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Show jack jc:::;sc:i i:ay RY Li HEOaJLI AT AVIAMl flEET Heavy Weight Prize filter filt-er Champion Wants a New Sensation. Jack Johnson, world' heavy weight pugilistic ehampioa, racing aatomobile driver and something of a fast goer rnerally, will be seen in exhibition gbte la a Curtis, biplaao at ths ia-teraatinaal ia-teraatinaal aviation contest at Seltair beach from April to 10, if tka lataat plaaa of B. B. ap(, awaagor of tha C'nrtiaa axhibitioa taaai, aro oceo-fally oceo-fally eliminated. At 18 o'elork tki atontiw tha aiaa-affera aiaa-affera of tha mwt rm-elrad tbo following follow-ing talcaraai from Manairar Yoanc: "Am oo my way to Halt Lake Will arriv Friday moraine. Hara loaod contract with Jack Jobn.on, colored champion, to tcack him to nr and hava old him lataat type of Cnrtiae biplane for immediate delivery. Johaton.eaya be will aome to Halt Lake aad I am arranging by wire with him for hn appearanea with oar team at your meet." Johneoa haa been pretty mack oat of the pubh'e eye eince hi recent challenge chal-lenge to Barney OMIMd for a match race ia the east, in which he waa badly defeated, aad followine which he do dared that ha had had. a great plenty of mile a miaute clips ia a hundred korsepowered motor car. He ia known, however, aa a nervy, heady driver of anytking ea wheels, who is aot afraid to take a chance and wh6 ia not afraid to speed, and if Manager Young of tha Cnrtiss company com-pany is auceessful ia his efforts to bring Johnson to the Salt Lake meet in April, his appearanea will undoubtedly undoubt-edly prove one of tha biggest drawing cards of that event. Immediately upoa hla arrival Friday Mr. Yoang will be taken to tba aviation avia-tion told aear Saltair and every detail ia connection with facilities for handling han-dling crowds and atartiag and alight-iag alight-iag features of tha adds will ba gone over thoroughly by him and his suggestions sug-gestions will be carefully followed; Mr. x oung aaa oeen eonaeciea wiib practically prac-tically every big aviation aveat held in the country tha paat two years aad his experience ia expected to prove of-inestimable of-inestimable value and benefit to tha local promotere. Work will ba started early Monday morning on tha automobile aad wagoa road to ba constructed from tha salt works across tka sand flats on tha edge of the lake to the aviatioa teld. This will make tba automobile route to tba park, via tha road to Garfield as far aa tha road whieh leads to tha salt works, aad from tha salt works aver the new road to tha entrance ta the (eld, where parking arraagemente will ba made for a large number at motor ears. |