New-York tribune., 1919-08-25
43 Machines Will Leave
Roosevelt Field, L. l.;
ID Canadian Entries
to Fly From Toronto
$4,000 and Three
Cups Are Prizes
Army and Civilian Pilots
Will Manoeuvre Over
City his Morning

Forty-three airplanes will be
started at 8 o'clock this morning from
Roosevelt Field, Long Island, by Majo
General. Charles T. Menoher in the
greatest aerial handicap race ever held
in America.
At noon, in Toronto, Canada, the
Prince of Wales will start fourteen
Canadian entries in the international
contest.
In this race the pilots of the fast
machines will attempt to establish new
worlds records for speed over the nine
legs of the 1,040-mile course between
New York and Toronto and return.
The first phase Of the race will be
in full view of the citizens of New
York. For the first time in the his
tory of the city a group of machines
will be seen together over the "Great
White Way" engaged in competitive
fight.
Immediately after General Menoher
gives the signal for the start the forty
three machines will take the air at
Roosevelt Field, and after circlng
twice for altitude will set course for
the Greensboro Bridge
Start From Pershing Square
Entering the city, the contestants
will turn south as far as Pershing
Square, at the corner of Forty second
Street and Park Avenue. Here they
will make q complete circle before
striking for the northern course along
the Hudson River to Albany, the first
control stop.
To-days race is being held under
Club, of IL East Thirty-eighth Street
civilian craft. They are racing for
$4,000 in prizes offered by the Hotel
Commodore and three silver trophies
offered by the American Flying Club,
the Aero Club of Canada and the
Canadian National Exhibition
Although the army aviators are pre-
cluded by law from accepting money
prizes, they will be permitted to re-
ceive the trophies in the event of any
army machine winning.
The army entries include every type
of craft in the United States Air Ser
vice, American and foreign. They
have been entered in order to give
them the first severe competitive test
Ior eHlclency ana performance. Inc
pilots entered in the race are among
the most famous in the world.
Race to Take Two Days
The race is expected to cover two
complete days. All machines must
make a compulsory landing at each of
the control stations situated at AL
bany, Syracuse and Buffalo. There
they must remain at least thirty min
utes while representatives Of the con-
test committee inspect the machines
and determine whether they are in
condition to continue the race or not.
Every possible factor Of safety has
been employed in controlling the race
No machine of unsound construction
or design has been accepted as an en-
try, and no machine will be permitted
to continue that shows inherent faults.
Wireless stations have been estab-
lished at each of the starting i9lds,
and at the control stations. Army
headquarters at Hazelhurst Field, L.
l., and the American Flying Club will
be kept in constant touch with every
phase of the race and it's progress.
The race has received the official
sanction of the Unised States Army
Air Service, and that body has under
taken the task of policing, supplying
and controlling the race. One major,
a lieutenant and ten mechanics have
3een assigned to each of the control
stations t. assist all the contestants
in the race