Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-08-11
AVIATION MEET TO
Be HELD AUGUST lS
Outing Club Directors to Have
Planes Come to Brattleboro
Retreat Landing Field to BE Dedicated
at Same Timc-Program Begins at 10
O'clock i'm the Morning.

" CLOCK III the Morning.
Through its board Of governors, the
Outing club stated Tuesday that it had
definitely decided to go ahead with the
aviation meet and dedication of the field
at the Retreat meadow on Friday, Aug.
IS. A meeting of the board was held
that morning at IL o'clock and it was
almost the unanimous opinion that the
club should take this step.
Definite plans will now be arranged
concerning the number of planes and the
program which will start at 10 o'clock
in the morning. In case of rain, the
meet will be held over until the follow
ing day. The Outing club is now pre-
pairing posters to advertise the meet and
these Will be posted throughout Vermont
and the neighboring states. 1t is ex-
pected that people from the entire Con
necticut valley will be here to attend
this event, which will result in Brattle-
boro becoming definitely established OF
the aviation map.
a meeting of the general aviation
committee appointed recently by Gov
James Hardness in connection with the
proposed three-daY aviation meet to be
held in Vermont, was held in the Bar.
Der building Saturday afternoon for
the purpose of deciding whether Brat
tleboro would undertake to hold tn.
meet here alone. Those present were II
i. Stickney of Bellows Falls, l.. c.
Churchill of Chester, both of whom
| came to Bratteboro in their planes
James p. Taylor secretary of the Aert
| club of Vermont. Burlington, and FREQ
| II. Harris of Brattleboro, chairman o.
| the committee.
The following resolutions were passed
| at the meeting;
Resolved; That in view of tn
e LII. Il
| of the number of airplanes which cal
be finally arranged for according to tn
! promises and statements of the Curti
| company, Vermont Pilots, the army an
| thorities and others, it seems to thi
committee feasible and advisable tina
| the preparations for an aviation NEE
in Brattleboro be continued and maturet
and that the meet be held on Friday
August Is. 1922.
Resolved: That it is the sense {
this committee that it is desirable,
possible. to increase the amount .
money available for each prize for tn
meet, so that the connection will /
kcener and the pilots be better salts
fed"
Four Vermont aviators already hay
Guaranteed their presence at the NEE
They are Walter Cleveland Of Coventr
who win fly Standard plane, Curt
e-cvlinder, $50 h. n; :. G. Jones of RAJ
dclph, Standard plnhe, Tlasnaeo Sriz
a-cvlnder, $50 h. ~: Lieut.. John Woo
Of Randolph. with . Ilaspano- Snizn; on
H. II. Sticknev of Bellows Falls, Curt
J. Y. 40. S-cYlinder. 90 Ii. y.
The Curtis company will send tw
Orioles for the meet. if recompensec
ard if possible win try to secure a sea
"rll hving boat in place of one of tn
! Orioles.
Following he meeting. II. F. Stirkr"'
accompanied nv Mr. Harris. planned owe
- Srofford lake. They circled abov
! BrattIeboro. went direct to poin
beyond Snofford lake. rirclod over. tn
lake and then returned to the field here
r'okinc tho onti-e trim in X "'inut"'
Thcv attained height of 1000 feet.