Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-04-15
CAPT. CLIDDEN
TO GET LEAVE
FOR TRIP EAST

Capt Chas. j. Glidden, who has been
personnel adjutant at Souther Field
for several months, is to be granted
a leave of absence at very early date
and expects to leave, with Mrs. Gid
den, to visit their home at Boston.
Capt. Glidden has been invited by the
Aero Club of America to act as pub
licity head for the great aeronautical
exhibition at Atlantic City during May,
and it is possible his leave of absence
may be long enough to allow him to
undertake this work.
Captain Glfdden has been in the air
service twenty-five months and dur
ing the past two months, in addition to
duties as personnel adjutant at the
post, has sent out for publication over
forty columns of aeronautical news,
which has found prominent space in
the newspapers of all the Southeastern
states and some in New York. The
publisher of the Air Service Journal,
New York, commenting on the Sou
ther Field news said recently: I'm
our opinion no field has been covered
so excellently since the air service
was established"
1t is estimated that one million peo-
pie will witness the flying at Atlantic
City in May and millions more as the
flyers pass over the country to and
from Atlantic City from all parts of
the United States and from Canada in
the contest for the Pulitzer offer for
the longest flight made during the
month
Indications point to more than one
hundred entries, including five esca-
drille aviators and numerous army,
navy and marine corps aviators.
Offers of other trophies are coming
in from various sections. Those re-
ported to date are as follows:
The cash prize of $1,000 and the Pu-
liter trophy to be awarded to the
aviator who makes the best record in
flying from anywhere to Atlantic City,
or from Atlantic. City to anywhere
during the month of May.
The Boston Globe Trophy and $3.50
cash prize to be awarded as follows:
$1,000 and the trophy to the aviator
who makes the best record in flying
IRON Atlantic City to Boston, or from
Boston to Atlantic City during the
month of May; $500 and $3.50 to the
aviators who make the second and
third best records respectively.
: The Cleveland Plain Dealer trophy
and Size cash prizes, to be awarded
as follows: $1,000 and the trophy to
aviator who makes the best record
flying from Atlantic City to Cleveland,
9Or from Cleveland to Atlantic City dur
ing the month of May; $500 and $3.50
to the aviators who make the second
and third best records respectively.
Colonel William A, Bishops ACE
of Aces Trophy to be awarded to the
aviator who makes the best record in
flying from Toronto to Atlantic City Or
from Atlantic City to Toronto during
the month of May
1000 Intercollegiate Seaplane speed
trophy to be awarded to the college
whose representative makes the best
record in flying above a five mile
course at Atlantic City during the
month of May.
Three other trophies for intercol-
legiate aerial contests. All of these
contests, except the intercollegiate,
are open to army, navy, marine corps,
intercollegiate and civilian aviators
The rules are similar so that COM
petitor can compete for more than one
trophy in one flight. The Intercol-
legiate contests are open to both grad
yates and undergraduates.
Besides the above there are the
Valentine prizes, amounting to $4,000,
to be awarded under the will of Sam
uel H. Valentine