Evening star., 1937-04-25

pm. today from College Park Air
port, College Park, Md.
Entry blanks will be available at
the airport and full instructions will
be issued to hunters at the time they
obtain their blanks. There will be
three prizes for the hunters.
This contest" said President J.
Earl Steinhauer, promises to be .
wow"
Further deponent sayeth not.
Drank NJ HAWKS and Howard
Hughes, both of whom have re-
Gently established speed records, are
believed capable Of smashing the in
ternational 100-kilometer airplane
speed record for which a prize of
81, 1000 has been posted by Endless
Caverns, Inc.
The prize is available for success
full record fight over the 1O0-kilometer
course laid out last year at Endless
Caverns by Ben King famous local
sportsman-pilo The fight must be
made this Summer under the terms Of
the award.
The 1OO-kilometer record was taken
from the United States on August 10,
1885, by Maurice ArnouX, flying q
Caudron airplane with Renault- Ben
gall engine, at Etampes, France.
King expressed belief that at least
one American can take the record
with an airplane now in operation. He
had Hawks in mind, it Is understood,
but it is believed Hughes also could
qualify.
Endless Caverns, through the eff
forts of King, last year established an
air record foundation which already
has resulted in the capturing of three
international records by American
women pilots. These records, MADE
last year, we're by Miss Helen Richey,
for altitude. fourth category light air.
planes, Miss Helen MacCloskey, dis
tance, first category, light airplanes,
and Mrs. Louise Thaden, l00-kilometer
speed, second category, light airplanes.
All were feminine records.
CLASHING Of 90 minutes from
~ transcontinental air transport
schedules is scheduled for May 10,
when United Airlines will use its new
21-passenger Douglas mainliners 10
establish a three-stop coast-to-coast
service. Westbound schedules are II
hours and 80 minutes; eastbound, IS
hours and % minutes. the difference
being due to prevailing winds.
Stops are to be made only at Chi
cago, Cheyenne and Salt Lake City.
Connections from Washington will be
made at Chicago and passengers leav-
ing Washington at 4:45 pm. will be
landed in Los Angeles or San Fran
cisco at 824 am.
$40 off its fare rate for the trip across
the United States, both on the new
schedule and on existing schedules.
A MEXICAN manufacturers Of air.
craft, aircraft engines, instru-
ments and equipment have been In
vited to join with fellow manufac-
turers Of all nations in the second in.
ternational aircraft exhibition. to be
held in Milan, Italy, from October
to II, according to the Commerce De-
partment.
The exhibition will include not only
finished airplanes, engines and equip
ment, but parts and even raw mate
rials, it is reported by American Con-
sui Lester L. Schnare, at Milan. En-.
tries will be closed July l, but later
entries may be accepted at discretion
Of the fair authorities upon payment
Of increased space charges.
The first international exhibition
was held in Milan in October, 1885.
At that time 174 Italian and 159
foreign firms exhibited their products
to some $4,000 visitors.
FRED D. FAGG, JR., new director
Of air commerce, will be a guest
speaker at a luncheon in Miami on
May 18 In connection with the ma
tional observance Of Foreign Trade
week, the Commerce Department has
announced. He is expected to discuss
recent increases in the expectation Of
airplanes. engines and parts from the
United States. This growth of export
business is proving boon to the
domestic aircraft industry and rapidly
is increasing the prestige of American
aviation in all parts Of the world.