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Show Z 1 0 N AVIATJON MEET WEDNESDAY SALT LAKE, April 2 Two more days and then the man-birds! With the mammoth field at Barring-ton Barring-ton park In roadinessnlno of the latest lat-est type of aeroplanes now being flown Installed in theh hangars and partially partial-ly set up, with four of the world's most famous aviators already in tho city or approaching it and every train Into town bringing its hundreds of vis-itors, vis-itors, the aviation meet to open Wednesday Wed-nesday afternoon near Saltair beach will mark an epoch in the exhibition of aeroplanes west of the Rocky mountains, moun-tains, for nover before has bo much work and money gone Into preparations prepara-tions for an event of its kind as has been spent l Salt Lake's flying contest con-test for the coming week From every nook and cornor of the intermountaln empire have come Inquiries In-quiries directed to the promoters of the event requesting a widely varied assortment of Information as to prospective pros-pective flights, hotel accommodations, railroad fares, train schedules and other matters. Already eight Bpecial trains are booked to arrive in Salt Lake by Tuesday night of this week, bringing in themselves alone about 10,-000 10,-000 out-of-town visitors. The conference confer-ence of the Mormon church opens Wednesday and to the vast throngs will be added the multitude of conference confer-ence people who take advantage of special rates granted on the railroads on these occasions to make Salt Lake a Boml-annual visit. All in all, It Is probable that tho city will be called upon to house a greater number of visitors than at any time since the " u A R encampment. History for Salt Lake. And tho week wIU make history for Salt Lake The four aviators who are to enter the nerial lists against each other next Wednesday afternoon are Phil O. Parmalee and Walter Brook-lr.s, Brook-lr.s, driving Wright biplanes, and Eugene Eu-gene B. Ely and Charles F Willaid, flying CurtiBs machines. By reason of the Intense rivalry that exists be-twoen be-twoen the two camps of fljers, be-couso be-couso of tho daring performances of each of the four men and through tho fact that this is their first match meeting fn months, there can ho little question that some present aeroplane records will be broken and six days or stellar flying done before the Salt Lrke meet comes to Its close April 10. A more beautiful spot than Bonneville Bonne-ville park from which to witness the flights of these aviators could scarcely scarce-ly be Imagined. The great field, with its solid, dry, dustless surface of shale, lies parallel to the tracks ot Saltair railroad and Is sUuated approximately a half mile this side of that p61nt at which the railroad turns into the track lending to the Saltair paIIion. From every foot of the field there is an unexcelled vlow of the lake" and across the back length of the park has boen constructed a mammoth grandstand with d capacity of 12,000 spectatois. View Facilities Good. Facilities for viewing the flights aro provided at each end of the field for those spectators who do not care to avail themselves of the grandstand seats Automobiles will be parked at the west end of the field and the rcute to Bonneville park lies down State to Fourteenth South street, -west on Fourteenth South to the Redwood road, then on tho Garfield road to the point where the thoroughfare turns off to the dale works,, and from the latter place the promoters of the aviation avi-ation meet have constructed a new-read new-read leading directly to the aviation field, so that motoring parties may reach the park from town with a minimum min-imum amount of trouble . The trains will carry tho crowds from the Saltair Sal-tair dopot to the aviation field, leaving leav-ing the station every ten minutes from 1 o'clock each afternoon of the meet. The promoters have gone so far as tj) iustall a sjstem of public drinking fountains at regular Iptervnjs around the field and an' opportunity will be afforded everyone who attends the meet to visit tne hangars where tho nine aeroplanes will be housed and Inspect In-spect them from a distance of a few feeL Two types of aeroplanes will be flown In the contest Thev are the Wright and tho Curtiss. The difference differ-ence In these biplanes begins with the differences and the aims of their builders, The machines aie built with distinctly different enas In view. While Lcth builders aim for stability and endurance, the Wright machine is designed more particularly for carrv-ing carrv-ing passengers. With little or no of-fort of-fort In this direction, Curtiss has' scught speed In a machine which can. go from one place to another and after af-ter a stop start back at any time. Governor to Officiate. Tho program each day will include match, speed and altitude races between be-tween Brookins, Parmalee, Ely and Wlllard, endurance and cross-country fi:ghts and various other feats. Governor Gov-ernor Spry will open tho meet and the Judges and officials have been selected se-lected with a view to the fitness of each for the position he will hold. Captain Brackett of the navy, who is in chargo of the local recruiting office, will have entire command of tho flying field and wnlle no spectators specta-tors will bo permitted on the field proper, splendid facilities are provided provid-ed for the crowds to witness every moment of the flights The government govern-ment stamp of approval on the meet was maulfosted this week by the designating des-ignating of Lieutenant Ellison of the navy to roport 'Immediately here and participate in the flights and observations. |