The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-09-21
SAN FRANCISCO TO
Have AERIAL MEET
It Will Be International Affair
and Many Aviators Are
to Compete.
WHITE AND De LEssEPs
TWO PROMINENT FOREIGN AERO
PLANisTs ARE ENTERED, ALSO
eRooklNs, HAMILTON, MARS
AND r. JOHNSTON.
(American News Service.)

(American News service)
San Francisco. Sept. 2l.-Much in
terest centers in the forthcoming in
meet which is to be held
in this city under the auspices of the
newly formed Panama.Pacidc Aero
club. September "a to October %. in
elusive. Those in charge of the ar.
rangements for the meet promise
something extraordinary in the way of
special feats upon the part OF some
of the most famous aerial experts. Ar
rangements have already been ef-
fected whereby no fewer than nine
different experts in the handling of
the aerorlanes will compete for
prizes of $4,000 cash. In addition
to Count and Countess de Lesseps,
who are perhaps the best known of
French aviators, and Charles Graham
White, the most distinguished of Eng.
lish operators of the flying machine.
There will be Charles Hamilton, who
holds a number of American records:
Walter Brookins and Ralph Johnston.
the two most successful of the Wright
aeroplanists; Bud" Mars, regarded
by many as the most daring of Ameri-
can aviators, and a number of 9TH
ers
1t is expected that the records for
altitude. speed endurance and cross
country flights will be accomplished
as valuable cash prizes have been
hung up for notable achievements in
those several classes.
Interest In Dc Lesseps.
Peculiar interest centers in the ap-
pearance of Count and Countess de
Lesseps who will be accompanied by
a number of wealthy French devotees
of the aeroplane. Count de Lesseps
holds a number of French records,
and the Countess, who is q woman Of
much beauty. herself operates an aer-
oplane with skill. The De Lesseps
party 10 bringing two new aeroplanes
with high power motors specially
built for flights in San Francisco, and
at the International aviation meet to
be held in New York late in October.
Mr.. Graham White makes q specially
of carrying passengers. and 1t 10 ex-
pected that he will take up in his
aerial craft, several of the San Fran
cisco smart set.
Hamilton will use for the first time
a new airship designed by himself
and equipped with a motor of 100
horse power. This ship he will use
in an effort to break the record for
cross country hight.
Accompanying the Wright special
lists will be 'Orville and Wilbur Wright
who will come as the special guests OF
the Panama-Paciflc Aero club.
A feature in which undoubtedly
there will be manifested unusual in
terest is that which has been decided
upon to stimulate California aviators
to do their best. A special prize OF
81. 900 cash has been hung up for the
operator Of California made aero.
plane which will make the most sue.
cessful flight during the meet. Quite
a number Of natives of the Golden
State have constructed aeroplanes and
it 10 expected that many of these will
be seen during the nine days session
An application was received for per
mission to participate in the San
Francisco meet from Charles r
Walsh, q San Diego aviator. Walsh
uses a machine of his own construc
ton patterned somewhat after the
type Of the Herring-Curtis biplane. II
is said that he has made several sue
cessful flights near his home city.
New Workers to Attend.
A party Of leading New York bust
ness men. members of the Aero club
of America. will journey from the
eastern metropolis to witness the
flights in the big coast meet. This
party will be headed by Cortland,
Field Bishop. president of the club
and Clifford B. Harmon. himself 9
famous aviator. 1t IL planned to brinf
the leading aviators and representa-
tives of the Aero club from New Yorl
to San Francisco on special train Il
/ be known as the Panama-Pacific spe
cial. 1t is believed that the San Fran
cisco meet will do much to draw at
tention most favorably to San Fran
cisco as a place for holding the Pana
ma-Paciac Exposition, and advantage
will be taken of the opportunity to oh