The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-21
nine DERBIES
ARE INCLUDED
INA|R RACES
World Famed AViatorS Take
Part in Events at
Cleveland.
EIGHT FEATURES BILLED
Woman's Dash Is Part of
National ConCIave
Program.
EIGHT FEATURES BILLED
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CLEVELAND, Aug. 2l.-Nine
major air derbieS, eight special fea-
ture contests, and twenty-seven
closed course events, involving cash
prizes in excess of 100000, make up
the program of the National Air
Races here Aug. "a to Sept. 2, under
the direction of the National Aero
nautical Association.
The races will bring together the
.country's greatest airmen and air.
women. Included among the hun
dreds of entries received are those
of Col Arthur Goebel, Martin Jen-
sen, George Haldeman, Captain
Frank Hawks, Speed Holman, Lieut..
Jimmy Earhart, Elinor Smith, Lady
Mary Heath, Thea RaSch. Phoebe
Fairgrave Omlie, and many others.
The complete list of derbies in
cludes the Woman's air derby which
started Sunday from Santa Monica
to Cleveland, distance of 1850
miles; an all-Ohio derby for light
planes, 60 horse power class; Miami
Miami Beach to Cleveland derby
starting Aug. "a and open to two
classes of planes; Philadelphia to
Cleveland derby starting Aug. 81;
Portland, Ore, to Cleveland derby
for planes of 220 horse power class.
starting Aug. %; Oakland, Cal. to
Cleveland derby, open to all types
of planes whose motor or motors
total more than 800 cubic-inch pis-
ton displacement; Canadian derby
from Montreal to Cleveland, open
only to Canadian pilots, starting
Aug. %; nonstop cross-country
derby from a Pacific coast city TO
Cleveland, open only to male pilots;
and Rim-o Ohio derby, starting
Aug. q.
Feature Contests.
The special feature contests in
clude attempts to establish new
worlds endurance flight record; a.
refueling endurance flight attempt:
long distance flight record at
tempt; parachute jumping con-
tests; dead stick landing contests
for both men and women: balloon
bursting contests for men; civilian
acrobatic exhibition, and a "Fa-
nous Motored Pilots Derby" con-
test of gliders piloted by famous
filters and including Amelia Earhart,
transatlantic aviatrix, Reed G. Lam
dis, Americas second ranking ace
of the World war, Charles (Casey)
Jones, Curtiss Flying Service presi-
dent Frank Hawks, Eddie Stinson
and several others.
All closed course events will be
staged at Municipal Airport, in view
Of the huge stands erected for the
air races. The events include an
efficiency race and special races for
women civilians and service planes.
All in Readiness.
For more than two months ali
has been hustle and hustle at the
airport as hundreds of men worked
to complete plans for accommodate
tons of more than 100000 specta-
tors. All available space about the
airport has been mapped out and
prepared for boxes, grand stands
and bleachers, while parking spaces
and standing room will be utilized.
Traffic and policing duties at the
races will be handled by the One
hundred and forty-fifth infantry.
Thirty-seventh division, Ohio Ma
tional Guard, on duty twenty-four
hours each day. Full uniform will
be worn and military discipline will
be maintained at all times.
Clifford Henderson is managing
director of National Air Races of
Cleveland, Inc, with Floyd j. Io-
gan, chairman of the air race COM
mittee. Headquarters are estab-
hshed in Hotel Cleveland. The
races are sanctioned by the Ma
tional Aeronautic Association and
held under the rules of the Fedora
ton Aeronautique Internationale