Show SEAPLANES TO FLY TO ALASKA FOR BIG PRIZE NEW r YORK ori Feb 15 The The Aero Acre 1 Club of the tho Northwest with headquarters at Seattle Wash has I asked official sanction for an aerial I derby from Seattle to Juneau Alaska and return it was announced here bere tonight to to- night by the Aero cro Club of America The race will start on ou May fay 22 2 and an is isto isto isto to be for seaplanes as ns the route willbe will willbe willbe be over O water Prizes totalling will be awarded c S Seattle Senttie to Jun Juneau Juncan au The Thc proposed route of oC the derL derby will willbe willbe be he from Seattle to JUn Juneau June a t. t distance of ot approximately approximate miles mites and anti return to Seattle bv by wa way of Skagway a Sitka Petersburg Wrangell and antl Tho The purpose of tho the aerial derby as defined by bv Te-el Te Williams pr president of tho tito Aero club of the northwest And A A. A 11 II Mann chairman of tho contest committee com corn of oC the club Is to introduce aerial navigation to tho territory of Alaska to exhibit tho the practicability of tho the In Inauguration Inauguration inauguration In- In of aerial mall mail routes be between he- he tween Seattle cattle ton Washington and the Alaskan coast to encourage tho the establishment establishment of permanent air ways was bo- bo tween tho the Pacific northwest and Alaskan Alas Alas- k han kan n towns to promote the us use of or aircraft aircraft air air- craft as commercial carriers to en encourage encourage encourage en- en courage tho the stud study of flying conditions In the territory of oC Ala Alaska ka and to In Inaugurate inaugurato In- In nug a n. movement mo for the establishment establish establish- ment mont of or permanent air ports along alonD the tho Alaskan l coast COlst Oth Others OtherN rs The Aero club of southern California Califor Califor- nia tila and tho the Aerial league leacue of oC the Pacific elope also have hae asked sanction of an aerial l rally to bo be held in Los Ln Anc los Ics with In prizes to be bo awarded to the tho aviator covering the greatest distance in III flying to Lo Los AnI Angeles Angeles An An- geles from an any place In tho the United I sta States tes |