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Show II OFFICER TO SUPEfilE FIELD Twenty Airplanes in Continental Conti-nental Flight Expected Friday. Captain H. 11. Yosbot' tho United SLaLes air'scrvicc, arrived itt bait Lake last night to arrange fur the arrival lore this week of the first of tbo seventy-seven airplanes whieh will compete ill the great transcontinental air derby, lie was mot at the depot by .Nathaniel Jacksou, of tho Commercial Commer-cial club, and vvill remain on til the flight is completed. Captain Vosa will now direct operations for tiio landing of tlj planes aud will have supervision of tho Buena Vista fly in R field. The first arrival of plaues in the flight in Salt Lake, Captain Voss said, is scheduled for neNt Friday. On this day twenty machines, which will start front San Francisco, will land hero and remain thirty minutes beforo resuming re-suming tho flight eastward. Planes from Mineola, N. '., bound west, arc expected- here beginning Monday, October Oc-tober 13, and arrivals will coutinue for several days. Fifty-seveu machines will, pass through. SaJt Lake bound westward. Particular attention, it was outlined, out-lined, will be paid to the protection of the landing field from crowds during dur-ing tho arrival and departure of the racing plaues. The field will be kept clear at all times bv officers furnished bv the Salt "Lake police department. Pilots of the planes will not be nble to stop for persons who insist upon getting through the lines and serious Injury is likely to result should crowds break into the field. Chief of Police J. Parley White has given his assurance io the officers in charge J'f -tbe race that every precaution precau-tion will be taken to keep unauthorized persons from the field. Spectators, how. ever, may gather within lines which will be erected outside the field. Actual work of getting the Bucna Vista field in condition aud installation of the markings will Login tomorrow under the direction of Captain Yoss. |