Evening star., 1932-08-07

To watch the take-off of this
the spectacular air circus prece
Association, Inc, sponsors OF the
ington Amelia Earhart Putnam,
Harold Gatty of round-the-World
speed flyer, and host of others
The events preceding the sta
Hoover Airport are intended to eC
tion exhibitions ever before given
First, aviation enthusiasts in this
section of the country will be afforded
4 an opportunity OF making personal IN
M spections Of some Of the fastest planes
# ever built. The ships CT the 30 OF more
contestants in the Eastern wing Of the
derby will be made aTailable for in
spection. Many of these are caid b.
5H race promoters to represent the latest
in aeronautical speed achievements.
Second. speed tests preliminary to
the $4,000 derby will be made over a
special race course from Hains Point
to Bellevue, D. c., on Tuesday, WedneS-
day and Thursday, August Is, II
and 13.
Third. the National Aeronautics AS
sociation will hold q meeting Thursday
and Friday at the Mayflower Hotel, in
connection with which Post and Gatty
are being asked to come out OF the
semi-retirement in which they have
gone since their epochal fight.
Fourth, plans are being made for a
mammoth air parade over Pennsylvania
III avenue. in which scores of planes will
roar over the historic street oaly 500
feet above the ground. That is, the
parade will be put on ii authorities
# permit the low flying. which they un-
rs doubtedly will. as the Air Derby As
sociation numbers among its prominent
members all three of the District
Commissioners.
Finally. both on Saturday and Sun
dav. washington Airport will be the
mecca of "aviationists"-if there Is
such word-when the big show will
be staged and ali the notableS will be
on exhibition. To accommodate the
crowds expected, two grandstands witn
alongside the air field and space pro-
vided to park 10000 cars, from which
the occupants may watch the circus.
Chester H. Warrington, president OF
the derby association, figures the
derby show and circus" to be the
4 greatest aeronautics attraction ever
put on in Washington. Some OF the
city's most distinguished citizens are
actively sponsoring the affair, or ad-
# viSing with Warrington. Among them
are George o. Vass, Lloyd Wilson, w.
w Everett. e. c. Graham, George Pitt,
John Poole. Whitney Leary, L. P. Nc
Iachlen. A. K Barta, Col. Cedric
Fsuntlerov, Commissioners Luther H.
III Reichelderfer, H. B. Crosby and J. c.
GotwaIs. U. s. A.; Robert v. Fleming,
Mai. Gen. D. B. Foulois, chief Of Army
aeronautics: Rear Admiral william A.
MofTett, chief of Navy aeronaut4cs;
George Lewis, Mai H. c. DAVIDSON
Condr. Warren Cnilds, A. c. Case,
n HN1Tsln1n AAnTlp
II Thorpe. Charles w. Morris and H. A. l..
Barker John S. Wyane, Washington
III Hoover Airport, and Robert J. Cottrell
of the Board OF Trade are assisting
Warrington as officers Of the assocla-
t4on.
So grea. an attraction does one rail-
road believe the Saturday-Sunday show
Fl is going to be that it has put into Ell
Il feet special excursion rates to WASH
ington over that week END. Also. el-
forts are being made to bring TO WASH
fngton for the two-day affair all
sportsmen from nearby States who fly
their own planes. Those in charge OF
arrangements are making available IA
cilitias for handling $50 visiting planes,
besides those Of the contestants.
An amplifyipg system Is to be m
stalled at the airport to broadcast t.
spectators the names of all airmen aEd
airwonen arriving on the held, ana Ii
is the hope of officials to bring the
mere prominent to the microphone to
say few words-as is dcne at the Ma
tionaI Air Races.
Among the treats thus far scheduled
for the show are hazardous "hare-land-
ings," difficult parachute jumps, stunt
flying galore and a display OF aerial
pyrotechnics. All in all, the washing
ton Air Derby Association, Inc, mas
laid out a most ambitious program, and
one worth seeing, If all its plans are
consumnated.
In connection with the derby start
Mrs. Herbert Hoover has agreed to givc
a reception in honor of woman con-
testants If she is at the White HOUSE
during the week beginning Tuesday
August l6. The President may be per-
suaded to greet the flyers, too though
nothing definite is yet known as to his
plans.
tra-special precautions are 10 bE
taken in handling possible crashes dur
ing the circus The Administration
Building at Hoover Field is to be con-
verted into first aid station and tht
'craeh wagon from Boiling Field viii
b. stationed on the field to expcdit;
things. Arlington County fire appa-
ratus also will be on hand, along witt
a couple OF companies Of soldiers fron
Fort Myer to keep spectators from get
ting too close to whirfing propelers.
A humorous, though slightly tragic
note, was seen in the unsolicited Offer
Of an undertaking company to supply
three ambulances and the services ol
three doctors and three nurses.
After the show is o.er. the derby
will get of, starting between 3 and
O'Clock Sunday afternoon. known a.
the Cord Cup Race. the Transconti-
mental Handicap Air Derby is open fol
both men and women pilots. The tota
purse is $1,000 and two custom spcr
Auburn speedsters. The money will b'
divided between the pilots coming II
first and second and the first 80 place
winners"
The derby winner viii get the Core
n Cup. an Auburn 10 speedstsr anc
n $4,000 in cash The second place pilot
the winner in the wing" of Which tn
81 first place flyer is not member, vii
be given the Cord Cup Plaque, an Au
81 burn speedster and 81 900 in cash
The next so will get what's left of tn
''ten grand" along these lne7;
Eastern W!ng-Fi-st place. sweep
stakes award: second place. $500, thr,
place, s400; fourth piece. 5000: nftl
II place 5000; sI0o cOnsolGtion prizes q
next 20 place winners.
Western Wing-First place. sweep
stakes award; second place, $500; thir
place, s400; fourth place, $500; fift
place. 5000; S100 consolation prizes t
next 20 place winners.
Simultaneously with the take-of tn
derby contestants from Washington
the Pacific or Western wing will leay
Los Angeles. Both wings will pre-
press through a>series of official cor
troll cities" and merge at Bartlesvill
Okla. from where they will fly |
Cleveland. finishing on DERBY Day
the Inaugural Day Of the 1882 Natloni
Air Races.