Salt Lake Tribune | 1909-11-14 | Page 19 | Aviators Demanding Big Race Guarantees

AVIATORS DEMANDING RIG RACE GUARANTEES LOS ANGELES. Nov. 1 a. Aviators arc commanding high figures for their Hying, according to advices received by Lho Los Angeles commit Loo having in charge the proposed aviation week in this city in .1 unitary. ' Representatives of tho committee cabled to Los Angeles from London that JJloriot wanted $SO,000 to come to Los Angeles for a week of flights.. Latham's price was given as $-5,000. The committee had cabled, that a purso of .$100,000 was virtually assured hero and that prizes of $50,000 would be offered for the soveral events of the week. Guarantees of $10,000 were offered to lileriol and ono or two others, but tho response was that. it. would cost $10,000 lo transport themselves them-selves with machines to this city. London Lon-don cables say further that a syndicate syndi-cate of live well-known aviators is offering its services for a week for $50,000. The negotiations from this city with the aviators are continuing.