New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-08
OBJECT TO BELMONT PARK
hyiators Say Course Isn't Big
Enough for international Meet.
MANY WILL REFUSE TO FLY
Prompt Action by Aero Club May
Save Situation-Curtiss
Asks More Money.

while Clifford r Harmon. the amateur
.,istor. was dropping oranges from his
&C machine AT almost clubbing dis
..,ce above All imaginary enemy at Gar
-, civ yesterday, insurSent aNiators be-
,ou. we're preparing real bombs.
These aHiators say they will blow ZIP
scheme 10 provide Belmont Park for
en- holding of the international aviation
NEE.
,,b.rtes h Hamilton was AT the field
-, sai6 he would not fly at the interna-
..o,ai meet if held at Belmont Park He
.,arA6 2 petition. which he said would
:c,-ad to-day by ten or twelve flying
-, holding the same views as himself.
-. -arftion viii be sent 10 the Aero
-, Among other objections, 4 will
-. ,hst the baking aviators cannot
- tpt feeling strongly against Belmont
-, hecause Of it's abbreviated sky line
srs numerous nearby trees
r., This j not all. The aViatorial in
sig-,ositfon caused by the consideration OF
Ta,-,on, Park WAS found to have inter
national ramihcalloI'S'
darkness Says Don't Come"
4-s~r,. : Hardness. the wealthy Ameri-
.-,s,eur. Was also at the aviation
,,ss+er,say Asked about the choice
= ra1r,ont Park. Mr.. Hardness said:
y so,,, think the grounds VIII do 1
-, not fv there--too small"
,e.as if he knew how foreign ayiators
g., ., fhe subject. he said;
= aont think they will come. Where
learned 10 fy in France we had two
Nc course. hut there was most serious
,-,-,,,;airt by the foreigners on account Of
me cramped quarters,
Have any foreign ayiators asked your
advice about coming TO America for the
IA. rnaete" he was asked.
Yes"
Rave you advised them?"
Yes
-.ni6 yo., advise them not 10 Gomez"
Yes. ! had a cable dispatch from my
@-;ar6s I.abouchere and Latham, and
TOLD Them Beimon, Park was too small"
Il darkness owns TWO Antoinette mono
y,arez probably the highest priced ma
chimes now tented at the Garden City
grounds.
Glenn Il Curtiss the winner Of the in
te-naional trophy last year, and there
fore the logical defender in 1910. has not
announced that he VIII contest for the
l-.za. He has said. however. that he
would not Ay if he had TO pay any tribute
10 jEe WTiEhts.
CUrtiss Meets Wright Prices.
i is understood on good authority that
C-rIiss is demanding nearly. If not entire
T.. Is much money for his appearance and
5hat Of his men as the Wright company
has ztiptla ted shah be paid TO il
The Wright company has asked a stated
amount Cor each flying man it furnishes
nd y of Ina "a -ppeTa-S
Pessimistic persons ask how so large an
Undertaking as the International aviation
meet ought TO be can be a success when so
much remains to be accomplished before
the middle Of October.
They ask who viii do the work. / l.
Gillespie, chairman OF The committee hav-
ing The business in hand, is on ar extended
vacation that viii not terminate, in all
Iroba bility. until after his marriage or
untH after the aviation show is over.
Andrew Freedman viii leave the city
next Wednesday. not 10 return until Sep
-e-nber p Philip T Dodge is in Europe
Alan A. Ryan is the only hope apparently,
and nc one seems 10 know when he may
feel moved TO go away somewhere.
The hopeful ones say that August Bel
mont. recently named president of the
meet. VIII make up for lost time when he
looks at the question to-day.
Evidently what is needed is an organi-
zation and some ready money The Aero
Club OF America at its annual dinners usu-
ally congratulates itself on the fact that
he combined wealth Of its members could
wipe out the national debt The hopeful
ones say they VIII raise the necessary
s175.Ht before much longer. and thus assure
che success Of the great sporting event
Nr- Harmon made three short flights yes
rerGav on the second carrying a passen-
ge-. J. J. F'risbee went up in balloon
M -ke-- In, O LII.