Evening star., 1932-08-20

brought to % this morning, when the
first District entrants registered with
contest officials.
The two District entrants are Henry
G. Brown, operations manager of the
Ludington Air Lines, who is flying his
own Travelair biplane, and Edward w
Split, Roxsboro place, who is flying the
same type of ship. Browns plane will
bear the contest number 1852 and Spitt's
l64.
Both planes were turned over to the
Technical Committee at the airport
handicap runs over the Navy speed
course early this afternoon.
At noon today "a of the %. compel
ing planes had been put through the
speed runs and checked by the Tech
nical Committee. Mechanics were
working over the motors of two others
which were expected to be In shape
for the runs this afternoon.
The planes will be assigned their
handicaps tonight or tomorrow morn
ing. They will take off in the order
of their speed, the SloWest leaving first
The departures will be timed so that if
every pilot maintains the full rated
speed of his ship and holds absolutely
to the course all planes should arrive
simultaneously at the control stop. The
first ship across the line at each con-
troll point thus will become the lap
winner, regardless of the speed at
which he flies. The race is to be a
test of pilot ability and navigation skill
on the part of the entrants, and not of
alrplane speed alone.
Arrangements have been made at the
airport for parking approximately 1000
automobiles. There is no free parking
space and the proceeds from the sale
of parking stickers will 60 to defray
expenses of the meet incurred by the
Washington Air Derby Association, COM
posed of local business and aviation
leaders. Two grandstands have beer
erected at the airport and space Is set
aside in which other spectators NAV
stand.
Policing of the area Is being handled
jointly by troops from Fort Myer, Vir-
ginia State police, National Capital
park police and ushers assigned by the
association.
Four ambulances, including the
crash truck from the Anacostia Naval
Air Station, were stationed at strategic
points in case of accident or serious
illness on the field or in the stands.
Delegates to the eleventh annual con-
vention CT the National Aeronautic
Association, which closed late yesterday
afternoon at the Mayf1ower Hotel. today
and tomorrow will be guests Of the
Washington Air Derby Association at
the air meet and start Of the derby.
The convention closed following elec-
tion of officers and State governors
All national officers were reelected
unanimously and many State governors
were reelected
Senator Hiram Bingham of Connecti-
cut was reelected president for his
fifth term and Amelia Earhart Put
nam, recently made an honorary mem
Der of the association in recognition
OF her transatlantic solo flight, was re-
elected vice president for her second
term.
Other officers are John F. Victory OF
the District of Columbia, treasurer; H
Ralph Badger of Pennsylvania, secre-
tary and Orville Wright, Porter Adams
Godfrey L. Cabot. William P. Mac
Cracken, jr., and C. F. Lienesch, gov
ernors at large. DR.. George w. Lewis
research director of the National Ad-
Visory Committee for Aeronautics, was
reelected governor for the District OF
Columbia. ..
Fail to Pick Starting City.
The association failed to act on a
resolution designating the National
Capital as starting point for future
transcontinental air derbies. as re-
suit of a ruling by the executive board
that it was improper for the national
association to issue such ruling in
favor of any one city.
Adolph K. Barta. president Of the
Aero Club of Washington. however, was
instructed to submit request to the
Contest Committee OF the association
that the 1888 and future air derbieS In
connection with the annual National
Air Races be started from the Capital
The association unanimously adopted
resolution calling upon Congress to
establish in the National Capital a
great aeronautical museum to house
aviation exhibits now scattered through
the city and others owned by the Gov
ernment and to permit systematic
collection of future exhibits.
Another resolution was adopted au-
thorizing appointment Of committee
of five members to work for enactment
of museum legislation. The association
adopted a total of 29 resolutions, deal
ing with problems of National defense,
regulation of civil aeronautics and
other matters.
One of the important resolutions urges
upon Congress enactment of legislation
for flve-year training program for a
reserve of 100000 trained pilots for
the Army Air Corps.
Clifford w. Henderson, managing di-
rector of the national air races at Cleve-
land of which the transcontinental
derby is the opening event, arrived in
Washington yesterday and will remain
until after the start of the derby. He
was followed by E. w. Pop) cleveland
chairman of the Contest Committee OF
the national air races, who few here in
his official plane. Both men said they
were here merely as spectators.