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Show IS CHEESED Stirs Rivals by His Sudden Sud-den Spectacular Flight ply reuestlng that dates be selected 1 so as to not conflict with theq condl- . lions for the international balloon and aviation cupa I think that this Ik what the federation did, leaving to us the choice o ffhe actual dates" Mr. P.lshnp denied reports that New-York New-York was certain to secure the Inter- ' national aviation cup meet and that ; preparations had progressed so far that a. tract on Long Island had been I purchased for the aviation field I "Nothing has born done towards a i selection," said Mr. Bishop. "In fact, I there are several objections that J might be raised r:galnst New York for Instance, the stiff coast wlndo. "BeFldes, before J end tbe present Journey. 1 shall visit several cities that have bid for the international aeroplane contests, anion them being Washington and Baltimore, which are working together, and also Des I Moines. "I shall also go lo Penver and St. Louis, both of which cities me seeking seek-ing the balloon meet. I inlend to in- ve.-:tlgato closely the facilities offered I by each and then report to the directors direct-ors r the Aero club of America, who will finally deride. I do not think anything definite will be done until March or later." All the time intervening between now and November will bo needed to perfect arrangements lor the two in tt inatlcnal meets, wb'ch will be held in America because America swept all honors last year. Each country represented repre-sented in the International aeronautl-I aeronautl-I cal federation Is entitled to enter three champions in the aeroplane and balloon con'.esis. The members of the I federation are the United States, Ens-j Ens-j land Franco. Germany. Holland, Bel-' Bel-' pi.un. Russia. Italy, Spain, Sweden, Lknmarl: and Austria. All these with j the possible exception of Russia, j where aviation is said to be discouraged discourag-ed by the bureaucracy, will be repre- I suited at the interna: lonal cup meet. Mr. Bishop is one of the principal judges of tbe llishts here and he declared de-clared that tbe meeting ranked higher than rnoets of international significance signifi-cance following that at Rhelrus. 'That Is so.' he said, "because it already shows the advancement that has been made In aviation during the past few months. Each of the contents con-tents is Important because It teaches i something In the way of lessons that I tend to advance the art of llylng. Progress Pro-gress In aviation can only be made throueh healthy competition stimulated stimulat-ed by enthusiasm ou the part of tho people. Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. 11 Paul-; ban's debonair assumption of the hero I part with his spectacular series of ights at aviation field yesterday has stirred his rivals, the American aviators avi-ators to a determination to oust him i today fro mthe position he snatched suddenly from them when he swept from behind his aeroplane, tent and flew over the buge 'grind stand, dangerously dan-gerously close lo the heads of the cheering thousands of spectators. Glenn II. Cnrtlss, prosaic rather than theatric, the opposite of the ..i, lie Frenchman in every way, says little lit-tle It became known today that the propeller ho damaged when he essayed es-sayed a flight following Paulhan's, was the one with which he Intended to clip the little Frenchman's wings. That propeller has been repaired or leplaced, and before dark today prob-pbly prob-pbly the enthusiasm of the excited throngs will be centered around the American instead of the diminutive Gaul It is now a earnest between America Ameri-ca and France, and this' is the day on which flights will count lor prizes. Wlllard and Hamilton, also, no lees than their chief Curtiss are determined deter-mined to eclipse the performance of the Frenchman spent hours after dawn today coddling their delicate flyer6, getting ready for tbe test. They are as silent ns their vivacious competitors are voluble Curtis3 was somewhat more conversational. "I do not know what I will do," he said, "but 1 know whnt T won't do. I believe it Is essential for those who operate aerordnns to take Info consideration con-sideration the welfare of those who might be injured in the event of an accident while in Dlght. For this rea- sou 1 do not believe In (lyin gover the 1 heads of spectators." I The program today is movtly i.f an eliminating character. At 2 o'clock Masson or Mlscarol will make tho first flight ever made in a Bleriot monoplane In America. At 2.30 o'clock, without any of the . waits (hot delayed the events of yesterday, yes-terday, all the aviators on tbe field v.Ml take turns demonstrating starting ! and landing. j ! At 3 o'clock Curtiss or one of bis pupils. Hamilton or Wlllard. will make the flr6t attemnt to wrst away the advantage of Parlhnn w'rh a test flight for altitude. This will count In the final award of th prize. At 4 o'clock tho three big dirigibles j on the fleld: Knabenshue. Betchy's and the one belonging to the Tnlted States government, will rise. Hero Knabenshue, according to the program, pro-gram, will repeat his performance of yesterday, when he reached Brachy, but this time his opponent will be the government's aerial war craft. Cortlandt Field Bishop, president of the Aero club of America, who arrived ar-rived last night, said today that while he sMU maintained that Borne cf the I conditions attached to the prizes were I impossible, nevertheless it was practically prac-tically that with modifications they would be approved. His principal objection ob-jection was tbe proffered prize .of $10,000 for the dirigible that could fly to San Francisco. "When 6hown tho dispatch frmn Paris saying that the International Aeronautical association had fixed dates for numerous aerial carnivals in various pait3 of the world during the year, Mr. lshop ' suid that he coulo not. understand why the International aviation meet waa set for November 2. A full moon has a great deal to do with the success of the international interna-tional balloon contest, Mr. Binhop ' said, and there will be cnlv a halt-moon halt-moon or three-quarters on October 25, the date selected by the federation. "I am not at all certain about any of thse things," he w-nt on. "I waa the American delegate, to the meeting:, but I cut attendance In Paris " com out here for the aviation roei. I wrote an otuclal communication slm- |