Evening star., 1934-04-29

Association.
Views Phoned Here.
The Australian viewpoint in favor
Of free entry for American planes and
flyers was voiced in a Commute
transoceanic telephone call from Aus
tralia to Washington, a distance OF
$4,000 miles. The call, from the avi-
alton editor of the Melbourne Herald
to the headquarters Of the National
Aeronautic Association, was made to
obtain direct information as to the ef-
feet of the revised regulations on
American competition.
The call was termed by Hiram
Bingham, president Of the N. A. A.,
as Every significant as indicating the
desire of leading representative of
Australian public opinion to avoid
regulations which would keep Ameri-
cas- best and fastest long-distance
planes out of the race"
The National Aeronautic Associa-
ton has pointed out to Royal Aero
Club officials that the revised regula-
tions issued by the club would make
ineligible for the ondon-Melbourne
race every plane entered in our an
nual Bendix transcontinental speed
contest. These airplanes have eStab-
ushed new transcontinental speed
marks each year since the race was
inaugurated.
Thought Free-for- All.
"The marked variance in the Eng
lish and Australian attitudes on the
N. A. A. protest is of special interest
In view of the fact that the original
rules for the MacRobertson contest
sent to the United States from Aus
tralia last year indicated that the
speed race, the feature event Of the
competition, was to be a free-for-all,
open to any class of plane considered
airworthy by the country of entry" it
was stated at the association head
quarters here.
1T was months after the an
nouncement from Australia Of these
rules that the Royal Aero Club Of
London issued the revised regulations
which restricted this speed to aircraft
of normal category
1T has been reported that the Brit
ish press, after the original announce
very outspoken in its opinion that the
race should have been restricted to
British entrants and not open to in
ternational competition. Due to this
report many pilots in this country are
of the opinion that by revision of
the entrance requirements months
after supposedly final regulations had
been issued, the British were endeav-
oring to bar them from this contest,
fearing they would be able to outper-
form British pilots in British-built
aircraft"
Meet Plans Advanced.
Plans have been virtually completed
for what is expected to be the Capt.
tails largest aviation meet-the Lang
ley day celebration of the Washington
Air Derby Association and local trade
bodies, to be held next Sunday, May
6, at College Park Airport, College
Park, Md.
When this was written, 10 days In
advance of the meet. 18 formal en-
tries had been received and many
other pilots who did not expect tc
compete had indicated they would fly
to the local field for the event. The
entries were from points as far dis
tant as Roosevelt Field, Long Island
N. Y, and Hampton, Va.
Members of the Philadelphia Pylon
Club were expected to fly here in
body and members Of similar flying
clubs in other nearby cities also are
expected to fly to College Park Satur-
day and Sunday.
Construction of grandstands and
fences at the historic College Park
Field, the worlds first regular airport
as nearing completion and the sale
OF reserved seats has begun. Tickets
may be obtained at the office of Ches-
ter H. Warrington, president of the
Derby group, 2035 Seventeenth street
The meet will be preceded Saturday
night by a ball and reception at the
Willard Hotel. At this ball the first
presentation Of the Washington All
Derby Association Trophy, to be
awarded annually to the local pilot
making the outstanding aviation con-
tribution Of the year, will be made
The name Of the pilot will be an
nounced Immediately before the pre-
sentation.
Among the noted pilots expected to
attend the meet next Sunday Is Afford
]. Williams, jr., former Navy racing
and acrobatic champion. The firsl
woman pilot entered is Miss Johanna
Busse. only woman division chief al
the Bureau of Standards, who has
entered eight of the IL racing events
all in which her airplane is eligible
to compete.
Navy Selects Trainees.
Preparations are being completed by
local Navy and Marine Corps Avia-
ton Reserve commanders to select l6
local college seniors for flight training
at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola,
Fla, beginning this Summer. Sue
cessful candidates will receive q year
of ground and fight training, COM
missions in the Navy or Marine Corps
Reserve and year of active duty with
Navy and Marine Corps squadrons.
Ten of the candidates will be chosen
for naval training. They will be Sc
lected by Naval Reserve Selection
Board composed of Lieut.. Comdr. B.
GroeSbeck, Medical Corps Reserve,
senior member; Lieut.. Ernest w. Itch
and Lieut.. Malcolm M. Cloukey, in
charge of Naval Aviation Reserve
training. The other six candidates
will be selected for the Marine Corps
by q board composed Of Comdr
Groesbeck and Lieut.. Hamilton D.
South, jr, q. S. M. c., in charge OF
local Marine Corps Aviation Reserve
training.
All local college seniors who are to
graduate this Spring are eligible for
selection. Preliminary selection will
be made May l. Two weeks will be
allowed for the necessary examina-
tions and final selection will be made
May IS. The candidates are to re-
port to Pensacola for training by
July Is.
There will be no written examina-
ton for the candidates. Their scho-
lastic records in high school and COL
lege, however, will be taken into con-
sideration, as will their athletic rec