Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-09
TOURNAMENT PROGRAM
!. FOR ARMY AIR SERVICE
Coming Exhibition at Boiling
Field to Embrace Racing, Engi-
neering and Radio Work.

/ Plans for the first annual Army
air service tournament. which will
be held at Boiling Field next Friday
and Saturday. have been announced
by Maj. Gen. Charles T. Menoher. di-
rector of the air service
A few Of the many features Of the
affair." to which the public is invited
will be an exhibition of airplanes.
engineering operations. ordnance and
radio work and aerial photography.
Airplane races. acrobatics. combat
and formation flights will also be
staged.
An observation balloon which was
used to great advantage in the war
will float over the field. There also
Will be aerial lighthouses and course
markers. In announcing the plans
Gen. Menoher said:
Races Every Day.
The air races will be staged each
day of the tournament a, las pm.
This race Is free for all and open to
all Army contestants. and all types
Of planes. There will be common
take-off. and the course will be from
Field. circling the dome Of the Cap
itol and the Washington Monument,
and back to the balloon. The con-
test will be twice around this course.
Contestants at all times will be
within the view Of spectators at the
field. and the race viii be flown at
the safe altitude Of 1000 feet or over.
Closely following the air race, at
2:30 pm. daily. there will be free
for-an air acrobatfc exhibition and
contest. The entries for the aero
battles and contest are the SE-5
ker Germany. Spad French), Avro
| (English). Curtiss fAmerican) and
Sopwith Snipe (English). Each plane
will be given five minutes after reach
ing the required altitude to perform
the acrobatics. Each entry will then
| battles within five minute period
after reaching the given altitude
Five continuous loops. a barrel roll
tail spin. falling leaf and reverse
| turn.
Actual Combat Staged.
"At 3:15 pm. daily will occur prob
ably the most exciting and interest
ing feature. which will be an actual
combat staged between a French
American SE-5. in which the Fokker
| will attack the French and Ameri-
can machines and they in turn will
duplicate tactics actually used over
the front during the world war. and
| VIII. In all probability, duplicate the
success OF the American air service
overseas again in this mimic fight.
AT 10 am. and 4 pm. daily there
will be a tactical formation directed
from the ground and from the air
| by wireless telephone. Opportunity
will be provided, in all probability
for visitors to speak by wireless tele-
phone to the airplans in the air. and
they will follow the commands of the
visitors in their evolutions.
| From 4:30 to pm. there will be a
dance for the officers. This dance Is
strictly invitational, and from 8 to
IL pm. there will be q large dance
for the enlisted men,"
! Other Fields to BE Represented.
| 1t is expected squadrons Of air
| planes will come from Langley Field
Va; Aberdeen. Nd. and Mitchell Field
N. Y. Transportation can be obtained
from Washington to the field via the
Anacostia or Congress Heights cars
and transportation will be provided
from the electric cars to the held dur
Ing the periods of the tournament
| Special Invitations have been extend.
ed to members OF Congress. the Cham.
Der of Commerce, Board of Trade. and
| other business and industrial orEani.
| cations. Residents of Washington
| baltimore ana all other cities and
| towns within roach are invited to at
| tend.