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Show WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT PROPITIOUS By Associated Press. BRRLIN, June 10. The weather conditions condi-tions are not propitious for tho start of the German aviation circuit race, which Is sot for 5 o'clock tomorrow morning. Violent winds prevail this afternoon. Tho railroads extending Into tho suburbs sub-urbs arc preparing for an enormous traffic traf-fic during the early hours of tomorrow. Special trains will begin to arrive at 3 o'clock. Along with tho great Interest attracted by tho contost. thero is a feeling of deep depression because of tho fatality yesterday yester-day when Schondel. holder of the German Ger-man altitude record, fell from a height of Ct5o0 feet and with his mechanician, Vo3F. was killed. Schondel had been entered for tho big race and was considered one of the most formidable of the competitors. However, the majority of tho entrants will start. A novelty Introduced in tho contest Is the privilege granted the aviators to use several aeroplnnos. which may be used Interchangeably, according to weather, or If accidents aro met with. Tho race Is under the auspices of the Berliner Zeitung Am Mlttag and the total to-tal prizes amount to 100.000. Including ?1000 offered by the Prussian ministry of war. The flight will begin and end at Berlin, the circuit course covering a distance dis-tance of 1 in I miles. It Is expected that about twenty-five aviators will start, these Including the well known Gormaiii airmen, LIndpalnter, Illrth, Jcannin. Thc-lin Thc-lin and "Wienczlers. |