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MORE WRIGHT AEROPLANES AT SPEEDWAYBoy Knabenstae Goes to Dayton to Confer With Wright Bros. About Another Entry.SIGNAL CODE IN OPERATIONAVIATION PROGRAMTbe following events will make up the program of aviation week, weather conditions governing: flights:1. For the machine starting with theshortest running distance.2. For the start with the shortest distance before flight regardless of the method for rising in the air.3. For the machine making a complete circuit of the speedway track nearest to the ground.4. For the machine making the fastestlap of the speedway regardless of height.5. For the machine making the fastestten miles.6. For the machine landing nearest toa given spot.7. For the machine making the slowest lap of the course in the air.8. For the machine remaining In flightfor the longest time (durationprize.)9 to 15. Special match races.15 to 20. Special open events.20 to 25. Handicap events around complete circuits of the course.25 to 30. Carrying passengers.31. Longest distance traveled withoutalighting on the held.32. Greatest distance traveled crosscountry1 returning to aviation field.33. Greatest length of time In air hovering over aviation field.34. Special events for amateurs.35. For rapid descent from an altitudeof 500 feet.Distance cross-country flights will take place on the last day of the meet, June 18.1 By .TOE KELLY.’'Three more Wright aeroplanes arrived at the Speedway Wednesday and were immediately assembled for flying purposes.Six machines of theWright pattern areentered for the Speedway contest next week . and another one' Is a possibility. Boy Knabenshue, representing the Wrights, has gone to Dayton to confer with the Wright brothers relative to the other Wright entrants. The Wrightmachines are all biplanes and have four cylinders. They will be piloted by A. L. Welsh, W. A. Brookins, P. P. Coffyn, Archey Hoxey, Duval La Cbnppelle and Ralph Johnstone.The Wright brothers tfcemselves may be here for flights, but the Speedway is not-promising that attraction definitely.Twelve entrants have been received for the aviation contests. Besides the Wright machines already mentioned, there are theFarman biplane, driven by Joseph Cur-. zon; the Marquette biplane, piloted by M. Marquette; the Shaw biplane, piloted by B. Russell Shaw; the Beachey monoplane, manned by Lincoln Beachey, and the Fisher-Indianapolis machine to be managed by Capt. Bumbaugh. The Overland wind wagon will be operated by Capt Bumbaugh.The Speedway management is hopeful of a good crowd. Each of the entrants get $10,000 for their exhibition. There are no prizes, however.A system of signals has been arranger to show the people in attendance what U being accomplished in the various events and what are the various events. On the condition of the weather will depend whal events are put on each day. When the weather is calm the more spectacular flights may be made, but when a strong wind is blowing the aviators must exercise more care. Starting and alighting feats will be a feature.The flights will open at 2 o'clock each flay next week. Beginning . Friday the trial flights will be made. These flights are strictly private affairs, intended principally for newspaper men desirous of taking a soar that they may get some local color into their stories during the meet.
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Indianapolis Sun
Indianapolis, Indiana, US
Wed, Jun 08, 1910
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