The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-08-13
BISMARCK IS MADE
/: OVERNIGHT STAY IN
NATIONAL AIR RACE
Planes Coming From Portland
End for Cleveland Will Be
Entertained Here

Bismarck has been designated as
m overnight stop In tho Portland
Cleveland section Of the national air
derby. contesting planes in which are
expected to arrive here August Is.
The national derby is being run from
Montreal, Portland. Los. Angeles,
Philadelphia, Boston and Miami.
Bismarck originally vas only a
control point: that is. each plane was
to land. remain on tho ground for a
period Of three minutes and then 20
on. refucling or not. AS necessary.
Under the present plan. each plane
will be timed in, remain over night,
and be timed out in the same order
In which it arrived.
The grounds at Fort Lincoln are
being smoothed out. all rough spots
Will be marked by red flags and the
day before the rae a large white
circle 100 feet III diameter will be
made. New wind socks are being
prepared. and everything is in rcadi-
ness. Colonel Alfonte has detailed a
sufficient number OF his men to po-
lice the grounds. to guard the planes
over night and 10 effect order at all
times.
The schedule Of the race is to leave
Portland. Oregon. August %: arrive
Bismarck, August 26; leave Bismarck
August q.
Officers Of Field
q. ". Roberts. who has been made
manager OF the control station here.
ha5. appointed Frank Irvine referee;
Lieutenant Bl.akncy. r. M. Roberts.
Jr.. and Vincent Cavasino. judges:
Captain II. Fl. Noycs. chief timer, as
sisted by r. F. Allen. r. A. Knowles.
r. A. Lahr. A. w. Mellcn and Carl
Nelson. timers: Kenneth Simon. j. G..
MacGrcgor and L. p. Kelley. scorers.
A crew Of starters consisting of F.
J. B2ycndic,,:. George Haugen and
others will get the flyers on their
way on the morning OF August q.
Free gas and oil will be supplied all
planes b. the Bismarck Association of
Commerce. The scryicing committee
consisting OF o. W. Roberts. Jr.. Of
the Standard Oil Co. H. L. Hairless Of
the Texaco Oil Co. S. w. Corwin, OF
the Sioux Oil Co, J. A. Kohler. of
the Sinclair Oil Co.. Walter Tomas. Of
the Marland Oil Co. and Harry Pot
ter. Of the Kendall Oil Co.
The Ladies Auxiliary OF the Amer
lean Legion will serve sandwiches and
ccld milk to the flyers.
VIII Show Need Of Airport
The conditions OF this race. other
than the length OF time each plano
will remain in Bismarck. are similar
to those of the 1927 air race, New
York city to Spokane. At that time.
the late Major Fancher, manager Of
the race, wrote, Bismarck gave the
flyers the best service Of any town
or city throughout the race from
Spokane to New York city. the aver
age time Of servicing being less than
the three minutes required for each
plane to remain upon the ground"
The chief object Of this race is to
Tdemonstrate to the public the neces-
sity Of airplanes In tn: Transports
tjon Of passengers. mail. express and
aM3l freight. The selection Of Bis.
@1jck - not only = control point.
but = On overnight etop. shows clear
IN that Bismarck holds . strategic
rpqttton In the general plan Of air
1outes from coast to coast. and Is
tntended to impress upon the people
q this vicinity the necessity Of . per-
0oGent landing field.