, 1923-09-29

the British air derby. and perhaps
Sadl-Lecointe the French ~speedster.
make the Pulitzer 200-kilometer race
that climaxes the show. October Q,
international for the first time.
The army, which won the Pulitzer
trophy at Detroit last year, will send
Its fastest, and the navy has con
structed four new "mystery planes"
w Wright racers and two Curtlss
racers. especially built for this
event. The seamen are determined
TO show better than last year. when
Lieut.. Russell Vaughan, won, set
ting a new worlds record OF 2s6.5
lniles an hour. with another army
airman placing second.
Last week ut Mineola one Of the
navy's new Wright planes. plloted
by Lieut.. L. II. Sanderson. hit the
|, 23s.mile .an-hour mark over a meas
ured course. Lieut.. Sanderson Will
pilot the same plane in the Pulitzer
race Lieut.. S. w. Galloway will
fly tho other Wright racer and
Lieut.. A. ]. Williams and Ensign
H.. ]. Brow will pilot the two Curtiss
planes for the navy in the same
event.
New Wright Racers.
Lieut.. Brack. Papa will fly in his
Fiat racer, said 10 he capable OF de
veloping 500 horsepower. The new
Wright navy racer are said to de-
velop 700 horsepower. but the most
powerful racing motor heretofore
built In the United States has been
OF 600 horsepower. Lieut.. Maughan's
ship, in which he set the record last
year. developed only $50 horsepower.
Lieut.. Vaughan will not compete
this year. The army entries are
Lieut.. A. Pearson, in a Verville-
Sperry racer. and Lieuts. j. d. Cork.
vile and W. Miller In Curtiss racers.
The navy contingent Of t~hirty'six
enlistod men and nine pilots arrived
ana set up camp here September 90.
Nearly one-half of the detail is com
posed of marines. Several OF the
navy pilots now r flying from San
Diego, Calf; Pensacola, Fla. and
he island OF lHayti.
Navy and army representatives
both have Inspected the flying field
and so kilometer triangular course
and approved 1t.
Air board officials promoting the
race here ape making preparations
TO handle 200 900 spectators at tho
races.
The First Event.
The first event of tho race will
occur when civilian pilots from
everywhere will compete In the
"on.to.St. Louis" race for n $1,000
nrize, awarded on compilation Of
,peod. endurance and size OF plane,
Thosa planes will arrive in time for
the first day OF the races, October L.
I Is calculated.
Two races viii be held Monday
The $50 kilometer Flying Club OF
81. Louis Trophy, for two'seater air
planes driven by civilians. and the
OO.kilometer Liberty Engine Build
ers Trophy, for military observation
planes equipped with Liberty motors
only.
ON Tuesday commercial planes OF
200 horsepower or less will race for
Inc Aviation Country Club OF De
tro.t Trophy, and large-capacity
planes will participate In a 3O0'kilo'
| meter race for the Merchants Elk
| change OF st. Louis Trophy.
New Air Mail Trophy.
The Detroit New Air Mall Trophy
800. kilometer race. for army mail
pilots only, will be held Wednesday
morning. The Pulitzer race will be
| held in tho afternoon.
A raoe of model airpianes, driven
by rubber bands, will be held Tues
! cay afternoon for a prize of $500
These midgets wifi have wing
spreads of 40 inches or less.
Several cabinet members and con
gressmen will attend a big aviation
banquet Monday night. The ma
tional smoker OF tho National Aero