Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-18
Proposed to Add 200 Acres to
College Park Field.
MEETS BISHOPS OBJECTION
Last Known Obstacle to Washington
Getting Meet.
AERO CLUB IS REORGANIZED
Separate Corporation for Holding
Shows and Exhibit-High-Up
Motor Troubles.

When President CORTLAND Field Bish-
on of the Aero Club was here he ex-
pressed himself as thoroughly pleased
with everything in connection with wash
ington's facilities for the great meet, ex-
cept that the proposed course at Golese
Park was too narrow This, he said,
would reduce the speed of the machines
In the cup race.
Now il has been definitely decided TO
take the additional 200 acres adjoining
College Park and this will give an loeai
course from a physical STANDPOINT THIS
plan was practically decided upon when
Wilbur Wright was training the army
officers at College Park last OCTOBER
1t will cost considerable to get the ao-
ditional land and clear it, but map Oh
the tract will be made, showing the
ground as it will appear when cleared,
and this will be submitted to Mr.. Bishop,
as we'll as to the Wrights, Curtiss ana
Paulhan, who are looked upon as the
experts to be consulted.
Removes Last Obstacle.
With this obstacle removed there will
remain no reason, so far as the Aero
Club of America has declared itself, why
Washington should not get the meet.
Paulhan is expected in Washington be-
fore he leaves this country, but the date
of his visit has not been set. He is now
on a tour of the United STATES any any
has made flights at San Francisco, Sait
Lake City, Denver and New orleans. ~
will be recalled that he made the worid
height record at Los Angeles, gong up
4165 feet. This was practically from sea
level He tried to make high night al
Salt Lake but the city itself is 4,56o 1eet
high and he was able to go only SO
feet The motor ne was using would not
work higher than that The same trouoie
has been experienced with dir1g1Ole pal
looms when attempting to operate them
al a height of over a mile. There mas
been motor trouble with some of the Yep
pelins on their high flights, and special
motor has recently been constructeo ina.
is built with larger cylinders and thln-
ner walls. The explosion OF this motor
would wreck 1t in low attitudes, but Wnen
the ballon approaches eartn the n ~, .'
is .sthrottled down. 1t probably viii Oe
necessary to do something of the sort
with military aeroplanes that are re-
auired to operate in high attitudes.
Club Is Reorganized.
Action has been taken by the Aero Club
of America for entire reorganization
This was carried out yesterday. The Old
Aero Club dissolved and there was a new
corporation formed with the same name
and the same officers. At the same time
there was a sort of holding corporation
formed Under the name of the Aero Cor
poratiohE Limited. This win have, charge
of shows and exhibitions and an business
club are, not much better pleased with
the new arransement than with the old
one. but it win last for a time, at any
rate.
There have been four entries so far for
the International aviation meet. Three
of these are from France and one from
Italy, The United States has the prtsi-
lege of entering three more machines
race up to T. The foreign aviators a, e
still holding off for fear Of interior enre
from the WrightE- The virgins Them
selves are saying nothing as o whether
they will or will not sue foreign ent.tnts-
IL they continue this silence the foreisn-
ers assume they mean to sue, bot If they
intend 10 let the meet go on without
hindrance the time for such an announce
ment is drawing very near.
Fourteen Balloons Entered.
Fourteen balloons have already been
entered for the international balloon race.
the date of which will have to be set
by March /. Denmark Will have . Dal-
loon-the first time that Denmark has
ever appeared in an international race.
The list Is as follows: Denmark. 1 :;
land. 2: United States, s. England has
not entered.
: ST. Louis. Omaha. Denver and Kansas
City all are bidders for the race. The
CUP. which Mr. Mix won from Switzer-
land last fall, is still in Switzerland-at
least this country has not yet been able
to get ii away from that country as the
last holder.
Charles K. Hamilton. who flies the
Curtiss machine, promises shortly to fly
over New York, and Is now working his
way east with the aeroplane.
From Los Angeles he took the eight
cylinder machine which won at Rheims
and went to San Diego. where he made,
according to eyewitnesses, some wonder
full flights, through the canyons, over the
ocean and into the wild mountains of old
Mexico. Shutting his engine of he would
make glides OF nearly a mile, ii seemed,
and the daredevil feats carried out made
the hearts of the spectators stand still.
From there he went TO Bakersfield and
Fresno, Cal, and Is now at Phoenix, Ariz