New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-07
ASK c. F. BISHOP To OUT
Insurgents in Aero Club Say he
JeOnardizeS Flying Here.

Cortandt Field Bishop, president OF the
Aero Club Of America. was asked 10 re-
sign in a letter sent 10 him yesterday hy
six members of the club, who say that MS
occupancy of the Office is 10 the detrlmch'
of the art OF aviation. The six members'
Thomas A. Hill, Lee s. BuTridge. Gutzoh
L. VI. Borglum. William j. Hammer. WI
bur r Kimball and Ernest Il. r. Jones
ask Mr.. Bishop TO step out ION the broad
minded premises of justice ana paIrlOt-
ism. and for the cause of the better de 1f-
opment of aerOnaUtlcs in America. +"'
letter says;
Lately the newspapers frequently IA ne
repeated your conviction that Amer ia v = !
be obliged TO forfeit the great lnterna .lui,s
Walton contest TO France. After cuI man
patriotic demonstrations OF prlde III ~,
tiss victory al Rheims Such an eNe.ltltt.l;, =,
ity would make American Spor'Siiid 80 -
and aeronautic art the Laughing stoSN VI
the world So.
When Mr.. Curtiss won the championship
at Rheims last August, you; as me lGyls
sentative of the Aero Club OF Amer iCd,
had the right 20 fix the date Tor the Hite'
in this country Presumably at your i ii .
cation the date was fixed for the last I'I'
of October and the first halt OF NoNtIl'r,
You knew that the international meet
which is regarded the annuai Gu itil !.-
ton OF the worlds aeronauuc acLNLts :
takes precedence over all Oth'r AGRA
events of the year. You knew that dui iiis
the latter part of october and the DeslIi!-
ming Of November the atmosphere Toi'u 10
.tions i'm this country are trequehIN - -
turbulent that even marine Navigation i
brought TO a standstill You are fauliIdl
with tho conditions necessary tor illSIlle-
and Won know that II is practically lmPoS-
sible for any aircraft to fly under such Co"-
ditions. -
six months ago. Immediately after your
return to this country. you pubuclE d an
nounced that the WrightS had assured on
they would do nothing 10 prevent lhe Itti
national meet in this country; On Az u
Eir mo 1G a obtained
ise from the WriChts. YOU promised 70 'tS-
ignate the place where the meet i 10 DC
held You announced on April that You
would defer action on the plea that II WI
he necessary for YOU to negotiate with
The Wrights. So that YOU may get their
stipulation TO Law before the othcia!S OF IlS
international Aer"nauuc tederau@u- lie ti
this and 9th WAYS YOU attempt 10 SUI Ii',
the burden If tho blame for the Propa p,s
failure of the meet upon the NrightS' 'ai'-
fDe utterly 70 give them any credit tor lue
ozSer tbez- have made to permit the hold
ing Of the meet il their legal rights are
protected by guaranteeing To- ITEM d h'il'-
nal percentage Of tho net profits
Mr. Rishop would not see reporters VINO
called at his house last night Man i
ITawlev. third vice-president Of the Aero
g1ub and 7. c. Mccoy. 2 director, referred
10 tho letter As another attempt by a few
Gise1Intled members to disrupt the "lun-
Tho Aero club appointed committee
few davs ago to take up the question OF
what the attitude OF the Wright brothers
would ba toward aviatcrs who might come
tn America i'm the event that the interna-
tionai meet was held here. The presence of
Wilbur Wright i'm the city leads To the he
liaf that in A dav or two interesting news
NAV no obtained on the subject No meet
ing between Mr.. Wright and the committee
has set been held.