The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-26
SPORTS
AVIAIORS TO FLY
At SAN FRANCISCO

first time in the history OF aviation
a relay race will be run. or more col
rcctly. flown at Aviation park. Soutl
San Francisco, on Jan. 10. This VII
be the most spectacular event of III
entire meet and will be u contest o
good speed and quick starting be
tween teams OF three. The Wrigh
aviators will be represented by Ro
Knabenshue. Archie Ho1sey and Wa
ter r. Brooldns, the latter riding hi'
baby" bipIane with which he ha
made such spectacular speed nighte
Willard, Mars and Curtiss himself vii
relieve each other and endeayor Il
win honors for the Curtiss machine.
The Farnam biplanc will be entered
with Clifford Harmon, tho American
amateur and possibly Grnhamc-White
tho English 1ier and one OF the three
French avintors who will be entered
IN the next few days.
During this relay race there will be
In the air at one time nine biplanes
clrcling the tnck or flying near the
course and keeping pace with the
leaders. The danger ever emminent
TO ayiators will bo OF course. increas-
ed by the risk of collision in the
air. and the appearance OF this flock
OF man.birds will be a novelty not
lacking In thrills.
For the first time In the history
of aviation meets of the United States
adequate and systematic provision is
10 be made for automobiles at the
international aviation meet TO be held
at South San Francisco next month
Colonel Fred Amweg. official engin-
Ger, and Lieutenant Paul w. Beck.
secretary of the citizens committee,
are planning a huge auto stand to oc-
cnpy the infleid and commanding a
view OF the hangers and starting and
finishing posts.
The stand Is TO be frontage OF half
a mile, and is being planned TO &c
commodate nearly 1000 cars 1t will
be divided into stalls. each numbered.
so that the purchaser buying his place
In advance can journey to the ayia.
tlon field In comfort and haye
the satisfaction OF knowing TINT
when he reaches his destination
he will not have To maneuvre for q
place TO park his car The machines
will be so placed that they will COM
mand view OF the entire field, and
Will be. grandstand seats de luxe.
In addition to the numbered spaces
there will be space for the parking
of machines outside of the grounds,
where the owners con for a nominal
charge leave their auots with the as
eurance that the cars and contents
will be cared for until thoir return.
A body of trained men is TO be used as
videttes 10 guard this section.
Many inquiries have been received
at the headquarters OF the committee
regarding the care OF their automo-
biles at the grounds. and 1t 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 |
by Douglas Grant. son of |
Joseph ID. Grant, who proposes TO pur-
chase machine and learn to manipu- +,
late II in time TO enter the novice |
class. He was seen at the st. Fran |
cts last evening and said that he had !
made up his mind TO fly and was go
ing 10 have one of the members OF |
the Curtiss group OF aviators teach
him.
Another entry IN the novice class re.
ceived yesterday was that of r r
Brewer OF Berkeley, who. with his
L, T. Brewer, has constructed
4 oiplanc, which they are trying out
IN the vicinity OF Point Richmond.
It has a Curtiss control and Farnam
gear and is fitted with a forty-five
by thlrty-fiye feet and
has sIX-foot rib, II is said to cmbody
A number Of features not found in
The standard machines and the build.
ors expect TO carry off some OF the
prizes offered for avlators of the no
vice class.
The work was started on the cree.
tfon OF the grandstand and fences at
The aviation field yesterday, and the
announced that they would
work night and day IN order TO havo
The erounde ready for the first flight
On January 6.
A completely equipped emergency
hospital with two doctors and nurses
m charge end with a waiting ambu.
Iance ever ready for all accidents ia
10 DC one OF the features of the Tan.
Ioran Aviation park This building
VIII be at the end Of the grand stand
and to the right OF tho hangers which
VIII house the delicate framework of
the aeroplones that arc 10 soar into
lne AR ABOVE Tonforan at the coming
meet from January TO 1e
Dn George Lee Easton is to be the
surgeon In charge OF the hospital
wnich Will have five cots, an operating
table and every facility for the prompt
treatment OF all cases from a faintine
woman 10 a fallen aviator.
The building OF the grandstand the
hangers and the wireless station with
tho great bulletin board In which for !
tho tirst time wireless messages from,
aYiators In the sky will be posted hnq
oeeh commenced nt the TAO acre Ayio.
tion park south OF San Francisco and
In lew days the mechanical birds
-! 'ho
~ Is now expected that there will
De several ney aviators entered In The
races as number OF French
ayiators who lately arrived In New
10TH nave wired F, E. Scotford. chair.
-uan ol tne Aviation board. for the
Goneiuons con with view TO partIcIpat.
,,.o nuo Wars the daring young Cur
Siss aviator, who recently had such
thrilling escape from death when HE
engines 1rozc at an altitude OF 0o6
leet declares that all previous records
whether for height. speed or endvr,
'lnce, WIN DO broken at the coming
meet by curtiss machines.