The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-10
ENTRIES FOR BENNETT
AERIAL TROPHY LEAVE

| Washington.-U. N. S.)-The United
| states army air service entries in the
Gordon Bennett international cup race
| left today for Paris in command OF
Members of the expedition are Capt.
| Rudolph w. Schroeder, Can't CorlIss
Moseley. Lieut.. Alfred l. Puryear, Mas
ter sergts. Warren c. Bailey. John Do
Sergt. John Ross, Aviation Mechanics
J.. d. Smith. Joseph Palllsard, George
Tribbett, =. A. Christensen and Fore
man Assistant Charles w. Dworback
Capt. Kilner is one Of the Oldest aero
nautical officers In the United States
army. and has had extensive expe-
rlence both In America and in France,
where during the war he commanded
the third aviation instruction center at
issoudon and later all air service train
tinguished service medal. the French
Legion Of Honor and the English Order
OF st. Michael and st. George.
Capt. Rudolph w Schroeder Is chief
pilot OF this expedition and Capt Cor
liss c. Moseley Is going as his alter
nate. Captain Schroeder is well known
throughout the United States as the
holder OF the worlds altitude record,
and is chief test pilot for the engineer
ing division of the army air service at
McCook field. Dayton, o.
Captain Moseley served at the front
during the World war with the Twenty
seventh aero squadron OF the first pur-
suit group. After the armistlce Cap
the first air depot at Colombey les
Bellies, France. and has flown practi-
cally all types Of French. English, Ger
man and American panes and repre-
sented the United states army air ser
vice in flying at the inter-allied games
held In the Pershing stadium, Paris,
at the close Of the war
Lieut.. Alfred !, Puryear is now sta
toned in the office of the chief Of air
service and will net as supply officer
for the expedition.
The Gorden Bennett aviation trophy
was first offered for international com
petition under the rules and regula-
lions OF the Federation Aeronautique
Internationale. which changes the rules
each year, increasing them in severity
as the science Of aviation advances.
The first contest held for the trophy
was on Aug. 2s. 1909, at Rheims,
France. The Aero club OF America
with its single entry, Glenn H. Curtlss,
who was little known at this time. won
the contest. The next race was held
in 1910 at Belmont Park, near New
York. over distance OF 100 kilometers
(e2.14 miles,, and was won by Ora
hame White in one hour, one minute
and four seconds Grahhme White rep
resented Great Britain, and John n,
MoiSant, representing the United states,
was second In. this event In 1911 the
ThCe LOOK pace 1T I4AbA AIuTNn iNifs
Shcppey. England. This contest was
won by c. T. weyman, Of the United
States. over course OF $50 kilometers
in hour, II minutes and IS seconds.
at an average speed Of rs miles per
hour In 1912 the race was held IN |
Chicago and Was won by Jules VedrineE, |
feprc EentinE France. over a course Of |
200 kilometcrs in ! hour. 10 minutes !
and Sc seconds. at an average speed Of |
IS miles per hour. Al Rheims. In 1918, |
bn
event over course Of 200 kilometers /
in so minutes and IS seconds. This /
year all contestants averaged over 100 |
miles per hour. Thus In Ave years the
speed OF airplanes increased from ~
miles per hour 20 approximately lao |
miles per hour. due primarily 20 the |
created by the Gordon
Bennett international aviation trophy.
The race, which IL supposed 10 be an
annual event, was cancelled during the II
years OF the war and this year viii be
the FIRST contest since 1919. II
The airplane entered By the United