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Phila Euquiede
2 8-9-26

PHILA. TO GET 1926 NATIONAL AIR RACES
1000 Entries Expected to Fly in Event Held in Connection with Sesqui
Day and Night Circus Will Be Feature; All Types of Planes on Exhibition

By RICHARD J. BEAMISH
Arrangements have been completed for the greatest day and night aviation meet in the history of the world to be held in Philadelphia in connection with the Sesqui-Centennial Exposition Sept. 4 to 11.
Entries are still coming in and the prediction is made that the number of planes in the eighteen events during the eight days of the international tournament will not be far from 1000. The City of Philadelphia has given $150,000 and the use of the city's 260-acre Model Farm, and $30,000 in cash prizes in addition to a number of valuable trophies, have been hung up for the winners.
The epoch-making tourney is listed officially as the National Air Races of 1926, an annual event in which the world completes and which yearly reveals all the developments in aviation.

Air Courses Laid Out
Two air courses marked by pylons have been laid out by Major Howard F. Wehrle, managing director of the tournament. One extends from the course on the Model Farms westward and is a five mile circuit. The other crosses the Delaware into South Jersey and is a twelve mile circuit.
A grand stand and a parking field of 100 acres for motors are part of the equipment on the course that has been constructed at Model Farm under Major Wehrle's direction.
The entire surface of the Farm has been leveled and sown with timothy which already shows a fine growth of grass. The subsoil has a network of drain pipes and a large emergency drain system which will take care of heavy storms.
In addition to the races in which civilians, army and navy fliers will compete, there will be stunt flying of all descriptions. Night circusses will be seen for the first time in America over the brilliantly illuminated field.
Air raids, aerial bombardments, combats, parachute leaps, aerial radio tests, comedy stunts, and transport and aerial advertising will all be demonstrated. 

Foreign Aces to Compete
Foreign pilots of the first rank and foreign planes that have not yet been shown in public will be among the competitors. Opposed to these will be American civilians, naval and military pilots and planes with advanced equipment which will be seen here for the first time. 
The "On to the Sesqui" race, the opening event, permits the entrants to start at any time after August 24 from any part of the country and cover any distance, so that they arrive at the meet field before midnight of September 3. It is a contest to demonstrate the cross-country ability of commercial aircraft; army and navy and U. S. mail airplanes will therefore not be permitted to compete. It is open to any type of civilian aircraft.  
This race is a permanent feature of the National Air Races, similar events having been on the programmes of the meets at Detroit, St. Louis and Dayton in previous years. It carries a cash price of $4000, and the winner receives the Sesqui-Centennial trophy.

Light Place Races
Other features worthy of special mention are the three races for light airplanes with engine piston displacement of 510 cubic inches or less. The first two of these races are elimination contests, each with $1250 in prizes. Pilots who gain a place in each race may compete in the third race for $2000 in money prizes, the winner to be the permanent possessor of the Aero Club of Pennsylvania trophy.
The race for pilots and machines of any National Guard unit carries $1000 in cash prizes and a trophy offered by C. Townsend Ludington. It will become the permanent possession of the winner. The air transport and speed efficiency race for the Detroit News trophy and $2500 in cash prizes is designed to bring together in a reasonable test all commercial planes with a speed of eighty miles an hour or more, and at least 1000 pounds payload capacity.
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NEW AIR MAIL SERVICE WILL BE STARTED HERE

Route Between This City and New Brunswick Begins September 4.

Howard F. Wehrle, managing director of the national air races, received word from W. Irving Glover, second assistant postmaster general, yesterday, announcing that the Post Office Department will establish an air mail service between Philadelphia and the eastern terminus of the transcontinental route at New Brunswick, N.J., beginning on the opening day of the national air races at Model Farms Field on September 4.
The service will be twice a day and several veteran pilots famous for their night and day flying activities with the air mail will be assigned here for similar duties.
The Federal mail planes which will carry rush letters and packages mailed in Philadelphia and vicinity are the new Douglas machines, which have just been developed from the planes flown on the 'round-the-world flight. Each plane will carry 1000 pounds of mail.
The planes will operate from the Model Farms Flying Field in southwest Philadelphia; which is being equipped with flood lights and aerial beacons to accommodate not only the mail pilots arriving and departing at night, but also hundreds of other machines which will operate off that field during the air races. The trip between Model Farms and New Brunswick will be made in less than an hour.
Mr. Glover, in his letter to the race officials, said that a twice-a-day schedule would be arranged to make connections with both the day and night service westward out of New Brunswick and northward into New England out of New York. The service will last, at least, until the close of the air races on September 11. 
It will bring Philadelphia mail within 34 hours' delivery of the Pacific coast and will provide a mile-and-a-half-a-minute service between this city and all points on the 10 contract air mail lines now operating throughout the country. It will also reduce by hours, and in certain instances a half day, delivery time between Philadelphia, Hartford, Conn., and Boston.
Officials, commenting on the new air mail branch, said that if Philadelphia business houses and other commercial interests display an active interest in this service there is a strong possibility that it will be made permanent. 

Phila Recom
8-9-26

[[card]] The American Legion 1927 
OFFICIAL MEMBERSHIP CARD 
NP 368768 
January 28th, 1927
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THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT Howard F. Wehrle 
AT THE DATE OF ISSUING THIS CARD WAS IN GOOD STANDING IN 
Wm. T. Fitzsimmons Post POST NO. 8
LOCATED AT Kansas City Mo. 
Howard F. Wehrle [[stamp]] US AMERICAN LEGION [[/stamp]] Jon Davies
NOT VALID UNLESS COUNTERSIGNED BY THE MEMBER  POST ADJUTANT OR FINANCE OFFICER [[crossed-out]]

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