Show GREAT GRE AT NATIONAL AERIAL DERBY IS BEING PUNNED PLANNED Race by Aeroplane From Atlantic to Pacific Will Start Early in the Fall BIG CASH PRIZES OFFERED Interest Intense Among Aviators and Manufacturers of Aeroplanes Aeroplanes- Rivalry Among Cities Across Continent for Designated Place on Route of Racers New York Not York Not only has the picturesque picturesque picturesque esque making history project of an aerial race from the Atlantic to the PacIfic Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- seized the imagination of the entire en entire en- en n- n tire country and attracted the Interest and indorsement of United States senators senators senators sen sen- and representatives and governors governors governors gov gov- of many states and started rivalries among cities across across' the continent continent continent conti conti- nent for a designated place on the the- route of the racers but as may be Imagined the interest has become become- Intense Intense Intense In In- tense among aviators and the manufacturers manufacturers manu manu- I of aeroplanes and motors Inquiry upon inquiry has poured Into the Aero Club of America regarding regarding regard regard- ing details of the transcontinental aeroplane competition for the Pulitzer Pulitzer zer cup and the cash p prizes the first of which Is To meet the special and public demand demand demand de de- mand for information ns as to how this this great national aerial derby is to be i conducted the Aero Club of America sets forth the project with Its patriotic and find progressive objects and tentatively tentative tentative- ly for ly-for for the officials are still holding themselves open to suggestions from aviators and firms entering their brands of machines machines have have formulated the rules and conditions of the con con- test Many Important Prizes The Aero Club Club- of America the statement reads has offered a first prize of to be awarded the aviator aviator aviator avi avi- ator winning the contest under the conditions to be herewith described There will be about fifteen controls landing stations on the route and each city which is made a control will give Ive prizes making snaking a total of from to from which fund eight principal prizes and other special special cial prizes prizes- will be awarded the awarded the first eight as follows First prize second third fourth 1500 fifth sixth 2500 seventh seventh sev seve 2000 eighth 1500 1509 Special prizes will be given for the best time between controls and for forthe forthe forthe the best demonstration with radio sending messages to land stations for forthe forthe forthe the making of maps for the war department department department de de- and of photographic films for aeronautical maps of the first great i aerial highway The winner of the Pulitzer trophy I will of or course be the first aviator who lands at the final fina control on the Pacific coast But nut when It comes to the awarding the cash prizes certain penalizations of time are to be considered considered considered con con- for changes In the motor ant and aeroplane parts of the machine durIng during during dur dur- ing their transcontinental Journey A tiet et of these penalizations regarding factor changes repairs and alterations has already been tentatively drawn up forming as nearly neary as possible a consensus consensus consensus con con- of the suggestions of entrants and aeroplane makers Many Landings er the route chosen the distance distance dis dis- tance between controls east of say sty Kuns Kansas s City will not be more than miles and In desert and mountain mountain- mountainous ous countries In the West Vest the distance between controls will be limited to between be be- tween and miles The contest committee says th the Aero Acre club club statement proposes this limitation Imitation for the following reasons To 10 prevent excessive flying making it possible to every aviator to fly In this Initial long distance contest with safety safety safety safe safe- conditions conditions condi condi- ty and to approximate ordinary c to be met In every-day every practice in aerial training carrying mail mall passenger passenger passenger pas pas- carryl carrying g etc tc of controls controls controls con con- To give a larger number and enable the population of important important important im im- of centers In different parts the country to see the competing aeroplanes aeroplanes aero nero planes and become familiar with the present possibility s of a aerial rial tation To hold the contestants together as asfar asfar asfar far as possible Each competitor must expend a minimum aggregate of hours while his machine is on the ground in the con conn These periods of 12 hours willbe willbe will willbe be called resting time No competitor tor will be allowed to start until the 12 hours' hours resting time shall have elapsed A competitor may expend as much time as he likes at the starting control but after once hav having ng been officially officially of of- started f from om any control the whole time time until he reaches the next control will be counted as flying time Saturday September 2 The contest will commence on Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- urda September 2 1916 and will finish finish finish fin fin- ish at latest on Saturday September 30 at p. p m. m The contest Is open to competitors of any nationality holding an nn aviators aviator's certificate issued by the International Aeronautical federation and the Aero C Club of Americas America's yearly license ana I Ito to to- the militia aero clubs cities and I any other organizations wishing to to participate and who can enter a properly properly prop prop- erly equipped aircraft and a licensed n. n aviator viator The entrance fee Is and entries entries en- en tries rles will be received up to 12 noon August 1 1910 1010 The entrance I fee ee of Is pa payable able either in one sum urn or as follows by 12 noon on August 1 by 12 noon on August 15 5 Late entries will be received up to o 12 noon August 25 1916 In which case the entry fee Iee will be The entry form which must be nied by the entry fee must be sent Into into In m mo to o the secretary Aero Club of Am America Amer- Amer rIca r- r Ica ca No Madison avenue NewYork NewYork New NewYork York city The start will be made from Sheepshead bay Belmont park or Garden Garden Garden Gar Gar- den City on Saturday September 2 1916 1910 at 1 o'clock p p. p m. m The order of starting will be by lot and announced five days prior to the start of the competition com com- petition Controls open at 6 o'clock a. a m. m The competitor who mikes makes the fast fast- est elapsed time between controls s1 sl 11 start first the others following at ut Intervals intervals intervals in In- determined by y the difference between the time of their respective flights and the time of the fastest flight Each Ench competitor before starting will be supplied with a n time card on which will be entered his time of arrival arrival ar ar- ar- ar rival and departure from each con con- The competitor is alone responsible responsible responsible sible for the safe custody of his and for its being produced and entered up at each control and for the production production pro pro- of same when duly called upon Stoppages En Route Stoppages en route between the controls are not prohibited and amid fre fro quent official landing places will be established between controls about fifty to one hundred undred miles apart Competitors Competitors Com Com- will only be timed from the departure from any anyone one control to the arrival at the next control Individual replacements and repairs repairs repairs re re- re- re pairs to the aeroplane and motor may maybe maybe maybe be made but the competitors making the repairs will be duly penalized according according according ac ac- cording to the conditions to be decided decided decided de de- by the contest committee ChangIng ChangIng Chang- Chang Ing lag of unbroken propellers and undamaged undamaged undamaged aged wings will not be penalized Carrying a n passenger weighing not less les than pounds Is compulsory Equipping an nn aeroplane with dual control control control con con- to enable passenger to participate In piloting Is allowed Every aeroplane Is required to hn have v ns os part of Its equipment compass com corn pass S chart holder and und fire 1 |