San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-04
10000 CARS
TO Be PARKED
At. AIR RACE
Keronauhcal Association
Adopts Final
Plans.
GIVE THE PROGRAM
+.
All Officials Are An
Il nounced for Big Ma
tional Event.
GIVE THE PROGRAM


No special concessions win b
GRANTED by the association nor wi,
there be any official cars, the associa
ton decided. At the start of the las
race in st. Louis, members of the as
ISOLATION stated, some enterprising in
diyidual sold 10000 or 10000 officiaa
badges, The race officials found
necessary to stop all official cars from
entering the grounds.
Official committees were elected an.
the balloon race program adopted
The new committees replace the TEN
porary committees that have BEEF
functioning and will compose the lc
gal organization that will be charge.
with carrying out all rules OF the +
A. /. The balloon race program WI
be printed separate from the airplan
race program in order to simplify dat;
that will be furnished the Z. A. l. 4
establish records in case any are made
Check Up on Race.
Announcement was also made tina
every amateur radio operator wh'
catches sight of the balloons during
the race will broadcast their location
that the balloons will each take SD
carrier pigeons to be released at dit
ferent times and that Geographic in
formation will be sent to San Antonio
from places along the route taken by
the balloons. By these means their 10
cation will be known at all times.
e, II. Kifer announced that the by
drogen gas would be sent from Hous
ton in four shipments on April IL, 10
IL and Is respectively.
Authorization of the purchase Of
100 finger boards to indicate the way
to the balloon field was. voted by the
association, and steps were taken &c
have certain streets confined to ont
way traffic on the day of the race.
Tests of air currents will be made
in various towns in the vicinity Of
. San Antonio during the next few days
by the release of pilot balloons. These
balloons will advertise the race ant
will carry a message stating thai
prizes will be given for the balloons
found at the greatest distance iron
this city. These balloons will be re
leased BY aviators from Kelly Field.
May Have Holiday.
An effort will be made to have a
half holiday declared in San Antonio
in order that everybody may have O
chance to witness the start Of the race
The national balloon race is said to
be a most spectacular sight, and the
association hopes to make 1t possible
for all San Antonians to view 1t.
Race Committees.
The race committees are as FOL
lows:
DR.. F. L. Thomson. chairman
Lieut.. Col. @. G. Culver. race execu,
tive, representative of the National
Aeronautic Association of the United
States; Edgar Tobin, secretary.
Contest committee: Mai III. NJ.
Hickam, Lieut.. Col. c. c. Culver,
Harry Rogers, Lieut.. Max Meyer,
Frank Willis.
Technical committee Capt. Ross
G.. Hoyt, G.. Wallace Smith, Lieut..
E. G. Lynch.
starter: Capt. Lester T. Miller. Po-
lice: Can't. Joe Moglia. Medical; Maj
T.. z. Tefft. Publicity Ralph III. Dur
kee and Mai. H. NJ. Hickam. Assistant
race executive: Maj. +. NJ. Andrews.
Assistant referee: Mai. p. Il. Van
Nostrand. Assistant starters: Capt.
L. f. Stone, First Lieuts, Robert 5.
Head, William c. Farnum, Philip
Schnecberger, Arthur Thomas, Sec
ond Lieuts, Ernest s. Moon, Edgar
Fogelsonger.
Timer: Lieut.. Col. G. c. Culver;
assistant timer: Maj. c. J. Browne.
Meteorological, theological and ra-
do: James III. Jarboe. meteorologist
United States weather bureau. Capt.
T. L. Boudinot, field manager.
Balloon initiation: Maj. John j.
Jouett, in charge; Patrick Davis, gas
mains; First Lieut.. Frank kehoe,
hydrogen: First Lieut.. Frank NJ. Nc
Kee. initiation crews.
Pilot ballon: First Lieut.. George
W. McEntire, pilot.
Announcer: William Furlong.
Soundings During Day.
The official balloon program for
April % follows:
a. m.: Laying out balloons in
position for initiation.
S a. m.: Sounding of upper air.
from balloon park. Start of initiation
of balloons with natural gas.
9 a. m.: Sounding of upper air,
from balloon park.
9 $50 a. M: Start of initiation with
hydrogen gas.
10 a. M: Sounding of upper air,
from balloon park. Bulletin of wealth
er conditions over the United States,
and forecast for next SO hours.
10 80 a. M: Bulletin of upper air
conditions from soundings at aerolog-
ical stations over the United States.
II a. m.: Sounding of upper air,
from balloon park
II TO II noon: Lunch for Initiation
officials and crews.
IL noon: Sounding of upper air.
from balloon park. Start of final by
drogen gas initiation.
p. M: Sounding Of upper air,
from balloon park.
2 p. M: Sounding of upper air.
from balloon park. Completion of
Initiation, attaching baskets.
p. M: Sounding of upper air,
from balloon park. Bulletin of sum-
mary Of upper air and weather con-
hitions from all stations in the United
States. Loading of ballast and final
arrangements.
4 80 p. m: (Subject TO change TO T,
fit weather eonditions.l Start Of pilot
balloon, followed in fifteen minutes
BY balloon No. 1. balloons Nos. .. 3.
p. etc. to follow, one each, at five
minute intervals.
4 80 D. M: Broadcast from Texas