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AVIATION MEET OPEN TOMORROW
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The aerial navigation season in Chicago is to be opened formally to-morrow on the flying field at Cicero, where the Aero Club of Illinois is to begin a four-day meet.

In the exploitation of new designs in air craft and exhibitions of the latest makes of flying machines rather than in competitions between famous birdmen, the present meet will be of interest to enthusiasts in the development of aviation.

For instance aeroplane lovers to-morrow will see for the first time three distinctly novel types of machine. One became famous in a day—the Nieuport monoplane, which brought the Gordon Bennett race to the United States this year after beating all types of air craft in the greatest of air races last year.

An exact model of the winner of the Gordon Bennett race last year is to start from scratch to-morrow in a five-mile handicap race. The machine has a remarkably low power motor, but despite this is favorite to win over the crack field.

The Nieuport is built along racy lines. It is known as the "robin red breast" model. It is startingly simple in design and is one of the wonders of the exhibition.

Harold McCormick Designs Plane.

Of almost equal interest is the new "umbrella" type of machine constructed under the direction of President Harold F. McCormick of the Aero Club of Illinois. This huge machine was built on a circular model and is expected to break all records for automatic stability. It is the oddest looking aircraft ever exhibited around Chicago.

A feature of the races to-morrow will be the entry of Paul Studensky, who narrowly escaped death Tuesday when his monoplane was caught in an air pocket and looped-the-loop in a spectacular plunge to earh. How Studensky escaped death is a mystery to his fellow aviators. One rib was broken, but Studensky, who during the trials at Cicero this week wrecked two other machines, declares he will compete in the handicap and will also give an exhibition with the Beach-National biplane, the largest air machine in the United States.

The Grover L. Sexton monoplane, another airship designed along new lines and never before exhibited, will be given a trial spin.

Girl to Fly.

Miss Katherine Stinson will also give an exhibition.

Here is a complete programme of the other Memorial Day events:

Hangar enclosure open 9:30 a. m., till 7 p. m.
Machines in the hangars till 2 p. m.
2 p. m.—All machines brought out in line along both 50 cents and $1 enclosure.
3 p. m.—Machines returned to hangars after inspection.
3:30 p. m.—Flying events begin.
3:30 p. m.—The Aero Club of Illinois Sky cruise, including Aviators Max Lillie, Wright biplane; Otto W. Brodie, Farman biplane; Paul Studensky, Beach-National biplane, largest in America.
3:50 p. m.—Aerial messenger delivery service, Lillie, Studensky and Brodie.
4:15 p. m.—Demonstration of Nieuport monoplane, Marcel Tournier.
4:25 p. m.—Demonstration of America's largest biplane, Beach-National by Paul Studensky.
4:35 p. m.—Five-mile handicap race, Tournier, scratch; Studensky, 40 seconds; Lillie, 70 seconds; Brodie, 75 seconds. Two heats, best time wins.
5 p. m.—Safe flying by Field Director Andrew Drew. Also demonstration of McCormick-Romme circular plane designed for automatic stability.
5:20 p. m.—Passenger carrying and special events.

President McCormick will take a [[?]] to the aviation field and many other [[?]] known Chicagoans will be spectators. [[The?]] field is reached by the Douglass Park branch of the Metropolitan Elevated.
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