The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-24
JUNIOR filters
AWAIT 4-DAY
RACE PROGRAM
ScrippS-HoWard Event to
Draw Entries From All
Parts of Nation.

Leading junior aviators from all
parts Of the nation will gather in
Cleveland next week to participate
IN the Scripps-Howard Junior Ayia-
tor national air races.
Speed dashes, endurance flying
tiny planes powered with miniature
gas engines and stunt flying will
make up the four day program
sponsored by the Cleveland Press
and other Scripps-H Howard newspa-
pers throughout the country. The
event, which is one of the great
est meets among juvenile birdmen,
will be held just prior to the senior
national races.
Maj. Al Williams. chief Of air
service. Junior Aviators, head the
national committee Of a score Of
prominent filters who are aiding in
the staging of the junior races. A
large handsome silver trophy and a
gold season pass to the national air
races will be awarded the winner of
each junior event.
Cliff Henderson, senior national
air race director, in reviewing the
plans for the junior races, declared
them the most elaborate model air
plane races in the history of avia-
ton" I'VE are glad to have such
an educational exhibition as is to
be given by these youthful air en-
thusiasts,' Mr.. Henderson said.
Six Events Carded
There are six events included on
the program, event No. l starting at
10 o'clock Monday, the opening day
of the races. The initial event will
be the outdoor fuselage model race
for junior, senior and open divisions.
Models III this event will take off
from the ground and soar high into
air, remaining aloft as long as their
tiny rubber motors spin the propel-
lers.
On the morning of the second
day, small models will race over
closed 38-foot course and will be
clicked for speed just like the larger
racing planes. In the afternoon
models powered by gasoline motors
will take off in an effort to eStab-
lish new world endurance marks.
Stick model races, open to junior,
senior and open divisions will be
held on the third day. On the
final day the exhibition Notifying
scale model event will be held in
the morning and a novelty event
for stunning planes of original de
sign will take place in the after
noon.
Air Race Guests
Theater parties and four days of
lively entertainment has been ar
ranged for the visiting junior f1iers
who will be guests Of the National
Air Races at the famous fliers
luncheon. Here the juvenile par
Elephants will meet the worlds most
noted air personalities.
On the opening day of the Senior
events. Junior aviators will occupy
a specially reserved section of the
grand stand as guests of air race
officials. Following the finish of the
Bendix tranScontinental race, the
opening event of the senior pro-
gram, winners of the junior events
will be awarded the numerous
trophies donated by some of the ma
tons leading aviation concerns.
Four Times Entrants
Four members of The Indianapo-
lis Times Squadron of the Scripps-
Howard organization are to partici-
pate in the junior events. The quar-
tet, Verne BCshle. John Foster, Rob
ert Cahill and James Cahill, were
chosen through a series of elimina-
ton contests conducted by The
Times. Each of the four youths is
a veteran of model flying and is
hopeful of bringing back to In
dianapolis many Of the awards Of
fered.
The local entrants will leave by
auto tomorrow night and be quar-
tered at the Hollenden Hotel while
in Cleveland. HerShell Knight,
squadron commander, will be in
charge of the indianapolis entrants.