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[[newspaper clipping]] AMATEUR AVIATORS AND PRICE WINNERS Major E. Smith, Senior Judge, Announces Lucky Contestants in Novice Class. The results of the flights of the amateurs who entered the events in the novice class at the recent aviation meet were published yesterday by Major Erneste V. Smith, paymaster, United States Army, who officiated as senior judge at Selfridge field. The names of the fortunate aviators and the prize money won by each are as follows: Hugh A. Robinson – Half a mile straight, qualifying flight, $250; two and one-half kilometers circular, qualifying flight, $333 33; first prize for speed (five kilometers), $250 (time, 5 minutes and 5 4-5 seconds); second prize for duration, $125 (actual time in the aid 13 minutes); second prize for distance, $125 (total distance flown 12 1/2 kilometers, or 20 miles). Total prize money won by Robinson, $1333 33. Fred E. Wiseman – Half a mile straight, qualifying flight, $250; two and one-half kilometers circular, qualifying flight, $333 33; first prize for distance, $250 (total distance 28.86 kilometers, or 46.2 miles); first prize for duration, $250 (actual time in the air 49 minutes and 43 seconds); second prize for speed, $125 (5 kilometers in 6 minutes and 2 2-5 seconds); third prize for altitude, $75 (105 feet). Total prizes won by Wiseman, $1283 33. Lincoln Beachey – Half a mile straight, qualifying flight, $250; two and one-half kilometers circular, qualifying flight, $333 33; second prize for altitude, $125 (150 feet); third prize for duration, $75 (3 minutes and 14 1/2 seconds). Total prizes won by Beachey, $858 33. Clarence Walker – Half a mile straight, qualifying flight, $250. Robinson and Beachey, who are students of Glenn H. Curtiss, flew standard Curtiss biplanes, with sixty-horse-power Curtiss engines. Clarence H. Walker, who is the son of the late David Walker of Salt Lake city and San Francisco, flew a standard Curtiss biplane, equipped with a four-cylinder thirty-horse-power Curtiss engine. Wiseman used a biplane of his own make, having Farman features, and equipped with a seventy-five horse-power Hall Scott engine. He is going to apply to the Aero Club of America for a professional pilot's license, and will make his test flights at Petaluma on February 12th. While the members of the executive committee of the Citizens' Committee are not prepared to issue a statement of the finances of the recent meet until after a meeting of the auditing committee, it was announced unofficially yesterday that at least 70 per cent of the money subscribed for the meet will be returned to the stockholders, and possibly the entire amount. President Scotford expects to have a statement ready for publication today or tomorrow. [[newspaper clipping]] WISEMAN FLIES IN HIS NEW MACHINE [[?]] Wiseman-Peters aeroplane II [[?]] several splendid flights Wednesday morning with Aviator Wiseman at [[?the wheel]]. While none of the flights [[?]] very high they were all excellent [[?]] showed that the new machine [[?]] perfectly, and that it is in per[[?]] control. Quite a crowd of local [[?]] went over to Kenilworth Park [[?to witness]] the flights and they all [[?appeared]] well pleased with the showing made by the new machine. Longer [[?]] will soon be attempted.–Argus. [[newspaper clipping]] SUCCESSFUL TEST OF NEW AIRSHIP Wiseman-Peters Biplane II is Said to [[?]] a Dandy Flier – To Fly from Petaluma to This City [[?]] Kenilworth Park, in Petaluma, on [[?]], with Fred J. Wiseman in the [[?]] successful test was made of the Wiseman-Peters Biplane II. [[?]] machinery worked like a charm [[?]] could have soared anywhere [[?]]. As it was he attained a height of [[?enty]] feet and rose in the air for three-quarters of a mile stretch. [[?]] tests will be made with the biplane and Wiseman confidently expects to fly from Petaluma to Santa [[?]] before many days elapse. Wiseman, [[?]] Peters and Don Prentiss, the [[?]], and Chief Assistant Al Cooper [[?]] jubilant over the success attained. [[image - photograph of biplane]] [[caption]] WISEMAN PETERS AEROPLANE. [[/caption]] [[newspaper clipping]] WISEMAN TAKES SECOND AMATEUR MONEY AT MEET Major E. V. Smith, U. S. A., senior judge of the aviation meet just concluded at Selfridge field, announced the award of $3,734.99 in novice prizes yesterday to four of the 16 entrants in this class. Of this sum $2,191.66 went to Robinson and Beachy, the men in training in the Curtiss camp, and Clarence H. Walker, the young San Mateo aviator, captured $250 with his Curtiss plane, which he acquired only two days before his winning flight. Fred J. Wiseman, the Santa Rosa novice birdman who carried off the greatest single honor of the meet by making the longest sustained flight as well as spending the greatest amount of time in the air, captured $1,283.32, thus winning second money. Robinson led with prizes aggregating $1,333.33, and Beachy got $858.33. Wiseman has a flight of 6 minutes 2-5 second to his credit, and his total time in the air for the meet as 49 minutes and 43 seconds. Relying on this showing he has applied, through Major Smith, who is the representative here of the national council of aero clubs, for an aviator's license. If the national board requires a special test of Wiseman's ability, he will make the necessary flights at Petaluma about February 12. Major Smith in all probability will conduct the test. Before an aviator is granted a license he must make three separate flights of five kilometers each in a closed circuit, without coming to the ground and show that he can stop his engine and make a gliding descent, alighting within 150 yards of a designated spot. Wiseman has shipped his biplane to San Jose, where he will make exhibition flights Saturday and Sunday afternoons at the driving park, while James Radley, the English aviator, cuts the air in his Bleriot monoplane. Radley will fly from Selfridge field to San Jose Saturday afternoon. Prize money won by Fred Wiseman, $1,283.33, as follows: Half mile, straight, qualifying flight, $250. Two and a half kilometers, circular, qualifying flight, $333.33. First prize for distance, $250. Total distance flown 28.86 kilometers. First prize for duration, $250. Actual time in the air 49 minutes and 43 seconds. Second prize for speed, $125 (5 kilometers in 6 minutes 2 2-5 seconds.) Third prize for altitude, $75 (105 feet.) [[newspaper clipping]] WISEMAN MAKING A FINE SHOWING Will Seek to Set Amateur Record for Altitude and Endurance Sunday at the Aviation Meet Ben H. Noonan returned Saturday evening from a visit at the aviation field, where he met Fred J. Wiseman and his associates. He was very enthusiastic over what Wiseman had accomplished, and predicted big things for him in the future. James Radley, the English aviator, and Wiseman have been contracted for by the San Jose committee to go to that city next Sunday and make a flight. After that Wiseman will return to Petaluma accompanied by Radley, and make his attempt to fly to Santa Rosa. "Not only the attempt," declared Noonan, "but he will really make the trip." At the aviation field today (Sunday) Wiseman will seek to make the amateur's altitude and endurance records for the prizes offered. In his work on Saturday for speed he made a mile in a little more than a minute. [[newspaper clipping]] ^[[Tacoma Tribune 5/25]] MANY WOULD FLY OVER THIS CITY If Fred J. Wiseman, the California aviator, were to take all of Tacoma's young women who were willing to risk death for a ride in an aeroplane, he would have to play a one-year's stand in Tacoma. Following yesterday afternoon's issue of The Tribune the telephone at the Olympus hotel was kept busy and voices of young women were about all that was heard. Each wanted to go aloft with Wiseman tomorrow afternoon when he gives his first exhibition at the baseball park. The selection of a passenger will probably
