The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-25
RACE Of
STAR AV|ATORS
Unique Plans Are Made for Big
Meeting to Be Held in
San Francisco.
AMERICAN MACHINES
AGAINST THE FOREIGNERS
Complete Arrangements Fin
ished for Record Breaking
Exhibitions.
Special to The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 24.-For the
first time in the history of aviation.
relay, race will be rum or more correct
ly, flown, at Aviation park, South San
Francisco, on January 10. This Will be
tho most spectacular event OF the entire
meet and will be contes, of speed and
quick starting between teams OF three.
The Wright avistors will be represented
by Roy knabenshue. Archie HoXsey and
Walter r. BroolSins. the latter riding his
such spectacular speed flights. Willard,
Mars and Curtiss himself will relieve each
other and cndesvor TO win honors for the
Curtlss machines
The Farp,an blplane will be entered
with Clifford Harmon. the American am
ateur, and possibly Grahame- White, the
avlators who will be entered in the next
few DAYS,
During this relay race there will he
in the air at one time nine bip,snes cir
cling the track or flying near the course
and keeping pace with the leaders. The
danger ever imminent to aviators will be.
OF course. Increased by the risk OF COLI
sion in the air. and the appearance OF
this flock of manbirds will be a novelty
not lacking In thrills.
For the first time in the history OF
aviation meets OF the United States. ade-
ouate and systematic provision Is to be
made for automobiles. Col. Fred Ann
veg. official engineer. and Lieut.: Paul
w. Beck, secretary OF the citizens COM
mittee. are planning a huge auto stand
to occupy the infield and commanding
a view OF the hangers and starting and
finishing posts.
The stand is TO be a frontage of half
a. mile, and is boing planned to accom-
modate nearly 1000 cars. II Will be di
vided into stalls, each numbered. so that
the purchaser buying his place in ad-
vance can journey TO the aviation field
in comfort and have the satisfaction of
knowing that when he reaches his desti
nation he Will not have TO mancuver for
a place to park his car. The machines
will be 80 placed that they Will command
view of the entire field, and Will be
grandstand seats de luxe.
In addition to the numbered spaces
there will he space for the parking Of
machines outside of the, grounds. where
their autos with the assurance that the
cars and contents will be cared for until
their return. A body OF trained men is
to be used as videttes to guard this
Many inquiries have been received at
the headquarters OF the committee re-
garding tho care of their automobiles at
the grounds, and IL Is believed by the
members of the committee that the plan
which has been devised will meet the
approval OF all concerned,
The list of society men and women who
expect TO take hand in the flying game
at the meet was swelled yesterday by
Douglas Grant, son OF Joseph D. Grant
who proposes to purchase machine and
learn to manipulate it in time to enter
the novice class He was seen at the ST.
Francis last evening and said that he
had made up his mind TO fly and was
the Curtiss group of aviaters teach him.
Composite Aeroplane.
Another entry in the novice class re-
ceived yesterday was that of r. +. Brew
er OF Berkeley. who. with his brother
l.. T. Brewer has constructed biplanc.
which they are trying out in the vicinity
OF Point Richmond. IL has a Curtiss
control and farman gear and Is fitted
to embody number OF features not
found In the standard machines and the
builders expect TO carry off some of
the prizes offered for aviators OF the nov
The work was started on the erection
of the grand stand and fences at the avi-
alton field yesterday. and the contractors
announced that they would work night
and day in order to have the grounds
ready for the first flights on January 6.
a completely equipped emergency hos
charge and with waiting ambulance
ever ready for all accidents is to be one
OF the features OF the Tanforan Aviation
park. This building will be at the end
OF the grand stand and to the right Of
the hangers which will house the deli
cate framework OF the aeroplanes that
are to soar into the air above Tanforan.
DR.. George Lee Easton is to be the
surgeon In charge OF the hospital which
will have five cots, an operating table
and every, facility for the prompt treat
TO fallen aviator.
The building OF the grand stand, the
hangers and the wireless station with the
great bulletin board on which. for the
first time wireless messages from avia-
tors In the sky will be posted. has been
begun and in few days the mechani-
cal birds will begin to arrive and try
the course.
1t is now expected that there will be
several new ayiators entered in the races
as number of French aviators who
lately arrived in New York have wired
F. r. Scotford. chairman Of the aviation
board for the conditions with view to
participating In the events.
Bud" Mars. the daring young Curtiss
aviator, who recently had such thrill
ing escape from death when his engines
froze at an altitude Of 1000 feet, declares
that all previous records. whether for
height. speed or endurance. will be broken
by Curtiss machines. -