The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-07-24

bar to flying in this country. Now it
is announced that this obstacle will be
withdrawn to a degree, the Wright
company expressing its willingness to
license the use of Infringing ma
chimes ut the rate of 81 900 a year, $50
a day in addition being paid for any
exhibition of prize flying. 1t is also
declared that these licenses will not be
given to foreign aviators, who must
meet more stringent conditions.
While this Infringement controversy
has held up aviation contests on this
side of the ocean aerOplanes are near
ly as common in Europe this summer
as birds, and every cOrner, from Ire
land to the Ural mountains, has its
aeroplane contest. Should a visitor to
Europe this summer swear to avoid
aviation and all of it's physical mani
%festatiOns, he will attain fulfillment of
his vow only through the exercise of
considerable ingenuity in addition to
ceaseless caution and foresight. Nor
are the various competitions limited
to the land. Our aviation hating tray
eler must avoid all summer long the
narrow seas which divide Britain and
the continent.
Gordon Bennett Race In September.
The Gordon Bennett of 1914 will be
the climax of Il season which should
satisfy ever aviation mad Europe.
Such visitors. therefore. as have
sworn no authorization oaths would do
we'll to plan their trips with Il view to
including Il week ut Rheims between
Sept. 20 and -. when the great inter
national air race is to occur. Under
the terms of the Gift the winning ma
ton becomes the custodian Of the cup
for the following year and has the
privilege of staging the subsequent
years contest. SO France, as the vic
tor in 1913. will manage the 1914 race.
Besides the European contests already
held. these will attract thousands Of
entrants:
Aug. l5-HrovisionaD Start of all around
Britain flight: prize $4,000,
Aug. .2-Start of the Scandinavian sea
! plane race: first stage. Warnemunde, Ger
many, to Copenhagen.
Aug. 23-Scandinavian race: second stage,
Copenhagen to Aarhuus.
Aug. 25-Scandinavian race; third stage,
Aarhuus to SHagen.
Aug, 2j-Scandinavian race; fourth stage,
Skagcn to Gothenburg. Sweden.
Aug. H-Scandinavian race; fifth stage,
G~othenburg to TonsberS.
AUG. 3D-Scandinavian race; last stage,
Tonsbelg to Christiania.
Sept. .6-21-lnternational aviation meet
at Rheims.
c.. 81. ,-1 Ip-~.1&A >.-,.l, .,,:,. a..
team trials at Rheims.
Sept. 2i-GordOn Bennett internationu
aviation cup race,
oct. lilo - French Aero club sea plane
races off Atlantic coast of France.
oct. lU-South German aviation circuit
first stage, Nulemburg to Munich.
oct. ll-SGuth German circuit: second
stage. Munich to Stuttgart.
oct. 13-South German aviation circuit
third stage. Stuttgart to Thuringen.
oct. li-SOuth German aviation circuit.
exhibition at Thuringen.
Oct. 15-South German aviation circuit
last stage. Thuringen to NurenlGurg, VII
Hof ard Bamberg.
Should all of the c~hallengers appear
on the field at Rheims there will be
eleven %aeroplanes representing five diff
ferent nations. America and Englan,
are scheduled to send full teams ol
three machines each; one each will ap
pear from Germany and Italy. while
three French racers will defend the cup