The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-13
POLICE COUNTING ON
$4,000 DAT FIELDDAY
Parking Space for $4,000 Au-
tomObiles Arranged for the
Two Saturdays.
BIG AIR STUNTS ON LIST
Nineteen Athletic Events
Have 900 High Class En-
tries Already.

A crowd OF $4,000 persons is ex-
pected at the first OF the two Police
Field Days to be held at Sheepshead
Bay next Saturday and parking space
for more than $4,000 automobiles has
been arranged. One hundred army air
planes under the direction OF Col. Archie
Miller. commander of the aviation fields
in the East will perform stunts for
three hours and a half, not only next
Saturday, but on the Saturday follow
ing.
Commander John H. Towers and
Lie ut Commanders Albert G. Read and
T., y. l.. Bellinger. who piloted the NC
seaplancs on their Atlantic flights, will
fly from Lake George to Speedway Park
at Sheepshead Bay Saturday. accom-
panied by an escort of army aviators
provided by Col. Miller.
After crcling the park at a low alti-
tude the three naval airmen Will land
in the open field in front of the grand
stand At that exact instant Frederick
\. Wallis. the fourth deputy police
commissioner in charge OF the carnival
to replenish the Police Relief Fund. will
flash signal to Nathan Frankie and
eight massed bands will cut loose with
the Star Spangled Banner" The vast
join in singing the national anthem.
Nineteen athletic events will be con-
tested at the park Saturday and more
than 900 athletes will compete. Among
them are many old favorites OF the Po-
lice Department and point winners at
the Olympic games, Matt McGrath, now
a police Lieutenant, and Babe McGr
Will take part in the weight throwing
contests. Jack Eller. the hurdler, who
rot SO nod
he assisted the Y. NJ. c. a. in promoting
athletics, "a being counted upon TO show
a flash or his old time speed.
Egon Erickson, champion in the run
ming high jump. will be the scratch man
in that event. His nearest rivals, both
of whom will receive handicap of o
inches. are Frank Lauterborn and Eu-
| gene Jennings.
The Martin J. Sheridan Memorial. q
| discus throwing event, is one OF the fea-
! lures arranged for the first days pro.
| Gramme. Forty contestants have al.
| ready entered. Sheridan, one Of the
| greatest athletes In the history of track
| sports, was a member of the detective
bureau at the time Of his death last year
1t Is expected that the programme
which will open at 2 o'clock, will not be
| finished before z. Efforts TO smash ex-
listing automobile speed records will b.
made by De Palma. De Resta, Wilcox
milford. Thomas. Vail. Lewis, CASTOR
Louis Chevrolet and others. De Palme
will 90 after the ten mile record in a
| specially built Packard car which is ca
psble Of $50 miles an hour. Another
| feature will be a drop from an airplan,
in a parachute by Lawrence Sperry. who
says he will make the descent from ar
altitude never before attempted.
Other features include singing by Johr
| Mccormack and other stars. 100 clown,
| from the Itppodrome, the actual making
of a motion picture by we'll known movi,
| folk, n sham battle which will includ,
| artillery, tanks machine guns and tn,
explosion of mines, and an exhibition Of
daring horsemanship by mounted cops.