The Sentinel=record., 1912-01-27
BRING AVIATORS
 ID HOT SPRINGS
PRESIDENT OF ST. LOUIS AERO CLUB SUGGESTS THIS CITY BE
 WINTER QUARTERS.
oaklawn Splendid Site for Spring En. agreements When the Winter Is
 Too Severe in the North.

agreements When the Winter Is
 Too Severe in the North.
 Albert Bond Lambert president oi the St. Louis Aero Club. and one oi the most enthusiastic ayiators in the country has been in Hot Springs for the pas, week. a guest of the Arling ton hotel, and after inspecting Oak. lawn race track yesterday afternoon announced last night that the pros pects are bright that this city will have an aviation meet in March.
 Mir. Lambert also favors Hot Springs as the winter camping ground of the birdmen and anticipates that 20 or more of the country's most fa. nous pilots will have their machines here next winter and give exhibition flies practically daily with regular races for trophies every Sunday or every other Sunday throughout the winter.
 An ideal starting and landing nlane exists directly in front of the grand stand at Oaklawn and this is fea- ture in itself. as the spectator is thus able to get a thorough view of all that is going on, stated Mir Lambert in the rotunda of the Aasington last night The centerlield, however is in a very rough condition and if my proposed meet comes off, and am' confident will not meet with any opposition only skilled ayiators win be invited to compete
 considering the progress in avla- ton and what the future holds forth. Hot Springs is in a position to hold a series of firstclass meets and to take it's place with other localities, which have realized the benefit of the publicity If the ayiators now in winter quarters In St Louis, Chicago and New York were aware Of the beautiful weather conditions that ex- ist in Hot Springs throughout the winter months. they would have locat- ed here long ago This would apply, however, strictly to the skilled flyers, and not the noyices, owing to the roughness of the grounds at Oaklawn.
 This brings d local suggestion. At very small cost the centerfieid within Oaklawn could be leyeIed anu graded. giving a field as good as any in the country, This would permit any and all aylators 10 come to Hot Springs and 1 am confident the bird men would be here in droyes from December to May They would be at tracted both for practice and exhioi- tions. There are 8 lot of other points in the South that have the same nat ural advantages as Hot springs, but this city could profit by taking initial action. Hot Springs is also Ideally located and with the aviation meets attracting famous. starters, the crowds would be brought to the city from Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, Gin cinnati Memphis, Little Rock and dozens of other points
 1The st. Louis Aero Club has, en. ioyed most successful existence and has done it's share in advertising st. Louis all over the world We have our own field. but am frank enough to admit that our winters are too se- we're for the sport and that our pilots to man would ship to Hot Springs and hold forth here throughout the winter We have aeroplane factories. inventions aad flyers, but our wealth CT conditions do not permit much ac- tiyity during the winter. This also applies to Chicago, New York and the other big cities and here is where Hot Springs could take it's cue.
 'I am so well pleased over my in- speetion of the Oaklawn track, as 1t affords a splendid starting and land ing space, although the centerfield is extremely rough in spots. dhus limit ing the field to only the skilled set, that I am confident I win be able to make arrangements with Louis Celia of St, Louis, who is the principal owner of Oaklawn. l understand, to secure the property for meet in March, and if the event proves sue cessful, 1t will be followed by long series of exhibitions and meets l can guarantee the entries from St Louis Of H. Beachey and w F. Rear ney. both of whom are now flying in Canifornia Aathony Jannus and Max Lille. The last named aviator is now operating in Florida, don't think I will have any trouble bringing the most skilled pilots of New York and Chicago to Hot Springs.