Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-21

"a to September 2, promise to
establish precedentS. Preliminary
registrations have led the COM
mittee in charge to predict that
nearly 1000 civil and military air.
craft will visit Cleveland during
the 10 days of the country's out
standing annual aercnautical
classic.
The races are to include nine
air derbieS from various parts Of
the Nation to the Cleveland air
port, including the first long
croSS-country race for woman
flyers. There will be % closed
course events and four special
feature contests. Prizes totaling
100000 are to be the incentive to
achievements worthy of a place In
For the first time in the history
of American aeronauticS gliderS,
or motorlesS airplanes, will be
flown in competition for distance,
duration and accuracy of landing
to a mark. There will be eight
glider contests and. as the art of
glider flying is just beginning to
take hold in this country, it is
almost certain that records will
be established. Many famous man
and woman pilots are to try their
skill in the glider events.
Endurance Records Sought.
Endurance flights are scheduled
as a part of the program and dur
ing the races airplaneS will circle
overhead continuously in efforts
to break the existing refueling en-
durance record of more than 10
days and the non-refueling solo
endurance record. There also will
be an airline distance flight made
in an attempt to establish a new
world record for nonstop long
distance flying.
Ccncurrently with the races an
aeronautical exposition will be
held in the Cleveland public audi
forum. The races and exposition
are sponsored by the National
Aeronautic Association and the
Aeronautical Chamber of Com
merce. The aerial contests are to
be sanctioned by the National
Aeronautic Association and held
under the rules of the Federation
Aeronautique Internationale so
that any records which may be
established may receive official
recognition. The glider contests
will be held under the rules Of the
National Glider Association.
Five days before the opening OF
the races an Ohio air tour will be
made by IS airplaneS representing
the various industries and cham
bers of commerce. The fleet will
stop at all the principal Ohio
cities and fly over many others.
Inspection of ground signs and
roof markers directing visiting
be one of the purposes of the tour.
Woman Pilots to Race.
Perhaps more general interest
has been manifested in the pro-
posed women'S derby from Glover
Field, Santa Monica, Calf, to
Cleveland than any other single
event in connection with the
races. More than 20 entries have
been received to date for this race,
according to Floyd Logan, chair
Among the noted woman pilots
who will participate are Lady
Mary Heath, Bobby Trout, 18-
year-old Los Angeles endurance
flyer: Mrs. Marvel CroSSen OF
California, and Mrs. Dewey NoyeS
of Cleveland.
The rules provide that no men
may be carried in the planes, de-
spite the pleas of some of the en-
trants that they be permitted to
carry mechanics. The rules specify
that at least a three days supply
of food and one gallon of water
shall be carried for each occupant
of the plane. This is in anticipa-
ton of a possible forced landing
in the desert and mountain
country over which part of the
fight must be made.
The woman pilots are to take
off from Glover Field at 4 pm,
Sunday, August 18, proceeding
over course with Is control
stops so as to arrive at Cleveland
at about 2 pm. Monday. August
26. Prizes totaling $4,000, in ad-
dition to lap money, have been
offered. The course has been laid
out by way of San Bernardino,
Calf; Yuma, Phoenix and TuScon,
Ariz,; Ell Paso, Pecos, Midland,
Abilene, Fort Worth and Dallas,
Tex; Oklahoma City and Tulsa,
Okla; Wichita and Kansas City,
Kans.; ST. Louis, Terre Haute, In
dianapolis and Columbus. The
flight will be across 10 States, with
stops in eight.
Nine Air Derby Races.
Other derby races to be flown
in connection with the classic
have been announced as follows:
Light airplane derby around Ohio,
August IS and 26; Miami, Fla, to
Cleveland. August "a to August
27; Philadelphia to Cleveland, for
cabin planes only, August 81 and
%; Portland, Greg, to Cleveland
for open cockpit and mail type
planes, leaving Portland August
% and arriving at Cleveland
August q; Oakland, Calf, to
Cleveland, for any type plane
powered with motors totaline
more than 800 cubic-inch dis
dian derby, open only to Cana
dian pilots, details not completed;
a nonstop derby from the Pacific
Coast to Cleveland, details not
completed, and a rim of Ohio
derby for planes with motors Of
more than 800 cubic inch Ca
pacity.
The closed course events will
open with a race over 50-milt
course for woman pilots only, fly.