The sun., 1919-07-22
AIR RACE TO LINK
U. s. AND CANADA
Prince Of Wales Will Start
Aviators From Toronto
for New York.
AMERICANS TO FLY NORTH
International Event Will
Bring Heroes of Both Coun-
tries Into Action.
AMERICANS TO FLY NORTH

| Canada and the United states VIII
be linked up by the aerial route IN
the week beginning Arsust rs, when his
| Royal Highness the Prince OF Wales will
start" a number of Can sdiaa aviators
in airplanes on the trip from Toronto
to Pershine Square. New York The
| Canadian fliers who will make the trip
| through the clouds are men who have
been victorious in the world war.
simultaneously with the start OF the
Canadians, Americans who have also
been victorious in aerial battles over
| the German lines will be started for
| Toronto. 1t win be the FIRST International
airplane race between the two countries.
The idea was conceived by John Nee.
Bowman. president OF the Pershing
| Square group of hotels, in this city, who
has offered a prize of $1,000 on behalf
of the Hotel Commodore.
Mr.. Bowman is a great lover Of out
door sports. He is particularly fond Of
aviation. and is of the opinion that the
war did more to advance aeronautics in
four years than peace could have done
IN twenty. Inventors. engineers, manu-
facturers and aviators. Mr.. Bowman
| says, under the lash OF military neoes-
sity, drove aviation forward by leaps
and bounds. He like thousands of
others interested in science and in aero
nautic development believes that avia-
ton should not be neglected, and that
this dearly bought progress should not
be placed in the scrap heap. He is OF
the opinion that the age of aerial pas
senger and freight carrying transporta-
ton has actually arrived. The Atlantic
Ocean has been crossed by flying boat
and also by a dirigible therefore, why
not Canada and the United States?
The International aeroplane race be-
tween Toronto and New York will be
conducted by an International committee
composed OF members OF the American
Flying Club and the Aero Club OF Can
ada. The race will be run in conjunction
with the Canadian national exhibition.
intermediate ground stops will be made
at Albany. Syracuse and Buffalo.
where Filters VIII stop.
In Albany the Chamber OF Commerce,
of which Charles NJ. Winchester Is the
president, has extended the use of the
Quentin Roosevelt Memorial Field.
Chauncey d. Hakes, chairman OF the
aviation committee of the chamber,
will have charge of all arrangements
there. In Syracuse the Aero Club has
the details for the race in charge and
the municipal field on the Bethka Farm
on the Messina Springs road will be
the landing place. Charles G. Hanna,
president of the Aero Club of Syracuse
Thorpe Fiscock OF the First Trust and
Deposit Company, w d. Horscmann,
vice-president and manager OF the Yates,
and Mayor Walter r. Stone, together
with the business men of Syracuse, will
look after the aviators on their arrival
from both Toronto and New York and
everything possible will be done to
arouse interest in the affair In Buffalo
the Chamber of Commerce and the Aero
Club have the arrangements in hand,
the active officials being Lieut.. Col John
Satterheld. president of the Aero Club
OF Buffalo, and Fl. a. Medium of the
II. A. Medium Company.
Chance NJ. Nought. a director of the
American Flying Club; Capt j. p.
Beatty, president of the Aero Club OF
Canada Roy Hubbell and Robert ].
Kennedy, representing the Hotel Com
modore and Mr. Bowman, have lust
visited the various cities where inter
mediate ground stops are to be made
and have arranged for the landing fields
and other details in connection with the
International race. Mr.. Vought has this
TO say regarding the event: THE OBJ
ject OF this contest is to promote the
science and sport of aviation In a man
'choSNIie iNs sdltly, ana
permanence 1t has been my observation
that, despite all that has been accom-
plished in the way of aeronautics during
the war. the people are woefully isno-
rant OF the great advances made and the
possibilities for the future. Abroad. the
man In the street and even the young
sters can give one an intelligent picture
of the aeronautic stuation--tell one all
about the different machines and the in
dlvdual achievements of the star sky
pilots, and even discuss the rudiments
or the science. Air craft, and plenty of
them at the front. in superior numbers
10 those OF the Germans, made possible
the ending OF the war. yet the public
know comparatively little regarding IL.
IT is only question of time when Cana
dams will be carried by airplane aud
Americans also. as well as freight, mail
and newspapers"
The American Contestants,
Some of those who will enter the ron.
test on the American side are Col II F.
Hartney. United states commander Of
the Third Pursuit Group OF fghting air
planes at the front Lawrence \. Sperrv.
inventor Of the airplane automatic gNro
stabilizer Capt. James s. Foote. Govern
nent Instructor; Major William S
Schroeder, altitude record holder Lieut.
w. H. Murray, the English fighting pilot .
Capt George Trail. attached to the
British Air Ministry in the United
States; Capt Paul Baer, the famous
American ace. who was captured by the
C,prmana after hAInV shot doup ,,,,io,.