Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-30
AV|ATORS GET READY
Tuning Up Machines for Great
International Flight.
AMERICA is REPRESENTED
Contest on Isle Of Sherry, England,
to Be Participated in by
Charles T. Weymann.
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EASTCHURCH. Isle of Sherry. Eng
land, June 3O.-The worlds most famous
airmen assembled here for the banner
aviation event of the year-the race for
the coupe internationals d'aviation-put
in day of strenuous activity today in
getting their machines in shape for the
great contest tomorrow. A crowd of sew
eral thousand persons damned about the
Enclosure OF the aviation field to get
glimpse OF the speedy sky navigators in
their tuning-up flights.
The proved ability Of the men entered
by the competing countries makes 1t GER
tain that there will be greater race to-
morrow than the one last year. when
Claude 0rahame-white won for Great
Britain the honor Of holding the meet
this year. when he defeated a score of
the most noted flyers. Grahame-White
will not compete this year. but England
has entered two men who have surpassed
his feats during the last few months
Alexander Osilvie and Gustave Hamel
Ogilvie is well known in America. where
he competed in the historic Belmont Park
meet last year. He will fly a baby
Wright birtane in tomorrow's contest.
the first time an American machine has
ever been flown in this event by the rep
TeSe1ltdtlN6 OI dHOtneT country tItdu
America Hamel. who has been making
some remarkable fights recently, will use
a 1OO-horsepower Bleriot. Other English
men who will take part in the meet are
c. II. Greswell. Graham Gilmour. c. Mort
son. J. Valentine and J. Radley, who is
also well known In America, where he
did much flying during the last winter.
Weymann Represents America.
America will be represented in the race
by one man, Charles Terres Weymann.
who will fly a Newport. This machine.
which now holds the worlds record for
speed on a close circuit. will also be used
by two Of the French team, which prom
Uses to prove one Of the strongest aggre-
cations competing.
Alfred Leblanc, who established a
worlds record for speed at the Belmont
Park meeting and lost the international
was making the last lap Of the race, will
again fly a 1O0-horsepower Bleriot His
teammates are Edouard Newport and
Mons. Chevalier, both of whom will fly
Nieuports. The Newport Is a racing ma
chine. which only recently has been de-
veloped. 1t was while flying this ma
chine at Chalons. France. June 16. that
Mons. Newport. its designer and builder,
made the worlds speed record-145 kilo-
meters 60 miles, at the rate of 100 kilo-
meters $50 miles, an hour.
Emile Aubman. another French aviator
who was seen at the Belmont Park meet.
is the reserve member of the French
team.
Herr Flesch is the main dependence of
the Austrian team, while the strength of
the German team is unknown. The kali
ser's entry may prove the surprise Of the
race, but nothing definite is known as to
the ability of the German flyers.
Race Course Ninety-Four Miles.
The race, the course Of which is about
ninety-four miles in extent. is timed to
start at IL :46 in the morning, exactly
eight hours. according to Greenwich. be-
fore sunset.
Elaborate preparations have been made
for the thousands Of sightSeers who will
flock to this little island tomorrow. A
throng Of more than. 100000 persons is
predicted. Stanford Hill, fine. natural
grandsfand along the course, has been
placed at the disposal OF the Royal Aero
Col. Sir George Holford. and spectators
will be allowed to witness the flights from
this eminence
A special automobile garage has been
erected less than half a mile from the
course, and several thousand machines
will be taken care of there while the
motoring parties will find places Of van
tage In the great natural amphitheater
that rises about the start and finish point
of the race. sheltering the aviators from
the wind. 1t Is an ideal spot for tho
looked for by all those who are familiar
with the prowess of the contestants. the
keen rivalry between them and the excel
lent condition OF their craft.