The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-27
FLYING CIRCUS
 BIG FEATURE
 OF CONVENTION

Kansas City. Sept. 27. Kansas Cityans have rolled up their sleeves i and dofed their collars preparing the stage for the biggest convention and States.
 All is ready to entertain the 1o0,- 900 delegates and visitors expected to attend this annual American Legion
 and 2, and the Flying Club of Kan sas City has roped off a monster avi- ! ation field on which the Legion's first ! aerial meet will be held. | With more than a score of World War heroes of the Allied | arnieS-and Presiden Harding on | the program, legfonnaires and their 1 families and friends in all parts of ! the United States are preparing to at tend the Convention.
 Railroads in all parts of the coun- | try have reduced fares to one cent l a mile for the convention delegates. | The convention housing committee. anticipating one of the largest as-
 ern city. has made elaborate prepara- | tfonh to care for the visitors. Ho- tels, clubs, halls and homes have been
 enlisted by the committee to aid in
 housing the visitors.
 | Interest centers in the Flying clubs aerial circus and derby program of
 II events, which is designed not only l to entertain the vast crowds, but also | to demonstrate the progress of avia- | ton since the close of the war. There
 will be cash prizes of s1O.ooO and | $10, 900 in cups.
 1 On the outskirts of the city, 90-
 acre field has been leveled off and ar
 ranged for the flying meet. All de-
 perienced in aviation,-the 60 mem bers of the Flying club all having 1 served in the army, naval or marine
 branches of the air service. during the | World War.
 Oil and fuel will be furnished free | to contestants. Full facilities will be | available for the repair of machines | and motors, complete machine and
 plane repair shop having been erect l ed on the field.
 To date. the entry list includes
 many of the notable aces and leading
 civilian flying instructors of the war, l in addition to famous test pilots now | employed by the prominent airplane | manufa cturers and leading stunt and commercial fiiers.
 Planes of every type have been en- tered in the meet. From Europe will | come several ships made famous in | the war. Pacific and Atlantic coast airplane manufacturers have an nounced their intention to enter the | best of their products Several planes I-reputed to be the speediest in the United States-have been entered in the Legion derby-the final event of l the meet, which will be over a 150- miles course made in 30 laps. Everything known to the aerial l game-the entire gamut from stunts to speed tests-is included in the II events on November 1 and ?. The meet will open with spectacular air | raid over Kansas City the night of October 31. Flares dropped from planes playing in the powerful rays of a battery of the largest electric searchlights in the world will char acterize the raid.
 A feature of the program for No vember 1 will be a parachute leaping contest for women. The present rec | ord of 15, 500 feet has been bettered | twice recently by two women prac- ticing here for the contest. | Entries for the meet will not be | closed until the first event is called | by the field marshall The F1yin 2 | club is receiving entries at it's offices, | 126 Hotel Baltimore, Kansas City.