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fuels or any other means may be used to increase speed of plaines entered in this race.
(2) Entrants must have had one humdred and fifty hours to be eligible to compete.
(3) Five laps of a ten-mile course.
(4) first prise $3,750.00, second prize $2,250.00, third prize $1,500.00.
(5) Required qualifying speed 140 miles per hour. (See Special Event No. 111.)

Event No. 34
DEAD STICK LANDING CONTEST--Men Pilots Only
Total Purse $1,000

(1) The following prize will be awarded for each event for the contestant landing closest to a designated mark, without the use of brakes.
(2) First prize $100.00, second prize $60.00, third prize $40.00.
(3)Entry fee $25.00 Returnable after the races, provided one day's event has been parcipated in.
NOTE: Only one Dead Stick Landing Contest will be held daily--women one day, men the next.

Event No. 35
DEAD STICK LANDING CONTEST--Women Pilots Only
Total Purse $1,000

(1) The following prize will be awarded for each event for the contestant landing closest to a designated mark, without the use of brakes.
(2) First prize $100.00, second prize $60.00, third prize $40.00.
(3)Entry fee $25.00 Returnable after the races, provided one day's event has been parcipated in.
NOTE: Only one Dead Stick Landing Contest will be held daily--women one day, men the next.

Event No. 36
AIR TRANSPORT--SPEED AND EFFICIENCY CONTEST
This Race has been changed to conform wth modern aircrafts.
Total Purse $3,000

(1) A class will be included for combination open and cabin type planes, that is, planes with capacity for passengers and for cargo and with the pilot flying from open cockpit, provided a minimum number of entries is received.
(2) Five laps of a ten-mile course.
(3) The award will be determined by the greatest number of merit points for each ship, according to the 1931 National Air Tour Formula.
(4) To conserve time the altitude requirements for multi-engined ships will be waived, but the ship will be required

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to demonstrate ability to fly without their most efficient engine and fly on the remaining one or two engines.

Event No. 37

Army, Navy and Marine closed course events will be scheduled as the respective services desire.

Event No. 38
NATIONAL GUARD RACE
Douglas Trophy

(1) Open to military two-place planes only.
(2) Five laps of a ten-mile course.
(3) Trophy wll be awarded to the winner.

Event No. 39
FREE-FOR-ALL--Professionals
PARACHUTE JUMPING CONTEST
Total Purse $2,200

(1) Each contestant will be required to jump from a minimum of 2000 feet, landing as near as possible to a predetermined point of the airport.
(2) This contest is fee to all experened male participants. The Contest Committee will select the jumpers each day from among those entered. Each jumper must furnish his own airplane.
(3) All parachutes must have an ispection ticket dated within 30 days of the start of the races. An air service or National Guard inspection ticket for the civilian jumpers.  All parachutes used must be approved by the Department of Commerce and the conditions as set forth in the Department of Commerce Regulations for Exhibition Parachute Jumping must be complied with.
(4) Daily Prizes: First prize, three points, $100.00; second prize, two points, $60.00; third prize, one point, $40.00.
(5) Sweepstake prize to high point winner for the period of the races--$200.00.
(6) No two parachute jumpers will be allowed to use the same parachute the same day.
(7) Entry fee--$25.00. Returnable after the races, provided one jump has been made or entry rejected.

Novelty Events
Each day a novelty event will be placed on the schedule. Details and awards will be announced through the Aeronautical Trade Publications and upon request.
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NATIONAL AIR RACE
HOTEL CLEVELAND
CLEVLAND, OHIO

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