Show fles Made Made-I a oi I II Air Who Will Alight Here eie Rules governing the airplanes in the I I transcontinental airplane race through Salt Lake lale have be- be been ben n following following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing the visit here of cf Colonel II H. II If I Arnold In charge of the air service for forthe forthe forthe the Western department of the army I The race race will start October r 8 with plan planes s 1 simultaneously from San Francisco and New York More th than n seventy-five seventy machines will participate par par- The following are the rules which hale haye been laid down Compu Compulsory sory stops at each point named f for r a a period of not less than eight minutes minutes' and not more than for for- eight ty-eight hours Failure to observe these disqualifies Stops other than those in control will be counted on the actual fl flying time thus reducing the contestants contestant's chances of ot victory Entrance is restricted to army planes having a rating of at least miles per hour within the Western Vestern Central and Eastern military departments as recommended by commanding officers There is no guarantee of prizes Motors and planes must be of standard standard standard stand stand- ard specifications specifications' thus secret improvements improvements improvements improve improve- ments are barred The time will willbe be computed d from the moment the wheels leave the ground until they touch In landing at the control points at least east east one complete circle of the field is obligatory There will be ue no night flying Three races will willbe be embraced in the theone one effort in each direction The first is the actual shortest time from start to finish regardless of flying fling flying fly fly- I ing time The second is for actual flying time The third Is for shortest time within I handicaps which will be applied to equalize planes of various types type and andI speeds Commanders of ot flying fields within I the departments concerned are ae in instructed instructed instructed in- in to arrange with the Red Cross or a similar organization at each control control control con con- point for food for the men as the government will bear no part of this expense They are also directed to ship at once in care cire care of the mayor of the various control cities supplies extra parts oil oil and gasoline me for use by the fliers 2 r |