New-York tribune., 1910-08-30
Av|ATORS NEVER TO REST
Continuous Performance OF Fly
ina international Programme.
MONEY PRIZES MANY AND BIG
Duration, Speed, Height, Cross
Country and Novelty Flights at
Belmont Park Meeting.

The committee in charge OF the interna>
tional aviation meet. which is to be held
next month at Belmont Park, announced
Yesterday that it's programme had been
rrsCtfca IIv arranged One feature which 1s
expected to appeal TO the general public Is
that there will be no intervals Of inactivity
The urograr rnme calls for some particular
aerial exhibition each minute between the
hours of and p. m. Furthermore. the
arangements have been such that every
aviator and every type Of machine Will
have a fair chance TO make a respectable
showing
The sum of $4,000 has been set aside for
cash prizes and the events have been
manned with the idea that the entire
amount will be carried away by the con-
testants at the en- dof the meet. There are
TO be three grand prizes of $3.50 each for
duration. speed and altitude. These will
he divided into first second and third
money. the winner receiving $4,000. the
second 81 600 and the third $500. The first
nrize in the duration contest will go TO the
aviator who in one flight remains longest
in the air. There will also be prizes award
ed to those who have been in the air for
the greatest total period during the meet
ing.
The sreed prize will be awarded To the
aviator who makes the fastest ten or tWen-
" kilometres over two and a half kllo-
metre course at any time during the meet
ing. The altitude prize Will be conterred
under the same conditions. It Is also pos
sibIe that a special altitude prize will be
awarded TO the aviator who reaches
height of ten thousand feet.
Hourly prizes for duration. speed and al
faaf
,yre is entirely new in-raeets OF the kind
In these hourly contests prizes OF sou each
will be offered or an aggregate Of $3.50
.. dav on certain days between the hours
NJ ? and (. however. the hourly contests
will he suspended and mile dashes and
other events Of the sort substituted. Many
additional novelties expected TO keep up the
interest of the spectators will also be IN
troduced.
One feature of the programme which II
fs thought will be especially popular is the
.cross-countrv fight. which may take place
At arv time and may lead in any direction
the aviator NAV choose. If an aviator
finds the conditions suitable the rules will
hermit him to leave the course during any
other contest and start away on cross
country fight.
An unusual inducement TO the avtators
TO enter the meeting is the arrangement
made whereby thev will receive large
share Of the profits in addition to the
prizes If the attendance comes up TO
the expectation OF the management there
will be from 100000 to 100000 divided
among the avtatOrs at the end Of the meet
ing This division is to be made on
some graduated scale satisfactory 10 the
contestants OF the first S1oo0006 after pay
ing the necessary expenses they will be
allotted 20 per cent. and Of all profits be
yond that sum 10 per cent.
The contest for the Gordon Bennett in
ternat tional trophy will probably take
place on October %, This is to be over
a five kilometre course extending away
from the grandstand out over the adjoin-
ing country. and will require twenty laps.
or one hundred kilometres. AS the consent
of the International Aviation Federation
has been given for holding the meet from
October 20 to 20. it is probable that the
elimination trial for selecting the American
cup defenders will be held three or four
days prior to the contest for the cup.