The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-11
By CHRISTY CUNNINGHAM { United Press Staff Correspondent

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 Cleveland-Speed, essentially a part of every airplane flight with goal, will be exemplified at the National Air Races here, Aug. 29 to Sept '.
 It is considered a certainty by E. w. Pop" Cleveland, race chairman, that almost all existing world records for land airplane speed will be broken.
 Planes with considerably more speed than at any time in the his tory of aviation are at the disposal of pilots this year, Cleveland said, allowing, of course, that even speedier planes will be in use in future years.
 Sped Significant.
 But significance is attached 70 the air race program this year in that airplane sped his attained more prominence than in any year before. This has been evident in the tremendous number of non- stop cross-country flights, inter zone and inter-country trips, trans oceanic hops, and particularly the round the world venture of Wiley Post and Harold Gatty, who circled the globe in the remarkable time of 8 days 5 hours and 51 min utes.
 The long list of speedsters, who are expected to enter the races Is headed by Lieutenant Al Williams, formerly of the Navy, and Fight Commander l.. R. Atcherly. who raced his plane at 332.49 miles an hour as a member of the victoTi- ous British Schneider Cup team of 1929. The British Air Ministry officially has approved Atcherly's y's detachment from Royal Air Force duties to attend. The American speed record for overland planes is 266 miles an hour, set by Lieut.. Williams.
 Other European pilots who have been extended invitations to parti- cipate in the races are Marcel Doret of France, Pietro Colombo of Italy and Fritz Lohse of Ger many. American air aces expect cd to enter are Captain Frank M. Hawks, Major James H. Doo- little, both formerly of the Army Air Corps; Harry Williams, mil lionaire Louisiana sportsman and pilot, and veritGble amy of others.
 Practically all those seeking in- dividaul honors will enter the Charles F. Thompson frec-for- all trophy race, the most important speed event of the program. It | is a 100-mile race over a 10-mile closed course. Straightaway speed dashes over a certified one-mine course will be held to establish official National Air Race records. There are II of these special events. One speed dash will he made in each direction to overcome wind variance and the net speed will be an average of the speed in both directions.
 150-FoOt Altitude. Entrants will fly at an altitude of 150 feet, going in a straight line of level flight one-half mile before crossing the starting line to accumulate maximum speed be- fore being "clocked." The races will be held close to the ground to prevent pilots from diving over the finish line, resulting in dis qualification.
 Fifteen events will be open to women pilots and 20 to men. Women flyers will compete on the same basis as men. Among those expected are Amelia Earhart, Glayds O'Donnell. Eleanor smith, Mae Haizlip, Blanche Moves. Louise Thaden, Dorothy Hester, Florence Lowe, "Poncho" Barnes, Ruth Nichols, If she has recovered from injuries she received in n crash on the first leg of her pro- posed cross-Atlantic flight, and Laura Ingalls,, if she returns from her projected trans-Atlantic ven- ture in time.
 An autogiro race will be held for the first time this year In addition there will be races for