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Show IPUEMES J OPEN TOMORROW 150 Machines to Compete in National Air Contests MT. CLEMENS. Mich.. Oct. 1. Salf-ridge Salf-ridge field, near here, probably waa the b Haifa aviation center In the country- to day. With lit or more airplanes of ell typeo here for the National air races, that begin tomorrow, and with there arriving throughout the day, the reeervatlon re-eembled re-eembled a huge recepttoa park for army, navy aad commercial pilots coming to take part la the three days program or to wit aeu the contests. The "On to lctrott" contest waa epect- d to bring a -More of machines today and early i tomorrow. The first arrivals in this race, the winner of Which, la to be determined deter-mined on points for long flight, time consumed con-sumed and load carried, oaiue in lata ys-twrday. ys-twrday. They wers Charles . Jones and Javi" Pearson, who flew from Buffalo. Kmal tests of the tsoere wers under way today, all of the navy's entries In the I'u-llter I'u-llter race being put through their final workouts. The navy's "mystery ship." which has been under guard day and night sines It . arrived at Blfrldge. was assembled yesterday yes-terday and flown for tne first time this morning by Lieutenant I. H. Band arson of the marine corps, who will pilot It In the Pullter race, Whea the veil of mystery wee lifted the ehtp waa deaigm-tnd the "Wright-Navy filer. it Is powered by a HO-horeepower Wright engine end embodies so much that " is near and erpenmentai mar near Ad mirai aiorie., neaa or tne Davy s aero arm, has dubbed It the "flying laboratory.". A stream line landing gear, the lower plane sheathing the wheels to break wind re-ale re-ale lanes, la one of the ne wteatarse. |