The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-18
Great AUiation Meet This Spring
 Promises Big Things For Birmingham

| Everything is rosy for the mammoth
 torcycle meet that will be held in the
 city of Birmingham in the early spring. | It is said 1t will undoubtedly be the 1 souths greatest outdoor festival, sur ! passing all previous events, in the dar- | ing of the aviator, the skill of the chauf-
 feur and the dash of the motorcycle
 rider.
 1 The track at the fair grounds is ac- know1edged to be one of the fastest in
 the south, and it is understood every ef-
 fort will be made to establish new speed
 records. both by auto and motorcycle. { | The airmen will also strive to break ex- isting records for altitude, speed and other feats of the aeroplane.
 Business Men Enthused The business men of Birmingham are
 already very much enthused over the Berger Aviation company, under the aus
 pices of the Business Mems league dur ing the last week in March or the first week in April President Holcombe of
 the Business Mems league, and spe- cial committee appointed for the pur- | pose. now threshing out the matter l of selecting dates that will be most suit able to all the trade interests of the | city, and they expect to make announce ment as to the week selected by Tues- | day next
 J. S. Berger of the Berger Aviation company, who has been in Birmingham during the last three days, states that | bic n this inc | largest and most important event they | have ever. yet pulled off. He states that | while they have held such meets in other | cities they have never yet attempted | anything on so grand and elaborate a | scale as the show to be given here. MT. | Berger stated that has company was | carrying the crack aviators of this coun- | try and would bring here possibly two
 French aviators, specially imported for | this occasion.
 | Among the aviators selected for the | Birmingham show are Oscar Brindley, | Charles Richter, Paul Peck, Fred Schnei- der, George Mestach and A. Gresshier. Brindley's Record
 Oscar Brindey holds the American | high altitude record of 11.7I5 feet. | Charles Richter is noted as one of the | greatest volt plane aviators of the world Paul Peck is also an aviator | of note and made a record some time ago of flying around the dome of the capitol, down Pennsylvania avenue in ! Washington. D. C., and landing in front of the White House. Fred Schneider is possibly the only aviator that ever went
 gunning In an aeroplane, and has shot ducks from his aeroplane from his machine when along the coast. George Mestach and A. Gresshier will be spe-
 ciany brought here for the big meet and great things in aviation stunts are expected from them
 The entire main exhibit hall at the fair grounds will be turned overAo the automobile show and this feature alone will be quite an attraction. The auto mobile dealers of Birmingham and larger surrounding cities are very much interested in this show and splen- did lexhibits are already practically as- sured The automobile show will be under the direct supervision of the Birmin gham Association of Automobile Dealers, which was organized two days ago.
 The $4000 to be hung up as prizes for automobile and motorcycle races will no doubt, attract some of the crack drivers of the country to this meet. The fact that the Business Mep's league is behind this mammoth spfSng cele- bration is in itself evidence that it will be a success.
 Beck Is Southern Man
 Paul Peck is southern born man and will fly in machine Duilt Tn Alexander Va, and practically the only flying machine yet built in the south. Peck resigned from the regular army where he was lieutenant, ana sixteen days after he took his seat TOT the first time in an aeroplane he as cended in gale of wind and flew over Washington,. to the great aston ishment of the citizens, who nrst learned of the flying when Pecks ma chine announced itself by the popping of it's exhaust when it flew over the city.
 George Mestach. a Frenchman by birtb will fly in French monoplane of the Morane type This IS one or the fastest machines ever built and can show a cl can pair of propellors to any Iof the American buiit nipianes. It was built for speed hut has remarkable long endurance record and under the mas ter hand of Mestach has performed some wonderful feats. Mestach has had many near escapes and had one monoplane smashed at the Hattiesburg, Pa, meet, which was in charge of the Berger Aviation company. As soon as another machine could be secured Mes tach got right back into the game and has never been out of it since. If Mes
 tach comes to Birmingham he will
 probably race around the mile track of
 the fair grounds with one of the fast est automobiles and will try some high flying. ...s4
 It has been agreed between the Der ger Aviation company and the Busi- ness Mems league thar the big show, which will last for a week. is to be one of popular prices. the admission of 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children covering the entire charge to see the aviation meet, automobile show and automobile and motorcycle races. with no charge for reserve seats. This