Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-30
IS PRIZES OFFERED
I'm CURT|SS EVENTS
SET FOR TOMORROW
Program, Postponed for
Week, to Have Added
Features.
ALL TYPES OF SERVICE
PLANES WILL COMPETE
Los Angeles to Drop Glider and
Pick Up Scouting Craft
in Flight.

The Navy and Marine Corps will
combine tomorrow afternoon to give
the National Capital its greatest aero
nautical event, the Curtiss Marine
Trophy race, and added special events
which will demonstrate the most recent
advances in military aviation.
The program, except for a review Of
aircraft squadrons from the battle feet,
will be substantially the same as that
planned for last week. which was post
poned because Of 35-mile gale which
swept the city. The special events will
begin at lao pm, with the races
starting promptly at 3 pm.
The most important change in the
scheduled events will be the substitu-
ton OF q Marine Corps fighter squadron
from Quantico, Va, for the Navy Red
Ripper" squadron from the U. S. S.
Lexington. The sea soldiers will send
IL Single-seater fighters to exhibit the
last word in squadron combat flying,
The squadron will hold the sky from
lao to 2 pm.
At 2 o'clock one three-plane section
from the Marine squadron, led by Lieut..
Christian F. Shit, hero of the Nicara-
guam campaign, will put on Commute
demonstration of fighting tactics and
formation acrobatics.
Los Angeles Coming.
The Navy digirible Los Angeles is to
appear over the local station at 2:2O
pm. to release motorless glider and to
pick up and release an airplane in flight.
The glider launching will be the second
in history, the first having been made
last Winter at the Naval Air Station,
Lakehurst, N. j., home station of the
Los Angeles.
Owing to the illness of Lieut.. Ralph s.
barnaby, U. s. N, who made the Lake
hurst glider descent, the glider will be
plotted by a native Washingtonian,
Lieut.. Thomas G. w. Settle, U. S. N, IA
nous as balloon pilot and contender in
the international Gordon Bennett bal
loon trophy races.
The attachment Of an airplane to
the Los Angeles will be made by Lieut..
Comdr. Charles A. Nicholson, Navy
construction Corps, who will fly a two
scatter Vought scouting plane equipped
with special hook ARRANGEMENT on
the top wing for attachment to a
trapeze suspended from the keel Of the
dirigible.
Condr. Nicholson viii take off from
the local air station, climb up to the
drigible, make the attachment in flight,
ana then cut loose again and ny back
Tor landing at the local station.
AT 2:4S O'Clock the Los Angeles will
clear from the local station and start
back to Lakehurst.
18 Prizes Offered.
The Curtiss races, for which q total
OF ID prizes have been offered. are to
begin promptly at o'clock, and bv
$40 more than 20 racing planes. rep-
reSenting the various Navy combat
types, VIII be in the air on a gruelling
1OO-mile race over five laps Of O 20
mile course laid out over the Potomac
River. The start and finish line will
De In front of the Anacostia Naval
AR STATION, with turning pylons be-
College, at point in midriver 10 miles
below Haines Point, on the waterfront
at alexandria, Va, and on the Mary
land waterfront opposite Alexandria.
the winning plane is expected To
complete its 100 miles within As to so
minutes, with the slower types coming
IN across the finish line at intervals up
10 about AIS pm. There will be spe.
cial prizes for each type of plane en-
tered, as well as the ingalls, trophy,
onered for the best efficiency rating. for
which every plane entered will be
eligible.
The presentation Of the prizes will
follow the races, early announcement
OF the winners being made possible by
the most modern timing methods. A
battery OF electrical timing instruments
will be placed on top of the theological
building at the local station, where
more than Is judges, timers, observers
ana computers will be located There
also viii be observers at each pylon.
The timing and regulation of the races
VIII be handled by the contest COM
mittee OF the National Aeronautic AS.
ISOLATION and the races will be run
under the auspices of the Aero Club of
washington, local chapter Of the as
ISOLATION.
win Give AcrObatics.
Following the awarding of urizes
there will be a demonstration of oara-
chute jumping from a Navy Ford tri-
motored transport plane The show
VIII be brought to a thrilling close bv
Lieut.. NJ. b. Gardner, operations officer
at the AnacoStia station, rated by the
Navy as its foremost acrobatic pilot.
who will put on a demonstration of
INDIVIDUAL acrobatics in special Navy
fighting plane.
As on last Saturday, the Anacostia
station will be open to the public and
ample parking space will be provided
Tor automobiles. There will be no
charge for admission to the station and
no tickets or automobile stickers will
De required. There will be q number
OF grandstand seats open to the public
without ticket.
Chairs will be provided for invited
guests, including oflcials Of the Fed
| eral Government, members of Conarees.
members Of the diplomatic CORPS and
Navy officers. Tickets are required for
these seats and special automobile
markers have been issued to holders of
these tickets for reserved parking places.
The races and special events may be
seen as well from Hams Point and
| the Army War College grounds as from
! Anacostia, according to Navy officials.
Other points along the Virginia and
Maryland water fronts also will COM
mand a view of the race-course.
Loud speakers at various points in
the air station grounds will be used
Tor running announcements by Lieut.,
8: @. Ring and Lieut.. r. G. Brown.
The race is to be broadcast by radio.
with Miss Elinor Smith, youthful holder
OF several women's air records, as one
| Of the announcers.
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