The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-02
NINE Av|ATORS ARE
 | READY FOR FLIGHT
Airship Experts Are Practicing
 Near Chicago
BROOKINS MAY ENTER
Are Among Those Who Are Try ing Out the Machines at
 Hawthorne Park

Chicago, October 1-The continuation of a years regular practice in aviation be- gan in Chicago today, when entrants for the $3o,000 Chicago-New York air race gave exhibition at Hawthorne track The race to New York will start next Satur- day.
 Nine aviators have entered for the event.
 Under the direction of the Chicago Evening Post, which with the New York Times Is promoting the chicago-New I ork flight. all of next week will be de- voted by the entrants whose machines are here to practice flights. The 1000-mile flight to New York, while must be accomplished in 16s hours elapsed time, stops unlimited, will be the endur- ance test of modern fliers. Thes entries with the make and capacity of machines are:
 Eugene Ely. Curtiss biplane, 35 horse- power.
 Charles Willard, Curtiss biplane, 40 horsepower.
 J. A D. Mccurdy. curtiss >biplane. 35 horsepower.
 Augustus Post, Curtiss biplane, s5 horse power.
 James Radley, Bleriot monopiane, 50 horsepower
 Charles K. Hamilton. Dietz biplane, 115 horsepower
 Thomas s. Baldwin, Curtss blplane, s5 horsepower,
 Todd schriver. Dietz nfplane. 60 horse power.
 J. c. Mars, curtiss biplane, s5 horse- power. f#f
 There is possibility of the entry of Wright biplane to be guided by Walter Brockins. who won the Chicago Record Herald prize of $10,Ooo for a continuous flight to Springfield, H., from Chicago, Thursday, distance of 1S7 miles.
 Feats of Aviators
 Eugene Ely, astounded spectators at the Sheepshead Bay meet by his height and sustained flight records; Charles Will lard, had until last week the record for passenger carrying capacity-three per sons-aud Is champion landing expert; McCurdy, first flew in Canada and work ed with Alexander Graham Bell In the Hammondsport experimental shops Au- gustus Post is the only entrant who claims to be an amateur. James Radley. the English air pilot, expects to use a Blerjot monoplane with 50 horsepower Gnome engine if 1t will reach here in time. otherwise he will use Curtiss bi- plane with a heavier engine. His air craft will land in New York Tuesday.
 Charles K. Hamilton. who until Brook ins' wonderful flight, Thursday was hold 6I OA tlAo <AIncIlcdu COHtlHuOuB IlRnt rec ord, is in the care of a physician, but on his way here from Sacramento, Cal. He has decided that he will fly if alive
 Thomas 8. Baldwin, former heated air balloonist, later a dirigible balloon list and now a disciple of the mechan- ical bird, is expected to arrive from Kansas, where he is now giving exhibi- tions just before the actual race be- gins. Todd Schriver, another of the Bell experimental camp. built for Glenn H. Curtiss the biplane In which Curtiss won the International cham pionship cup at Rh eims, France
 J. c. Mars. previously unknown in long distance flights, will seek to add this accomplishment to his repertoire.
 Judges of Big Race
 Judges have been announced for the 1000-mile race as follows:
 Gen. Frederick Dent Grant U. S. A; Edward B. Clark, Washington cor respondent Chicago Evening Post and Maj. Samuel Reber. fU. s. A
 The judges will remain in New York and will accept the time of starting taken by Chicago newspaper man.
 Trial flights will be made tomorrow by other aviators, among them being Miss Blanche Stuart Scott of Roches- ter, N. Y., who will attempt a flight if the weather permits.