New-York tribune., 1910-09-04
PAVING WAY FOR Biz MEET
Mr. Ryan Asks Flyers to Work
Together for Success.
MAKING ROOM FOR 100000
Top of Grandstand at Belmont
Park VIII Be the Spot for
Aero GaZers.

FLYING machines have uncovered many
new possibilities They will put a trusty
old maxim into the discard when the inter
national aviation meet opens at Belmont
Park on October ..
There is always room at the top will
no longer "a true. The top viii be the
roof Of the grandstand, its value unconsid-
cred heretofore as afording a front row
prospect Of the sky.
Il cannot be denied that the breaking Of
altitude records viii be enjoyed much more
bv the roof dweIIers at the international
aviation contest than by those persons who
SIT in the formerly fashionable boxes be
meath the sheet steel covering.
Allan 4 Ryan stood on the tor Of the
flower frfnged grandstand yesterday after
noon. and looked straight up into the
heavens and straight down TO the field OF
velvet green.
Wont this be 4 peach Of place 70 see
all that happens TO the flying machines
after they leave the ground? asked Mr,
RYAN. with an enthusiasm that smiled in
the face Of rainy weather and only six
weeks in which 20 do six months work
The oIdtirne roost for birds will be fitted
10 care for at least three thousand spec
+ators during the international contests
that will run for nine days at Belmont
Park. from October . 70 50. There will be
10 room then 10 spare al the top, unless
all signs fail
M RYAN arrived al the park in MS au-
tnrnobile. accompanied by Mrs. Ryan, at
3 o'clock. He met Superintendent Gorham,
xho had blueprint of the grounds. on
which Mr RYAN indicated in bright red
chalk lines the many changes he wished
made.
Five tall trees in the inner field will he
removed. all the hedges. the inner fences,
etc This work will he started next
Tuesday
7 want all Of these things done by next
Friday" said NJ. Ryan.
Give me one more day" pleaded Mr.
Gorham.
I will be here again on Friday" replied
Mr.. RYAN. seriously. and I want TO see
that everything has been done"
Mr.. RYAN has undertaken to engineer the
contest. but breads having TO See his name
in the newspapers He said yesterday that
he was not doing anything special. He was
inst one Of d committee. and then there
--a-e sfx+v honorary viCe-p presidents. II
would Re much better he insisted. to tell OF
the International meet without making men
ton of Nr. Ryan
on Decoration Day there were sixty thou
sand persons at Belmont Park With the
additional seats that viii he placed in the
grandstand and on its roof and the facii-
ities in three parts Of the park for automo-
biIes Mr. Ryan believes one hundred thou
sand persons a day can be entertained II
& said that ten thousand automobiles can
be accommodated
Nr. RYAN urged that 4 general vacation
At least until November l be taken by aero
clubs and aviators that have special reasons
for feeling dispeased at each other SO
large an undertaking demanded. he said. a
true American spirit OF cooperation A
few editorials would also be thankfully re
ceived.
The international race for the speed
championship of the world will be conduct
ed. il is now believed on Saturday. October
% The programme, which is being pre-
pared by J. c. Mccoy. will be completed in
few days and then made public,