New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-23
Foreign AeronautS Offer
Aid in Globe Girdling
Air Contest.
PLANS NEEDING CASH
CRAM AERO CLUB MAIL
Wonderful Motors Described by
Inventors - Flying Races
Abroad Attract Americans.

The proposed seroplane race around the
world 10 be held in 1915 under the auspices
81 the Panama Pacific Exposition Is
arousine much interest in Europe, numer-
Gus inquiries and offers Of cooperation
being received daily at the Aero CLUB OF
America from foreign sources.
There have also been many applications
from aviators. experienced ana meApei.
o,ced who would enter the race. In az
d,,ioD officials Of the club have oeeh
suaroned with letters from inventors VINO
Offer devices Of all kinds, including mo-
tors described as being able to run VIII
out fuel and for all lengths OF time aio
at amazing speeds In every instance All
the inventor lacks is capital
Supplementng the offers OF co-opeiauo''
received from the International Aeronsu-
tical Federation and several OF the 4eAu-
ing European aero clubs, the Aero OiuD
has received a list Of events TO take place
in Europe this year. The plans FOR the
coming season include many events which
Will involve efforts on the part OF aViatofs
equal 10 those they will be called on 10
make in the worlds race. Many Amer-
cans will he entered I'm the huronesh
events
The list OF them follows
Anrn 10 Injecting AZ Monaco TOT
hvdro-aeroplanes and flying boats 10 ne
nroceded by races from seven European
CAPITALS 20 Monte Carlo. for when Fl'"o
| In prizes has been offered.
! April Sat Monte Carlo prelim'nalS
contest 10 select French entrants Tor the
Jacoues Schneider trophy and 5000 Prize
for water aeroplanes
Anrn 2O-International competition for
the Schneider trophy and prize.
| Anru f5 10 22-Meetng. with races ana
co,tests AZ Sc Petersburg, Russia, to last
one week
Anru 20 sO-Military contest at Farm
borough. England. under the auspices OF
the British army; naval contest under the
auspices Of the British navy.
May / 10 military contest under the
auspices Of the German army
NAV Il To 25-Contest for trophy ana
nr,ze offered by Prince Henry OF Prussia
under the auspices OF the Imperial Aero
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club Of Germany.
Nav q 20 2s-Water flying contest A.
Rodensee. Germany. under the auspices OF
the Imperial Aero Club OF Germany.
Nav ~ TO s0A-London-Paris- aero
plane race. under the auspices OF the Aero
clubs Of Great Britain and France
Nav 10 3e-Circuit OF Genoa-Tripoli-
Cenoa- under the auspices Of the Italian
Aviation Society.
Tune 1s 10 2J-Circuit OF the three rivers
pbine Meuse and Escault, under the au-
snIces Of the Aero Club OF Belgium.
r,lv IA 20 2o-Marine hying contest on
the English Channel.
August 10 Soonest Of hydro-aero-
nlanes and fiying boats at Warnermunde'
Under the auspices of the Imperial Aero
club Of Germany.
Sentember 6. Z and s-Circuit of Brescia,
ualv. under the auspices Of the Italian
Aviation Society.
September and lo-Water hying con-
test on Lake Garda.
September 20 TO G-International meet
ine and Gordon Bennett Aviation cup
race.
october to l0-Contest for flying boats
and hydro-aeroplanes on the French At
lantiC coast.
other foreign seronsuticsl events VIII
include.
The contest for the Pommery Cup which
consists OF prize OF Sco0. TO go 10 the
aviator who covers the longest distance IN
a straight line between the sunrise OF one
day and sunset Of second day.
tour Of France for the Michelin prize.
A ST Petersburg sebastopol race for
the Romanoff prize of 10000 rubles $500
offered by Prince Abamaleck- Lazaraf
\ race from Constantinople TO Jerusa-
lem for Turkish eviators alone.
The Criterion prize of 1000 francs
~ Ooo) offered by the Aero Club OF France.