New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-04
SPLIT OCCURS OVER
BIG AVIATION MEET
Belmont Park Cuts Out Garden
City for Holding Interna-
tionaI Affair.
TARBELL QUITS AS MANAGER
Fear Expressed That France and
Not United States, After
All, Will Get the
Chief Race.

Cnle1 race.
If there Is any international aviation
meet in America this year it will be held
next October at Belmont Park, Long
Island.
This will surprise great many persons
who believed that it was settled several
weeks ago that the nine day exhibition
of international flyers would be held at
Garden City.
Gage E. Tarbell has withdrawn as
general manager of the meet August
Belmont has accepted the Office of presi-
dent of the meet.
Doubt of the success of the contest,
provided it Is held at all. was freely ex-
pressed in aeronautic circles last night
Belmont Park was not considered an
ideal racing ground for aviators entered
for the international trophy. 1t has a
cne-mile racetrack. The rules govern
ing the James Gordon Bennett Cup, Won
by Curtiss at Rheims last year, demand
that the successful competitor in 1910
shall be the fastest to fly twenty times
around a 3 Ito mile course, total of
81 Ito miles.
It is forcefully stated by many well in
formed persons that the choice of Bel
mont Park may easily take the race for
the international trophy from America
TO France this fall through failure to
provide suitable grounds in this country.
This is a rather exaggerated view, but
the arguments used are serious and sin
cere.
Situation Not Satisfactory.
Mr.. Tarbell would not talk last night
on the subject of his withdrawal as
general manager. 1t is generally under
stood that the state of affairs in regard to
the whole matter of carrying out the
prodigious undertaking is far from salts
factory.
Mr.. Tarbell was appointed general
manager about six weeks ago by the
subscribers committee, composed of l..
L. Gillespie. Andrew Freedman, Allan A
Ryan, D. H. Morris and P. T. Dodge He
had enthusiasm and worked untiringly,
but had no money at his disposal. He
asked for no salary. Mr.. Tarbell is in
terested in real estate at Garden City.
The subscribers committee gathered
promises to pay from various sources,
but none of these could be cashed until
fund of s175,00o was subscribed.
Including money subscribed by Mr..
Tarbelrs real estate company and by
four of his personal friends, $4,000 was
added to a total Of approximately $780,
900 that was otherwise promised. With
Mr.. Tarbells withdrawal as general
manager the amount subscribed will de-
crease by s45 1000, because it was offered
on the understanding that Garden City
was to be the aviation contest head
quarters.
Just what occurred to rufle the SEN
sibilities OF the different persons en-
gagged and so seriously to change plans
that were generally commended, neither
side will explain.
Gillespie Gives His Views.
Mr.. Gillespie was asked last night
where the race for the international
trophy would be held. He said, without
subject was unpleasant:
why, | should say the race might be
held on Hampstead Plains
When it was suggested that Mr. Tar
bell and his associates in control of the
favored location on Hampstead Plains
might not be disposed to permit the use
of that property. now that painful split
existed. Mr.. Gillespie said the race was
merely two-hour affair anyway, while
the whole show would be nine days in
passing
This did not settle where the race
would be--the only thing that places the
contemplated exhibition on an fnterna-
tional basis.
Mr. Gillespie said the meet would be
conducted by the Aero Corporation.
Limited. and that offices would be
opened to-day at No IL East 42d street.
The funds for giving the meet have al
ready been entirely subscribed said
Mr. Gillespie, who is chairman OF the
subscribers committee. and the list of
subscribers is about to be closed. Such
funds as are needed will be loaned by
the subscribers committee 20 the Aero
Corporation. Limited, which will use
them as required"
Men Back Of Affair.
The vice presidents most of whom
are said to be also subscribers, are An
drew Freedman, Alan r. Hawley,
Charles Jerome Edwards, Bradish John
son. A. w Krech. J. c. Mccoy. Allan
A. Ryan, Samuel H. Valentine. ]. J. Van
Allen, J. L. Van Allen, John Alvin Young,
John Jacob Astor. Cornelius Vanderbilt,
Otto H Kahn J. c. Breckenridge,
George w Perkins. Russell A. Alger,
Henry Clews. T. P. Shonts, V. Everit
Macy. George F. Baker. jr., Delaney
Nicoli r. A. c. Smith. George c. Boldt.
Cortlandt r. Bishop, James Gordon Ben
nett, Bernard n Baruch. Redmond
Cross Richard Croker. jr., Mortimer L. |
Schiff. J. A. Blair. William B. o. Field |
and Lawrence l.. Gillespie.
When Wilbur Wright, Louis Paulhan |
and Roy Knabenshue inspected Bel |
mont Park at different times in the early |