Evening star., 1928-05-10
ENTER I PLANES
IN Marine CLASSIC
Ten AWators Selected for
Curtis Trophy Race on
Potomac May 10.

Seventeen planes and ten Naval avi-
bases in the East have been nominated
by their commanding officers to date
for participation in the Curtiss Marine
Trophy race. the seaplane classic OF
America, to be held on the Potomac
River May 10, under the rules and
regulations of the National Aeronautic
Association.
Fifteen planes win be allowed to COM
pete In the l0o-mile race. but all over
that maximum entered will be held as
altcrnates up until the starters gun is
fired. At least five more pilots for the
planes win be chosen from the various
bases within the next few days.
While the list Of entries is being
compiled by Lieut.. Comdr W. D.
Thomas. project manager of the race
at the Bureau of Aeronautics. Lieut..
Comdr. Homer c. Wick commanding
the Naval Air Station at Anacogtia. is
preparing TO play host to the event,
which was awarded to Washington by
the aeronautic association.
Work now is going forward to ac-
commodate limited number Of guests
and the visiting planes which will arrive
several days before the race will begin.
Points Of Vantage.
The points of vantage for the general
public will be at Hams Point and the
Army War College, as the home pylon
will be established In the water in full
view of spectators at those two places.
It Is here that the planes, ranging In
size from speedy single-seaters TO enor-
nous bombers, will contribute the most
spectacular feature of the race as they
bank around the turn wing to wing.
The Is pilots will have plenty of in
centive to win in view of the awards
held out for the victors. First. there
Is the Curtiss trophy itself; then there
Is the cup donated by Edward p.
Warner. Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
for Aeronautics, to the pilot making
the best corrected time, and there will
be five gold wrist watches donated by
The Evening Star to the winners of the
five groups In which the planes will
be entered Thus everybody has a
chance of winning something
Aside from a demonstration of sea-
plane racing. rare event In this coun-
try beyond the annual Curtiss trophy
race. the entrants viii be so selected
as to give the public a vivid impression
OF naval aviation on the wing-fronl
the training plane to the powerful
fighters. In this range will be Looming
amphibians, claSsed as observation: the
new high-performance Vought Cor
sairs." also classed as observation; the
big scouting planes and the bombers.
The pilots and planes entered to
date, follow:
Naval Air Station, Anacostia-Two
Curtiss Hawk" single scatter fighting
planes, Capt Harold c. Major. u. S.
NJ. C.. and Lieut.. Comdr A. G. Miles
three Vought "Corsair" high-spced two
seaters- Lieut.. Conldr Robert H. Har-
rell. aide to Mr. Warner. Lieut.. Fred
erick r. Buse. and pilot for the third
yet to be named; Consolidated training
plane. Lient. w. @. Tomlirnson.
Naval Air Station, Hampton Roads,
Va.--Loening amphibian. Lieut. b. E.
Grow: four Consolidated training
planes. Lieut.. M. r. Browning. Lieut.. J.
A. bennington. Lieut.. r. Z. Blick and
Chief Boatswain g. S. Kahle.
Aircraft Squadrons, Scouting Fleet =
Six Martin T3M-2 torpedo, scouting
and bombing planes. pilots yet to be Sc
lected: Looming amphibian with air
cooled engine, the latest yet produced
for the Navy, pilot yet TO be selected.
Brown Field, Quantico, Va--Water-
cooled-engined Looming amphibian, pilot
yet to be named.