Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-03
FAVORS LONG FLIGHT
Board of Trade Committee
Takes Action.
PLAN TO RAISE THE PURSE
Proposed That Four Cities Each
Contribute $4,000.
ACTION TAKEN BY AERO CLUB
Conference to Be Held With the
Chamber of Com
merce.
ACTION TAKEN BY AERO CLUB

Further steps for the proposed aero
plane aerial fight from New York to
Washington were taken by the executive
committee of the Board of Trade at a
meeting this morning, when committee
was appointed to confer with the Cham
ber of Commerce regarding the raising of
fund for a prize.
d. j. Callahan, secretary Of the board,
presented the subject to the committee.
1t is proposed to have the flight between
New York and this city, with stops at
Philadelphia and Baltimore
1t is also proposed to offer a Irize of
$1,000. of which each OF the four cities
named is to subscribe $500. James II.
Small. Thomas p Morgan and D. ]. Cal
lahan were appointed committee to
confer with the Chamber of Commerce.
\ telegram was received from George
Myers. president of the American Aero
Association, in which the association Of
fered its services in conducting a cross
country fight and making rules govern
ing the undertaking.
A reply was returned saying that the
matter would be presented to a joint
committee Of the Board of Trade and
Chamber of Commerce.
Favored by Aero Club.
Action was taken by the board Of di-
rectors of the Washington Aero Club at
meeting yesterday favoring the pro-
posed aeroplane flight from New York to
Washington. The same committee that
raised the guarantee fund for the in
ternational aviation meet was appointed
to cooperate with the Chamber Of
Commerce. This committee consists of
Charles j. Bell, DR.. A. F. Zahm, Clarence
Norment. Maj. George o. Squiers, George
Oakley Totten, jr.: Allerton Cushman,
John barrett, director of the Bureau Of
american Republics, and Prof. Willis
Moore, head of the weather bureau.
Baltimore Will Help.
The Aero Club here has been notified
by Col. Joyce, the president of the Aero
Club of Baltimore, that the city Of Balti-
more will see to it that 5000 is raised
there toward the purse for the race.
There may be action by the Aero Club
of Pennsylvania toward handling the
race at Philauerphia or it may be taken
up by private parties or by some of
the Philadelphia newspapers.
The plan that has been discussed for
raising the money here is that subscrip-
tions shall be invited and that an invi-
tation to the inclosure where the finish
is made shall be sent to each subscriber
over certain amount. 1t is wished to
have the finis.. on the White Lot, and il
was suggested at the meeting Yesterday
that Il message should be sent either from
the Governor of New York or from the
cOmmandant at Governors Island to the
President OF the United States. If this
is done the message will be preserved
in the National Museum along with the
first telegraph instruments and other
memorials Of scientific advancement.
Arrangements at the Finish.
As to the arrangements at the finish it
is impossible, Of course, to charge adnlis-
sion to a government reservation, but 1t
will be necessary to rope off the ellipse
for landing purposes. and it is possible
that invitations TO the inclosure may be
issued as was suggested.
The aviation experts Of the Aero Club
were elated over the reports from Eng
land Of the flight of G. S. Rolls from
England to France and return. 1t vas
the first time that British built aero
plane had crossed the channel, and 1t
was double the trip made either by
Bleriot or Jacques De Lesseps. 1t was
said by members of the club that these
long cross-country flights are rapidly es-
tablishng the practicabillty of the aero
plane for general use.