The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-16

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aviators Of our country. such as Ham.
ilton. who lately made the sensational.
flight from New York to Philadelphia
and return; the Wrights, who have
just designed new biplane without
front horizontal rudders. and on,
young millionaire aviators now max
ing progress: j. Armstrong Drexe1
who with his Bleriot made an alti.
tude record abroad this summer, land
Edwin Gould. who has just offered q
prize OF $4,000 for heavier-th than al
machine equipped with more than one
motor and propeller. Young Gardiner
Hubbard was one OF the first young
avtators OF wealth to enroll with his
new monoplane. built by McCurdy and
Baldwin at Baddeck, Canada.
That the new establishment will no,
be without funds Is augured by such
names as Herbert L Satterlee, son.
in-law OF ]. Pierpont Morgan. and for
mer assistant secretary Of the navy
Cortland Field Bishop and Charles
Herbert Allen. who are on the gem
eral board. and the following men OF
wealth, who are associate members,
John Hays Hammond, Augustus Tho.
mas. young Russell Alger and Allen
"A Ryan, who all will be manager OF
the International aviation meet. to tako
place at Belmont Park In November.
Recruiting work Is already in pro-
gress and headquarters have been es-
tablished in the old Lenox mansion.
York. where r. r. Sinclair, secretary
OF the general board. is in charge.
The dues have been fixed at 50 for ac-
tive and 81 for associate members.
Function of New Fleet,
The air fleets monoplanes and BIZ
planes are intended chiefly for scout
ing. signaling. RECOMMENDING and SER
vice in conjunction with dirigible
balloons. where exceedingly rapid
movements are needed. They VIII De
not only more difficult to hit than milf
destroy. when hit, as they can be
practically riddled with missiles with
out being disable until struck in some
vital part OF the machinery, which
in comparison to the wings and planes
presents very small target surface.
They can also breast high winds II,
which dirigible balloons will not at
tempt 10 fly.
The aeroplane fleet will be divided
into squadrons, itGis proposed, whic,.
will be divided among our chief har.
bors and dockyards. for history shows
that all great naval battles OF the past
nave Il Deeu lOuSUl5 near such points
They Will probably not be used eithe,
to drop bombs on fleets or fortifi-
cations. or to attack the aerial craft
OF an enemy, des pitoi tho fact that these
two functions are the principal ones
attributed TO aerial warships Of the
future BY Action writer's. among whom,
warfare In the air Is now ravorite
theme. Military men who have studied
aeroplanes In action realize that 1t
will always be suicidal for one such
craft tosattempt to ram another, while
the bombardment OF such vehicle
in fight will be as difficult a matter
as cunning for birds on the wing w: h
an unwieldly cannon. I'll,
BoMb-DroppinE Impracticnblc,
AS to the dropping of bombs from
aeroplanes, the recent experiments OF
,Curtiss along this line are regarded by
military men as having been of a Mega
tive character CnrtIss marked OUT
an area representing the deck OF a
.battleship, and then attempted to
drop Imitation bombs within 1t. But
our observers with the Russian fleet
during its engagements with the Jap
aneGe can assure the commanders. OF
our future aeronautlcal fleets that no
bomb which an saeroplane could carry
would do more than make a few harnn-
less dents in great nlar-of war.
Tha Iapanese, with their Il nlortars,