Evening star., 1932-07-18
TWO AIR CONTESTS
WILL BEGIN HERE
Amateur Race and National
Derby to Make Start From
Hoover Airport.

Washington will become the starting
point for a second great air race next
month, it was revealed today by the
National Aeronautic Association The
National Capital has been selected as
the takeoff point for the second an
nual amateur air pilot cruise for the
Charles Ianler Lawrance Trophy.
The amateur pilots are to take off
from Washington Hoover Airport at
9 am. Saturday, August q, for the
National Air Races. opening the same
day at Cleveland. The race will be by
way of a Southern route, going by Co
lumbus, Ohio. At least so entrants are
expected and among entries already
received are those of two amateur
pilots of the National Capital-Mrs.
John T. Peggy Remey, president OF
the Betsy Ross Corps and daughter
of Beale R. Howard. and Chester War
rington. chairman of the Washington
Air Derby Committee.
The other great race to start here will
be the Atlantic wing of the national
sweepstakes air derby for the Cord tro-
phy and more than $4,000 in cash
prizes. Approximately 70 planes, many
piloted by world-famous men and
women pilots, have been entered. This
race will start from Washington-Hoo-
YER Airport on Sunday August q. The
transcontinental derby route is to
Cleveland by way of Dallas. Tex, where
planes of the Atlantic and Pacific wings
will meet, continuing on to Cleveland
together.
Amateur Pilots Only.
The amateur cruise which IS to start
from Washington will be restricted to
amateur pilots, who Will matcn Inell
skill in flying a true course between
control points. -.
Among the early entrants, in addl-
ton to the two local pilots. are Law
rance Turnure, F. William Zelcer, Jes-
samine Goddard Granville B. Smith,
Alan Eustis. winner of the first cruise
last year: Robert Buck, youthful speed
FLYER: Laura Morgan. Robert Jackson,
Charles M. Taylor. End; James Eblln,
A. H. SWEET, jr Malcolm Whitaker, Dr.
Harry V. Spaulding and DR.. j. D. BROCK,
Kansas City physician, who has eStab-
lished a world record by flying every
dav for more than two years.
The decision to start the amateur
pilots from Washington makes TINS clty
the starting point for two OF the three
great cross-country derby races Wnlcn
will feature the 1882 National Air Races,
now an Outstanding world aviation
classic.
All three derbies are to finish at
Cleveland on Saturday August ", the
opening day of the Nationa! AR Races;
and are expected to establish world
record for airport arrivals in one day.
For the first time in aviation history,
national amateur air pilot champions,
both men and women, will be selected
by aerial competition in the National
Air Races.
The amateur flying competitions, in
cluding the derby starting from WASH
ington, are being sponsored by the
United States Amateur Air Pilots AS
sociation.
The events are being arranged under
direction of a Technical Committee
which includes Edward P. Warner, for
mer Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
for Aeronautics; John S. ReaveS, presl-
dent OF the association; Charles H.
Gale, William r. Enyart, secretary OF
the National Aeronautic Association;
Prof. Alexander P. Klemin, F. William
Zelcer and a representative OF the
Aeronautics Branch of the Department
of Commerce. yet to be named.
At the National Air Raees' esnIna- the hma
tonians will compete in three sports
men pilot closed course races and
number of special amateur events, one
Of which will be contest to select the
national amateur air pilot champion
for men and women's champion. Ihe
selection of these two outstanding
pilots, as we'll as the ranking of the
women, will be decided by an amateur
,,,1 fc,
The pentathlon will consist of five
lap race, spot landings, barrier land
ings. bombing of a target and aero
battles.
Another amateur event is to be
hurdle race in which the competitors
will be required to clear five hurdles,
making a three-point landing after
hopping each hurdle. They will fly
three laps of course, hopping the five
hurdles on each lap.
Inter Club Relay Race.
Another event for the amateurs IS
to be an inter-club relay race for mem
bers of recognized flying clubs, each
club to be represented by team OF
four members. Each member of the
the controls over to the next member
until all four have flown.
To commemorate Inauguration Of
amateur events at the National Air
Races, every contestant in the anna
teur events will be presented a gold
medal as evidence of participation in
the first amateur contests ever held at
a national air race in America.
In the past all National Air Races
have been predominantly professional
and military. Beginning this year,
however, the races are to be divided
into three categories- open"
and professional" In the open con-
tests amateur pilots may meet profess
sionals in contests of aerial skill.