The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-16
WORLD AID PLAN FOR
GLOBE RACE IN AIR
Aero Club Vice-President Will
Seek Support Of Interna-
tional Federation.
VEDR1NES STIRS SURPRISE
Airman Who Doubts Success of
Overocean Flight Aspires
to Circle Globe.
vEDRINES STIRS SURPRISE

Cortlhndt rleld Blshop, v1ce-presdent
Of the Aero Club OF America and a vics
president Of the International Aeronauti-
cal Federation. will leave in three weeks
for Brussels, where he will represent the
Aoro Club In an effort TO have "A special
meeting called OF the International Fedora
ton to consider the around the world
race planned by the Panama Pacific ex-
position. The headquarters OF the fedora
tlon 10 at Brussels.
II Is probable that the world race will
not be sanctioned by the Aero Club OF
America until the plans have been con-
sidered by the federation. Unless the
be had IL In doubtful whether the Aero
Club will assume responsibility for the
event OfYicials Of the Aero Club believe
the problem ls too complicated TO be
handled by the American club alone.
The written application OF four of the
eighteen national clubs OF the federation
is necessary before a special meeting can
be called II is planned to hav. the
special meeting within two months at
least. The next regular meeting OF the
federation will be held at st. Petersburg
on November 10. too late to consider the
world race.
The special meeting will probably be at
Brussels, although Mr.. Bishop will try to
have 1t in the United States, as the world
race will be started, finished and managed
from this country.
II the federation approves the around
the world race IT will mean the coopera =
ton OF 400 aero clubs in cities in all parts
OF the world
The editorial comment in THE StS yes-
terday on the reported e.atement BY Jules
l.t.
proposed Observation-Disclosures overoceau
flight could not he made successfully was
discussed with interest At the Aero Club.
Henry Woodhouse Of Flying said:
The reported statement OF Vedrines
that the transatlantic flight Is impossible
has puzzled those closely connected with
aeronautics In America because IL was
understood that Nedrines started on his
flight from Paris 10 Cairo, which he per
formed without difficulty. with set inten-
ton 10 continue ON trip around the
world.
1T is a we'll known fact that had Il
not been for the unfortunate misunder-
standing which led to a quarrel between
the aviator and the Aerial League OF
France Vedrines would have continued
on to khartum, the flight which was made
by Marc Pourpe instead. and then would
have started again for flight from
Cairo across Africa 10 Cape Town. This
was to Ice the frst leg of the trip around
the world. Nedrines himself stated that
he did not care whether aviators were
looping the loop. he VS. going to loop
the globe,
"Vedrines told me two years ago durins
the 1912 Gordon Bennett race that he
considered IL possible TO fly at a speed OF
zoo miles an hour provided he could make
the machine so that the speed could be di
minished to 100 miles for safety in land
ing"
Count de la Vaulx, vice. president OF
the International Aeronautical Fedora
ton, IN letter to Flying received YES
terday said,
NOW nothing seems impossible and
the proposed trip around the world OF
Nedrines seems TO be but a childish prom.
enade as compared TO the first circuit o,
eastern France In 1910"