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Show SPORTS" MORS 10 FLY am FRANCISCO, SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 23. For the first tlmo In tho history of aviation a relay race will bo mn, or more correctly, cor-rectly, flown at Aviation park. South San Francisco, on Jan. 10. This will bo the moot spectacular event of the entire meet and will bo a content of good speed and quick, starting between be-tween teams of three, Tbo Wright aviators will bo represented by Roy Knaben6hue, Archlo Iloxsey and Walter Wal-ter R. Brookjng, tho latter riding his "baby" biplane with whJch ho has made such apectacular epwed flight. Wlllard, Mars and Curtlas himself will relievo 'each other and endeavor to win honors for the Curtlss machine. Tho Famam biplane will he entered with Clifford Harmon, tho American amateur and possibly Grahame-Whlte tho English flier and one of the three French, aviatorg who will be entered rn the nxt few days. During this relayxraco there will be In the air at ooo time nlno biplanes circling the track or flying near the course and keeping pace with the i loaderi. The danger ever prominent I to aviators will bo of course, Incroas- ; ed by the risk of collision in the air, and the appearance of this flock , of man birds will b a novelty not lacking In thrills. For tho first time In the history of aviation moels of tho Unltod States I adequate and systematic provision Is t to be raado for automobiles at tho International arlation meet to be held at South San Francisco next month, i Colonel Fred Aniweg, official engineer, engin-eer, and IJcutenant Paul W. B?ck. secretary of the cltlion's committee, are planning a hage auto stand to occupy oc-cupy the Infield and commanding a view of the hangars and tarting and finishing posts. The Btand la to be a frontage of half N a mile, and Is being planned to accommodate ac-commodate nearly 1,000 cars. It will bo divided into stalls, each numbered, so that the purchaser buying his place In advance can Journey to the aviation avia-tion field In comfort and have tho satisfaction of knowing that when he reaches his destination he will not have to mancuvre for a place to park his car. Tho machines will be so placed that they will command com-mand a view of the entire field, and will he. grandstand seats de luxe. In addition to the numbered spaces thero will be space for the parking of machines ouuide of the grounds, where the owners con for a nominal charge leave their auots with the assurance as-surance that the cars and contents will be cared for until tholr return. A body of trained men Is to be used aa vldettes to guard this section. Many inquiries have been received at the headquarters of the committee regarding the care of their automobiles automo-biles at the grounds, and H is belloved by the members of the committee that the plan which has been devised will meet the approal of all concerned. The list of society men and women who expect to take a hand lu the flying game at the meet was swelled yesterday by Douglas Crant, son of Joseph D. Crant, who proposes to purchase pur-chase a machine and learn to manipulate manipu-late It In time lo enter the novice class. He was Been at the St. Francis Fran-cis last evening and said-that he had made up his mind to fly and was going go-ing to have one of the members of the Corthis group of aviators teach him. Another entry In the novice class received re-ceived yesterday wa9 that or R. F. Brewer or Berkeley, who, with, his brother, L. T. Brewer, has constructed a blplRno. which they are trying out in the vicinity or Point Richmond. It has a Curtlss control and a Farnam gear and is fitted with a forty-flvo horeo-power by thirty-five feet and has a six-foot rib. It is 8ald to embody a number of features not found in the standard machines and the build-or8 build-or8 expect to carry ofr some of the prizes offered for aviator of the notice no-tice claj6. Tho work was started on the erection erec-tion of the grandatand and fences at tho aviation field yesterday, and the contractors announced that they would work night and day lu order to have tho ground, ready for tho first flight 00 January 6. A completely equipped emergency hospital with two doctors and nurses in charge and with a waiting ambulance ambu-lance ever ready for all accidents is to be one of the features of the Tan-foran Tan-foran Aviation park. This building will be at the end of the grand stand and to the right of the hangers which will house the delicate framework or the aeroplanes that aro to toar Into the air abov Tonforan at tho coming meet from January 5 to 16 Dr. Georgo Lee Easton Is to bo the SUU Jn charK0 fcospltal which will have five cots, an operating table and every facility for the prompt treatment of all cases from a fainting woman to a fallen aviator Th building of the grandstand, the hangers and the wireless station with S Yelu11etln board in which, for tho first tlmo wirelea messages from been commenced nt tho 740 aero Aviation Avia-tion park south of San Francisco and La.na J , da78 the mechanical birds cour.e'E l arT,T nd tr th0 H is now expectod that thero will rorXf ne artars entered in the coming races as a number of French Yoi1 l0tel5" New 5 e tlMUaviatoVre'Uhe dar,nc youn Cr-.w Cr-.w r who recently had such 0SCft dea'th w ?en hlS 1 Vr0lc ftt an aUllule of 4000 wuetirx3 t&uf zv:r recfds ance in L v , ' BDCCd or endur- |