Hing, Grand ave
nue. school.
Banner display, John Paterson. Cam
bridge street.
Strong pulling tandem, Albert john
son. Twenty-fourth street, 13 pounds.
Highest flyer, Albert johnson and
Howard Bean, Vernon avenue
Triangular box combination, Arthur
McFern, Waterman street.
Best boy shape, Kirk johnson, Trim
Best star kite, Lyman Kanst, Union
avenue.
Compound kite, Charles Crlckner,
Trinity street.
Best production. Victor Wagner,
Washington street, and Lee Hing
Grand avenue.
Biplane as kite, Herman Aren't, Six
teenth street.
Parachute shower, Ray Childs, Yer
mont avenue and Milan Miller, sec
ond street.
Trolley, Willard Thurston, Washing
ton street.
Best decorated box, x. Yogi. Twen-
ty-fourth street and Charles Crickner,
Trinity.
Best construction, Raymond Dell.
Magnolia, and Howard Bean, Vermont
avenue.
BipIane glider. Hawley Ballers,
Berendo street.
Best taiiless, Alexander Ross, Lor-
eta.
Best decorated plane kite. K. Yogi,
Twenty-fourth street.
Best butterfly construction, William
Lee, Grand avenue.
wireless, Wayne Wilmington, Yer
mont avenue.
Endurance John Polinghorn, Yer
mont avenue, and Laurin Wood, Grif-
fin avenue.
Beauty, Saul Brown, Sixteenth street,
and Brooks Montgomery Fifty-fourth
avenue.
Best star kite, spertcer Stevens,
Washington street
Color harmony. Spencer Stevens,
Washington street, and William Lee,
Grand avenue.
Bird kite, Allen Magurin, Mckinley.
Tailless, Helen Chase, Norwood
street.
Smallest box kite, Perry Hollens-
worth, Custer avenue, and Earl Childs,
Vermont street
Smallest tailless, Edwin Allen, Har-
per street, and Harold Cady, Custer
avenue.
Best bird kite, William Lee. Grand
avenue, and Lee Hing. Grand avenue.
Quarter mile, John Clark, Mckinley.
Strongest puller, four feet and un-
der, Albert Johnson, Twenty-fourth
street, nine pounds.
Donald Sweetingham, California
school, was awarded a special prize
for being the youngest boy present
with q kite
Largest kite flown, Russell Fletcher,
1902 Millard avenue. house and box
kite 16x16 feet.