New-York tribune., 1910-08-22
PLAN NEXT YEARS MILF
Asbury Park Aero Club May Or
qanize on Permanent Basis.
RECEIPTS EXCEED $4,000
Aviators To Be Honored oy
Queen Titania Before Depart
ing for Trenton.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune ]


Asbury Park, y. J., Aug. 21--Mecha1iics
we're hard at work to-day overhaulins me
four machines in the Wright brothers
hangar, which had been worked 20 ABOUT
their limit on Saturday. getting them keyed
Up for tomorrow and Tuesday, the last
DAYS OF the meet From here the Wright
aviators will go to Trenton, where they are
70 give exhibitions at the great interstate
fair.
Walter Brookins and Frank Cofyn, Two
Of the Wright aviators, are still talking
about the 'cross-country run they made on
Saturday afternoon. when they dropped in
on the golfers at the Deal Beach Golf and
Country Club. who had no intinatton that
the machine was on its way TO the club
house.
II was the first time. Mr.. Coffyn said,
that q Wright bipIaue has ever made such
a run, because of the fact that ascensions
were made from wheels for the first time
AZ this meet.
Now that 1t has been demonstrated that
successful landings can be made without
using sl1ids. It Is probable the Wright fly
ers viii try for the 'cross-country records
The Asbury Park aviation meet viii
end on Tuesday II was announced To-
day by officials of the local aero club that
the receipts from the meet to date amount
TO a little over $4,000. OF this sum 500
600 goes 10 the Wright brothers. leaving
IS. 600 10 cover the various expenses OF the
twelve days From now on any money
taken in at the aviation field will go to
the stockholders.
Tentative plans are being considered by
the club for next years meet II Is pc
Ieved that stock company Will De
formed, composed of wealthy residents OK
Asbury Park, Deal Beach and AlenhurSt'
and that a permanent aviation Held VIII
be secured probably the tract used TOT
the present meet
IT is also planned 10 have the club offer
money prizes for aviators who compete
ana break records but the meet viii De an
open one, 80 that all the noted professional
and amateur flyers may compete
Queen Tftania Y. who In private life Is
Miss Lillian T. Sexton, OF this city, TO
gether with the members Of her mimic
court. will be guests Of the Aero Club TO-
morrow afternoon. and they will occupy
the Governors box at the aviation field
The court party will arrive at the field
in the royal motor car-for Titanla IS 10
abandon the old-fashioned coach-and-tour
in the coming baby parade and demon
strate she IS q dovn-to-the minute sove0-
eign by using an acknowledgements
bv Colonel John ". AyDar, Of the car
nivaI commission
Then the fair Titania Will sit with one
Of the avtators in an aeroplane- TO De
snapped by hundreds OF photographers
lust which Of the several handsome young
btrf-r1en will be selected to sit with tt
tania in rhs aaroplane is q problem which
Is botberiug the aviation meet managers.
Both Hoxsey and Johnstons are anxious
TO do the honors for the pretty queen, but
the fierce jealousy existing between these
ambitious aviators may result in both of
them being turned down for the less am
bilious though no less proficient Cofyn-
Walter Brooklns would be asked 70 be
the queens bipiane companion, but bis re-
cent accident has left his usually conely
face trif7e disflgureG, and he has asked
to be excused so the matter viii be settled
bv the ancient method OF drawing lots or
Tipping coins
One OF the club officials has suggested
that the aviators might have biplane race
Of some sort, with the seat Of honor be
eide Titsnia in the aerop!ane as q prize
No further attempts 70 break the altitude
record now held by J. Armstrong Drexel
will be made by the Wright flyers while
here Brookins. Hoxsey and Johnstone,
who are particularly anxious that the next
record for altitude be made bv Wright
machine say they Will make a try for IL
at the coming Boston aviation meet
Frank Coffyn, who has charge of the
Wright aviators here, said to-day that the
Wright machines are fully capable Of max
ing an altitude OF two miles under favor