Evening star., 1932-07-31
SALE OF AIR MEET
SEATS AND PARKING
TO START TUESDAY
Aviation Demonstration to
Feature Take-off> of Cord
Trophy Derby.
SPACE TO BE PROVIDED
FOR 4,502 AUTOMOBILES
All Private Planes From Within
100-Mile Radius of Capital to
Be Invited Here.

Sale of parking space and grandstand
seats for the aviation meet which is to
be held here as a feature of the starting
from this city August 81 of the Atlantic
wing of the National Handicap Air
Derby for the Cord Trophy will start
Tuesday morning.
Plans for distribution of posters and
sale of tickets to defray expenses of
the National Capitals first great civic
aviation demonstration were announced
last night by Chester H. Warrington,
chairman of the Washington Air Derby
Association.
Parking space will be provided for
4,502 automobiles on Washington Hoo
yer Airport property. with reserve space
for 1000 additional cars on the property
Of the Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac Railroad across the Washing
ton-Alexandria road from the airport
The railroad property is being leveled
and dragged.
80 Cents to 50.
Tickets will be on sale in local hotels
stores, garages, automobile sales rooms
Tickets will range in price from SO
cents for parking only during the two
main days OF the meet on the areas
farthest from the grandstands to 81
plus tax for central parking space for
two days and grandstand seats for fou1
persons.
Mr.. Warrington will leave Washing
ton tomorrow on a flight in his own
plane to airports within 200 miles OF
Washington 10 invite all private plane
owners In that area to fly TO Washing
ton for the final day of the meet August
81, when it is hoped $50 planes will be
present, including those of contestants
The Washington Air Derby Associa-
ton, composed of local aviation and
civic leaders, has been incorporated and
will be held together as a permanent
organization to work to improve avia-
ton facilities In the National Capital, to
encourage holding air meets and start
ing of air races from Washington and
eventually to work for the holding in
Washington of the National Air Races
now the worlds greatest aviation classic
Sponsors Committee.
The new association has as members
of its Sponsors Committee George o
VaSS, LlOyd wilson, w. w. EFeIeCt, T.
C. Graham, George Pitt, John Poole
Whitney Leary, L. P. McLachlen, A. K
Barta, Col. Cedric Fauntleroy, DR.
Luther H. Reichelderfer, Maj. Gen
Herbert B. Crosby and Maj. J. C
Gottwals.
Memebers of the associations Ad
visory Committee are Robert V. Flem
| ing, Maj Gen. Benjamin D. Foulois
Rear Admiral William A. Moffett, DR.
! George Lewis Maj. Howard c. David
son, Comdr. Warren Child, A. G. Case
| George Offutt, D. L. Norman, Merle
Thorpe, Charles w. Morris and H. A. L
| Barker
| The air meet. in connection with the
| start of the derby, is to reach its climax
Saturday and Sunday, August 20 anc
Il. Three star aerial acrobatic forma'
tions are to fly both days, under leader
/ ship of Arthur Killips, winner of tht
RoSande Cup for aerial acrobatics, anC
two parachute jumpers will be SEN
here by the National Air Race organi'
zation at Cleveland for daily parachute
Jumps. Local pilots, among them Georgt
| Brinkerhoff and William E. Payne, vii
| take part in day and night demonstra.
| tions, including pyrotechnical displays
and anti-eircraft searchlight flights.