New-York tribune., 1910-11-07
HURRY CALL FOR AV|ATORS.
ca, Francisco Turns About with
Offers Of Gold for Flyers.
BUT AIR NAvIGAToRs BALK
ros Angeles, Too, Urges Belmont
park Winners to Rush Over
the Divide for the Money.

g., E-ranciScO mas again CHdHseu us
o,d wants an aviation tournament
--t., ro,n,out Park stars, post haste On
C.4,,r5av night the promoters Wireo lsraei
,,ITo1- who Is beginning to SHOW the wear
- of a weeks negotiations with 4
CO CO i,+ernatfonaI aviators, that they
,,.o,,,5 nav mis- personal expenses II ne
1-Is at once shut off all conversation
- ~. avers. But yesterday morning
Y,d1ov, began to talk early. BY night
,ba san Francisco merchants nad raise"
.,-o -.,o-.r+ea 70 So. 600 with fair pros
pects of making 1t $lolW"-
49, +hen Los Angeles added zest 10 the
l,,+i-,,o,,s psrtaking Of food and drink by
+ho .viators at the Hotel Astor. Los An
e,aIas -eIagraphed that she had money. and
80 q in no niggardly fashion when the
+,,.,, ca moved. Los Angeles made II uH-
ders+cod that as an aviation centre she
had n r,ast. and that the future she was
readv IN manufacture az any reasonable
price 70 the flyers who could help her do It..
.rbie NAV sound easy. That is, easy so-
Mr. T.udIow. Plenty of money in the gold
en- West. plenty Of aviators Of large calibre
looking for work and fame in the East,
and nothing surely for Mr.. Ludlow to do
but 10 order a few mora squads on toast
with something cool in tall glasses TO light
en- each aviator weary load OF responsl !
bility and care. Only this, and arrange
for transportation.
Aviator. Dine, but Baik.
Mr.. Ludlow has not called for help YET
merely for the heal waiter every few min
utes TO arrange for more rapid service Cor
his guests.
The aviators dine. but decline 10 sign
the contract II is difficult TO say just
why, but each man who flies evidently
believes he IS entitled TO special financial
accommodations, which is discouraging 70
Mr. Ludlow, who is trying to be frank
promoter, saying his say at the round taole
in the presence Of all the aviators. II
looks as if the International prize winners
may dine and dine, and San Francisco ana
Los Angeles have only the satisfaction OF
paying the check at long range. Wlthou'
even seeing them eat
These cities name Grahame-White, two
Wright men. Moisant, Hamilton, Radley'
Audemars, Aubrun, Simon, Barrier, Garros'
Frisbie, Baldwin, Hardness and Harmon
Frederic Thompson has been conferring
with Mr.. Ludlow regarding the western
tour OF international stars Of the sky
Last night Mr.. Thompson said he would
rather train ffeas and take them through
the country with a CIRCUS than eaten
dozen aviators Grahame-White said:
There is a lot of what you say hot air
about contests and challenges floating
about n this country"
The san Francisco promoters advised
Ludlow yesterday that the men with train
ing in the retail trades had been got RIO
OF since Saturday night and that he c0uld
promise the aviators here large cash prizes
or guarantees or both, as only broad gauge
noan now composed the committee. Ham
iIton said:
1.-The trouble about flying for q cup or q
prize is that you smash your machine on
the first day very likely and have TO shine
shoes until you can get fresh start and
reach home"
The trouble seems to be that all the
aviarors want such large guarantees that
there will be no money for prizes. and, nc
matter what records they have made, the
idea of another aviator receiving more
money cuts the cheaper man too deep 70
let him think of agreeing 10 that or any
general proposition.
Mr.. Borel offered yesterday 10 back
Emile AubrUn, the Frenchman. preferably
against Grahame- White and Moisant. in
three contests for $4,000 corner, each tC
fly q 50-horsepower Bleriot MIR. Borel' s
plan would be 70 have one contest for
speed over a ten mile course. one for dis
tance travelled in one hour, and the Other
for 'cross-country flight. preferably from
the Sheepshead Bay track to and around
the Highlands of Navesink, y. J., and re-
turn. The challenge viii be good for forty
eight hours from noon yesterday. MIR
Borel. IN other words, is backing Aubrur
against the world
Sidney Mcdonald. manager for Grahame-
White. was asked II the English champion
would go 10 san Francisco without guar
antee, in view of the fact that he woulC
have the only lO0-horsepower machine anC
might feel he could win the bulk Of tn
$4,000 or 100000 in cash prizes.
'Trahame- White has got a 100-horse
power BIeriot; yes I know replied Mr.
Mcdonald but hes got more than that
He's got some good offers besides. That's