Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-09-02 | Page 13 | Air Derbies to Reveal Aviation Progress

c Ii 1 AIR DERBIES TO REVEAL AVIATION PROGRESS I I. I un n b OA 1 I I OKLAHOMA LOS SAN DIEGO L 0 FORT WORTH ruc Ot tz PEC S ti i. i J. J i r Legend i z NON STOP TRANSCONTINENTAL 4 Sp Spectacular thrills as well as cyclopedia of aviation information will be offered visitors to the national air air races and aeronautical exposition In Los Angeles September 8 to 16 16 The routes routes of of fo four r of the major races are traced on the map above Miss Edith Tho Thomas mas right aViation enthusiast is IS seen with one of the the exhibits an autographed propeller and one of th the e many trophies Dudley M. M Steele left Is contest chairman for the cross country and closed races LOS ANGELES AP-A AP panorama pano- pano rama of aerial progress during the past year will be laid before the eyes of the tho aviation world at MInes fIeld here durIng the national aIr races and aeronautical exposition Septem September bel 8 to 16 Eight major aIr derbIes will fInish finish fIn fIn- ish at the fIeld durIng the exposItion exposition exposI- exposI tion and ana more than fliers In eluding Art Goebel wInner of the Dole Pacific Pacific- flIght and brilliant army navy and amateur pilots pilots- have entered one Or mOre of the contests Included in the roster af f entries are many flIers who have taken up avIation as a sport Outstanding in the list of well known pilots are Eugene Detmer New York who was fourth in One of the national air nir derbies last ast year eal Henry D. D du Pont Wilmington Del scIon of the wealthy Du Pont family Lieutenant Dan Kearns U. U S. S A. A Lieutenant Lawrence Ames U U. S. S A. A H. H C. C Lippiett Los Angeles Paul Braniff El EI Paso Texas Do- Do troit Colonel William Thaw If U. U i Pittsburg organizer c the Lafayette Lafayette Lafay- Lafay ette Harry Tucker rucker Santa Monica Ca Cal and W. W H H. Em- Em cry ery Bradford l la a. a The races thIs year will h ve the gl glamorous color of past edItions of oC the great flying classIc with money and trophy awards totaling more than to be contested by cIvilian military ry and naval pIlots from the UnIted Slates Canada and Pan American countries Air derbIes will span the continent conti- conti I neat nent and special races from near neal nealand and far to Los Angeles will vill add to prelIminary Interest A nonstop all air race from New ew York to Los Angeles Is the feature event the prIzes aggregating besides valuable trophIes The winner will receIve There will be races from New York Tork to Los Angeles and from Windsor Ont Oat to Los An Angeles gel s. e-s. An air derby from New York to the California cIty will be dIvided into three classes for shIps of different cubio in h displacement Other races In to those over fixed courses include those from San Francisco Oakland Cal and Mexico Mex- Mex leo ico City to Los Angeles Numerous other contests attempts at- at tempts to set new flight endurance records rec- rec records new airline dIstance races between army and naV navY planes of various types national guard competition parachute jumping jumping jump jump- ing events and even model contests for fOl children will be featured But aside from the actual races and contests avIation enthusiasts will find much of Interest here during our our- meet Heavy reServations res- res ing the nine day havo havo- necessitated all altra ra- ra to plans for the exposItion building now under construction where manufacturers of oC planes airplane airplane air air- will plane devices and accessories dIsplay their products Leading authorItIes of the aviation aviation avia- avia tion field will be on hand to attend the several aerial organizatiOns organizatiOns' annual annual an- an nual conventions in connection wIth the races With the approval ot of the tho National AeronautIc associatIon the CalIfornia CalIfor- CalIfor ala nia All Air Hace associatIon sponsoring the meet has offered in ad cash prIzes Trophy awards posted bY the additional cash prIzes seventeen control cities ough which the transcontinental derbies firms and are routed and by will boost the total cash than value alue of the awards to more Although th the pulitzer speed canceled In 1925 wIll again be off the ram pros this year the John L. L Mitchell speed trophY for pursuit planes is expected to take its place In tire matter of oC thrills and mIlitarY ry attack planes wilt will for the first time enter competition for the Mason M. M PatrIck trophY The races and exposItion to than ever year will serve erve more dIspense aerial Information to Amer- Amer for lea ica and as a proving ground commercIal flying problems concernIng concerning con con- the flying b business have ha in large arge numbers recently recent recent- cropped up ly iy as a result oc th the publicIty given iven and the famous flights to commercial aviation n. n The Los Angeles flying festival will supply supply sup sup- I ply answers to man many of these ques ques- lions