Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-07-24
VEGAS PREPARES
TO ENTERTAIN
AIR RACERS

planes with pilots and mechani-
clans which will take part in the
International Air Race from Wind
sor, Canada, to Los Angeles, are
scheduled to arrive in Las Vegas
on the afternoon of September IL,
remaining here over night.
Mr. Dudley NJ. Steele, chairman
Of the contest committee of the
National Air Races to be held
September to Is, was in Las
Vegas yesterday comforting with
Mr.. H S. Thompson, manager of
the local field, and with members
Of the chamber of Commerce and
others on arrangements to care
for the planes and entertainment
Of the visitors who will pass this
way.
The contests are divided into
several divisions as follows:
International Air Race
Windsor, Canada to Los Angeles,
Prizes $4,000 and valuable trophies
Open to all planes.
This race will start from Wind
sor, Canada, at 500 a. m, Sunday,
September 9 and planes must ar
rive in Los Angeles befor 600
p. m, September u.
The itenrary Of this race is as
follows:
September g, Windsor to Chi
cago, 247 miles; Chicago to Iowa
City, 200 miles; Iowa City to
Omaha 233 miles, total, $50 miles
The planes will remain over night
in Omaha
September 1O-Omaha to North
Platte 251 miles; North Platte to
Cheyenne. PIP miles; Cheyenne
TO Rock Springs, 233 miles; total
for the day 696 miles. Night stop
September 11-Rock Springs to
Salt Lake City, 156 miles; Salt
Lake City to Milford, 160 miles;
Milford to Las Vegas, 218 miles.
Total for the day 534 miles. All
planes to remain in Las Vegas
over night.
September 12-Las Vegas to
Los Angeles, 235 miles. Total dis
tance from Windsor, 2145 miles.
TranSeOntinentaI Race
New York to Los Angeles. Prizes
$4,000. Distance 2939 miles
This race is divided into three
classes according to the type of
ship:
Glass A-Open to all ships pow
cred with motors of $40 Gu. in.
displacement or less.
Glass B-Open to all ships with
motors of more than $40 Gu. in.
disagreement, but not to exceed
800 GU. in. displacement.
Glass C-Open to all type ships
powered with motors of more
than 800 Gu. in. displacement.
Either single. bi, or tri motOred
ships are eligible in this event.
The start for Glass A planes
will be 500 a m. September5;
for Glass B and Glass c planes.
500 a. m. September 6, fsom
Roosevelt Field, Long Island.
Planes must land in Los Angeles
before 600 p. m. September 10.
TranScOntinental Nonstop
Air Race
New York to Los Angeles. Prizes
S22, 500 and valuable trophies.
This race is open to all types
of ships. The start will be made
at any time between 900 a. m.
and 500 p. M September II,
firm Roosevelt Field. Plane must
finish in Los Angeles before 600
p. m Sept 13. j
The itinery for the New York
Los Angeles races is via McKees-
port, Pa; Columbus, Ohio; Terre
Haute Indiana; St. Louis, Mo.
Kansas City, Mo; Wichita, Kan;
Oklahoma City, Okla; Fort Worth
Texas; Midland, Texas; PecoS
Texas; El Paso, Texas; Tucson
Arizona; Yuma, Arizona; Los An
geles.
American Air Race
Mexico City to Los Angeles.
Open to all types of planes. The
time of start has not been set,
but all planes must finish in
Los Angeles before 600 p. m.
September IL.
Mayor has agreed that the city
of Las Vegas shall cooperate with
the Chamber of Commerce in
dragging and smoothing the field
so that safe landings can be made.
This program of air races is the
greatest undertaken and it is es-
timated that between 1900 and
1000 planes will take part in
the various events.