Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-16
FL|RTS WITH MEET
New York Looks for Possible
Aviation Site.
LOCAL COMMITTEE ACTS
Will Not Hold Exhibition at Col.
lege Park If Wrights' De-
mands Are Exorbitant.

From present prospects New York IL
now looking around for some city to hold
the international aviation meet when
New York drops 1t. That is not an OH.
cial statement. but 1t is about the way
the situation looked after today's meet
Ing of the Washington and Baltimore
aviation committees with the representa-.
tive Of the Aero Club of America at the
office of Charles J. Bell.
Lawrence Gillispie, a member of the
board of governors of the New York Aero
Club. came to Washington today and had
a talk with the Washington and Balti-
ton here from Baltimore. consisting OF
Col. Jerome H. Joyce, the president of
the Baltimore Aero Club: J. Albert
Hughes. Harry Busic, William M. Fred
enfell. Willard Burgess and Joel Gutman.
I nere were present on behalf OF Wash
ington Charles J. Bell DR.. Albert Zahm.
George Oakley Totten, jr.. Maj. George
o. Squier. Clarence Norment and A.
Leftwich Sinclair.
Committee to Receive Reply.
After Mr.. Gillispie had talked the mat.
ter over with the joint Washington and
Baltimore committee there was a COM
mittee Of four appointed to receive the
answer of the Aero Club of America in
case one is given in reply to the telegram
that was sent to New York last Monday
This telegram stated Washington wanted
a definite answer as to where the meet
would be held and wanted it within ten
days.
This was the price of standing by the
offer that Washington and Baltimore had
q mo 40 Of Uix -foe
antee the successful holding of the meet
here. The time limit imposed by this
telegram will be up at noon Thursday. not
counting Sunday as a day.
After that time limit has passed the
committee Of four will still be ready to
receive any communication from New
York. but what attitude Washington will
take toward 1t will depend entirely on the
terms offered If they are offered at all.
Depends Upon Wrights.
The Aero Club of America has entered
into an agreement with the Wrights In
virtue of which they will license" any
meet held under the auspices of the
Aero Club Of America The club hold
ing the meet. however. will have 10
negotiate with the Wrights as to how
much Is to be paid for this license"
That is where the rub comes H. II ia
uIuSiSlooO tudt the Virgins WdHl q idTS
lump sum paid to them before the gates
are opened for the meet, and a per cent
age OF the gate receipts, though Just hoW
much they have not yet stated. 1t is
understood, however. that their demands,
based on the receipts at Rheims and Los
Angeles. may not leave enough out of the
receipts to give respectable prizes, to say
nothing of paying the expenses of pre-
pairing and policing the grounds.
May Turn Down Meet.
The Washington and Baltimore commit
it will. OF course, be out OF the question
to accept any such conditions. There will
he a meeting Of the board Of governors of
the Aero Club of America in New York
Tuesday, and after that a reply may be
telegraphed to Washington in time to
give the meet to Washington If Washing
ton wants 1t. 1t can be said. however,
that the Washington Baltimore commit
tee will not want the meet il the terms
are bad.
In the meantime there Is another COM
plication ahead. II j. Montgomery of
California, who was granted a patent
about the same time as the Wriehts for
the sort Of a machine that the Wrights
are now using. has finished up some other
about to enter the aviation neld. He will
come into collision with the claim Of the
Wrights, and he may have to be reckoned
with both by the Wrights and by any
club wanting to hold an aviation meet
Therefore the outlook for an unobstruct-
ed meet in this country is not very
bright.