Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12
FLOCK Of FLIERS
GATHER FOR MEET
Committee Will Complete Ar
rangements Today for Rec
ord Aviation Event

Practically the last step toward as
suring the biggest aviation meeting
in this city December "a to January 3
that the country has ever seen will
be taken today when the aviation com
mittee will sign contracts for the ap-
pearance of the Curtiss aviators, HUI
bert Latham and James Radley. These,
with the Wright aViators, will make
splendid array of birdmen sailing over
this city holiday week.
J. G. Mars, the Curtiss aviator, and
Hubert Latham, the French airman,
returned to the city yesterday, Mars
coming from Phoenix, where he made
series of successful flights, and
Latham returning from Catalina.
r, r. Young, manager for Glenn Cur
tiss, and j. Dargan. manager for
Latham, said yesterday that they were
willing to meet the committee on fair
terms and believed that satisfactory
contracts could be made. Dargan is
also representing James Radley, the
Englishman who flies a Bleriot mono
plane, until the latters representative
arrives from Del Monte.
William M. Garland, chairman of the
aviation committee, has called meet
ing of the committee in his office, 327
Huntington building, at 10 o'clock this
morning, to discuss terms with the
aviators and to plan for the resump-
ton of the subscription campaign to-
day. Up to the present $4,000 is the
total amount promised the committee.
TO ARRANGE TERMS
ut is now merely matter of reach
ing satisfactory terms with the CurtisS
and other aviators," said Mr.. Garland
last night. Mr. Knabenshue, the rep
resentative of the Wrights, who signed
the contract for the appearance of
4
me that the Wrights will interpose no
obstacles toward the free participation
of any other aviators in the meeting.
I'VE are willing to make reasonable
terms with al. the flyers, but want to
be treated as literally as other cities
have been treated"
Mr.. Garland, with Isaac Milbank and
Fred L. Baker of the committee spent
yesterday inspecting Dominguez field.
THE section where the meet will be
held is much better than the scene of
last years meet" said Mr. Garland.
1T is easier of access and the soil is
much better suited for the purposes
of the aviators."
bud" Mars, who has flown at avia-
ton meets in all the large cities of the
country will bring the newest Curtiss
speed model from Fresno for the meet.
Il am going to try to make a record
or two" said Mars. THE new machine
is one of the fastest biplanes turned
out by Curtiss. 1t is double surfaced
and capable OF great speed. While
we may not go in for altitude records,
we will be on hand when it comes to
the matter of speed" he declared.
Mars brought one machine with him
from Phoenix and will leave that here
to be unpacked while he goes to
Fresno.
Latham's Antoinette monoplane is
in a car at the Wells Fargo warehouse
and will be unpacked and taken to the
grounds as soon as the contract is
signed for the aviatOrs participation
in the meet.
The three Wright biplanes which are
at the warehouse of the American EX
press company will be unpacked and
transferred to Dominguez field today
to be placed in temporary hangers.
Following the signing of the contract
for the appearance of Brookins, HoX-
sey and Parmelee, Roy Knabenshue
wired for the shipment of three more
Wright machines from Dayton, Ohio.
Eugene B. Ely or j. A. McCurdy,
both of whom are now at New Orleans,
are expected to complete the trio of
Curtiss aviatOrs who will fly here, Mars
and Willard being the other two. With
at least four and probably six makes
of aeroplanes entered for the meet,
the keenest competition is promised
in contests for speed. altitude, sus-
tanned flight and other tests which the
committee is planning.
In addition to the appearance of the
airmen, the committee is negotiating
with 81 Perkins for the exhibition of
his man-lifting kites. Other features
of the meet will be special days for
nearby towns, including Pasadena,
Santa Barbara, San Diego, San Bernar-
dino and Pomona.
Work will begin today on the raising
of additional funds to insure the finan-
cial success OF the meet. The commit
tee lie confident that no difficulty will
be met with in raising the desired
sum.
Attorney e. p. Hewett has offered
his legal servicfes free to the commit
tee during the preparations for the
meet.
The committee as completed is w. NJ.
Garland, chairman; Howard f. Hunt
ington, w. G. Kerckhoff. J. B. Miller,
M. G. Neuner, Motley Flint, Isaac Mil
bank, w M. Woods Fred L. Baker,
Perry WeiQncT and Frank A Garbutt