The daily sentinel., 1912-08-26
THOUSANDS TO SEE AIR
FESTIVAL TOMORROW
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place and SIS for second have been
offered by the papers for this event.
The winner of this event will be
qualified to race with Aviator Walsh
in his biplane, and Monte Ramsey,
the well known autoist, in his fine
Midland car. This race will be the
most unique and exciting ever wit
messed here.
is Mayors Coming.
The two papers have invited may
ors of all the cities In western Col
orado to attend this meet. Fifteen
have announced that they will be
here and will occupy box seats
Among those who will be guests of
the newspapers are Mayors Lippert
of Delta. Kyle of Montrose, Kluge
of Palisade, Strict of Grand Valley.
Hale of Paonia. Drach of Glenwood
Springs, Walker of De Beque. Row
an of Ouray. This will be the great
est gathering of municipal executives
ever gathered together in the state
of Colorado. In addition to these
gentlemen. Warden Thomas lyman
of Canon City, candidate for govern
or. and T. NJ. O'Donnell, candidate
for the long term senatorship, will
occupy boxes at the affair,
Flights Guaranteed.
The contract between the newspa-
pers and the Curtiss Exhibition COM
pany, Of which Glenn II. Curtiss is
the president and inventor of the
machines. provides for sure flights.
II weather conditions interfere. the
flight will be postponed until We'd
nesday, when it will be given with
out fail. The aviator must complete
the flights as arranged before the
papers turn loose the money. In the
event the flights do not take place.
every admission will be cheerfully
refunded.
Local Stores Close.
According to the sentiment ex-
pressed by the $4,000 club at re-
cent meeting and the proclamation
of Mayor Todd, the stores of this
city will be closed for the event. The
grocery houses, banks, barber shops,
have mutually agreed to close their
doors and allow their clerks and the
proprietors to enjoy the most spec
tacular amusement ever witnessed in
this section. The business section.
as well as the resident section will
be deserted during the hours of the
flights.
Machine Exhibited Today.
Many curious people inspected the
machine at the fair grounds today.
\ huge hangar tent over the big
canvas bird protected 1t from the
sun and mechanics and inventors
were spell bound by the simplicity of
the machine. w. L. Virgil, the me-
chanician, has the engine tuned up to
suit this altitude, and says that he
never knew 1t to pull better.
Special Gasoline.
In order TO get the full horsepower
|60-from the engine, the machine
must have sc proof gasoline. Local
dealers do not carry this high proof
oil, and the papers sent to Dragon.
Utah, 100 miles away. for some of
this petral for the engine.
Grounds i'm Good Shape.
The fair grounds have been put in
readiness for the event. The weeds
in the field have been cut off, giving
the plane chance to get off the
ground properly. The machine is
given run of some 200 yards. then
rises from the kite action of the
planes. rising at about a 5-degree
angle from which 1t steadily ascends. I
large corps of policemen and
watchmen has been contracted for,
and Assistant Chief of Police Herr 4
mann Will have charge of these. /
Nobody will be allowed to stand on
the fence. and the papers have leased
the land around the fair grounds to
prevent the "pikers' from occupying
seats without paying for them.
BE Careful of Roads.
AS a matter of public safety. the
management of the meet warns the
people who will not pay to enter the
grounds, and who expect to have
their horses and carriages on the
roads around the fair grounds. The
aeroplane will swoop near these
roads in the flights and as the horse
of the Grand valley is not acquainted
with the aeroplane. there may be
some serious runaways. In Paris. |
Tex, there were seven bad runaways
resulting from "pikers" getting on
the roads around the exhibition
field. and the horses becoming frigh- /
tened by the sight of the huge air
craft.