Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-08-18


Aero club statement, proposes this
limitation for the following reasons !:
To prevent excessive flying, making 1t
possible to every aviator to fly in this
initial long distance contest with safe
ty, and to approximate ordinary cOndi-
tons to be met in everyday practice,
in aerial training, carrying mail. pas
senger carrying, etc.
ITO give a larger number of con-
trolls and enable the population OF i'm
portant centers in different parts Of
the country to see the competing aero
planes and become familiar with the
present possibilities Of aerial transpOr-
tatiOn.
ITO hold the contestants together as
far as possible.
Each competitor must expend a
minimum aggregate Of hours while his
machine is on the ground In the con-
trolls. These periods Of II hours will
be called resting time No cOmpeti-
tor will be allowed to start until the
II hours resting time shall have
elapsed. A competitor may expend as
much time as he likes at the starting
control, but after once having been of:
ficially started from any control, the
whole time until he reaches the next
control will be counted as flying time.
Saturday, September 2.
1.-THE contest will commence on Sat
urday, September 2, 1916. and will fin
ish at latest on Saturday, September
80, at Z 80 p. m.
1.-The contest is open to competitors
of any nationality holding an aviator's
certificate issued by the International
AerOnautical federation and the Aero
Club Of Americas yearly license. and
to the militia, aero clubs, cities and
any other organizations wishing to
participate and who can enter a prop
erly equipped aircraft and licensed
aviator.
1.-The entrance fee is 5000, and en-
tries will be received up to II
noon, August /, 1915. The entrance
fee Of 5000 is payable either in one
sum or as follows: 500 by II noon on
August 1, 500 by II noon on August
Is. Late entries will be received up
to II noon, August 25. 1916, in which
case the entry fee will be $500. The
entry form. which must be accompa-
MED by the entry fee, must be sent in
to the secretary. Aero Club of Amer
lea, No. 297 Madison avenue, New
York city.
1.-The start will be made from
Sheepshead bay, Belmont park or Gar
den City ON Saturday. September 2,
1916, at 1 o'clock p. m. The order of
starting will be by lot and announced
five days prior to the start of the COM
petition.
Controls open at 6 O'Clock a. m.
The competitor who makes the fast
est elapsed time between controls shall
start first, the others following at in
tervals determined by the difference
flights and the time Of the fastest
flight.
Each competitor before starting
will be supplied with a time card. on
which will be entered his time Of ar
rival and departure from each con-
troll. The competitor is alone respon-
sible for the safe custody of his card
and for its being produced and entered
up at each control, and for the pro-
duction Of same when duly called
upon.
stoppaoea En- Route.
.Stoppsges en- route between the
controls are MOI prohibited. and fire.
quent official landing places will be
established between controls, about
fifty to one hundred miles apart. Com
petitors will only be timed from the
departure from any one control to the
arrival at the next control.
Individual requirements and re-
pairs to the aeroplane and motor may
be made, but the competitors making
the repairs will be duly penalized ac-
cording to the conditions to be de-
cided by the contest committee. Chang
ing of unbroken propellers and undam-
aged wings will not be penalized.
Carrying a passenger weighing not
less than 145 pounds is compulsory.
EQuipping an aeroplane with dual con-
troll to enable passenger to participate
in plotting Is allowed.
Every aeroplane is required to
have as part Of its equipment COM
pass. chart holder and fire extin-
guisher.
another a clerk-if he can find them.