The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-25
BOSTON WILL NOW
HAVE AERIAL meet
International Event Will At
tract Greatest Worlds
AviatOrS.
(National News Association

National News Association
BOSTON, Aaug. 25.-In features of
special intereset to the world of avia-
ton, the international meet that be-
gins at the concourse at Atlantic to-
morrow is expected to surpass any
thing ever before held in. this country.
The meet vii continue for ten days
eliminating in a big cross-country
race through three states on Labor
day. week from next Monday.
The feature of chief importance 10
the coming together of Curtis, Crab
ame.White and Weymann, winners OF
the coupe Internationale during the
last three years. Several events es-
pecially for women aviators, with four
of the most prominent aerial represen.
tatives OF the fair sex competing. will
be another magnet that will attract the
thousands to the big aviation field.
See Practice Flights. ..
The exodus from Boston to the su-
burb today to see the flyers in their
practice flights bore prophecy to the
tremendous crowds that are looked
for on the morrow, and exhaustive
preparations have been made, SO that
fully a hundred thousand persons can
be conveyed to the scene of the meet
and accommodated in the vast grand
stand and the natural ampithater Of
hills that surrounds the concourse.
Practically all the airmen have
grasped the opportunity today to have
Q last final workout with their craft
to get them in perfect shape for the
trials of aerial prowess. Members Of
the National guard were kept busy
holding back the crowds eager to press
up and have close view of the avia-
tors, who tinkered with the engines
and other parts OF their machines.
The prizes. totalling more than $780,
900 are offered for a tremendous var
iety OF feats. Quick starting and STOP
ping, altitude, speed distance and dur
alton are among the events in which
the worlds famous flyers will vie in
their strife for glory and trophies.
Claude Grahame-White, the young
Englishman who won the information
al cup at Belmont park last year. was
out at the field today with his fiancee,
Miss Marie Campbell, of New York.
When asked as to the date of their
wedding, the youthful birdman smiled
serenely, first at his sweetheart and
then at the interviewer. Tomorrow
contest will witness him In flight for
the first time In America since his VIC
tory last year.
Glenn Curtiess, who brought the cup
to America by virtue of his triumph
at Rheims In 1909, has not flown in q
regularly scheduled meet for over a
year. and his performances are being
looked forward to with eager anticipa-
ton.
Charles Weymann, the other inter-
national champion. who brings back
with him to the United States the hon.
ors taken away by Grahame-White,
completes the famous trio Of world's
champion speed flyers.
But there is also the champion long
distance aviator, Harry N. Atwood, a
native son Of Boston and student at
Harvard. and this youngster is expect
cd to get "a hand" from his home hero
worshippers exceeding even the ova-
tons accorded those OF greater inter
national fame. He is one of the favor
ties to win the Labor day interstate
flight.
Blue Ribbon Contest.
This race. which will be Boston to
Nashua, N. H.. Worcester. Mass. Prov.
idence, r. l., and back to Boston, will
~ thu h1ue.rihhon cOnfoaf If tho meet
and 1t promises to produce a new
worlds record for cross-country races
over ito distance. Besides Atwood,
there are entered for this event Lin
coin Beachy. who flew from Niagara
Falls; Maurice Tabuteau, the great
Frenchman; Earl Ovington, Cromwell
Dixon, J. A. ID. McCurdy, Charlie Will
lard and Hamilton. Curtiss flyers;
Tommy Sopwith Of England; Jos. Cum.
mings. and possibly Jules Vedrines,
the Frenchman who won the Paris
Madrid race. No reply has been re-
ceived to kilograms to Vedrines during
the last few days. and 1t is not known
whether he will arrive here on time
for the race or not. His presence is
all that is needed to make 1t q battle
for the worlds supremacy over the
distance.
The wemen's race will be the first
International contest for members OF
the fair sex ever held anywhere. The
contestants will be Mile. Helene De.
trieu. representing France; Mrs. Jim.
mic" Martin, OF England, and Mrs