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Patterson, Louisiana, flying a Wedell-Williams plane powered with a Wasp Jr. motor, was declared the winner. His speed was 237.952 miles per hour. Roscoe Turner finished first a a speed of 241.031, but was disqualified for cutting Pylon No.3. The 1933 meet was a most successful one, both financially and from the standpoint of attendance. It inaug- [[image]] The Wendell-Williams Special flown by the late Jimmy Wendell to a new world's record of 304.98 m.p.h. in the 1933 International Air Races at Chicago. urated the concentration of the previous ten-day meets into four days of intense activity. May Haizlip was the winner this year of the Aerol Trophy Race and the Shell 3 Kilometer Speed Dash for women pilots. Upon the success of the four-day meet in Los Angeles, it was deemed advisable to stage a similar show in Cleveland this year. The history of the 1934 event, therefore, is yet to be written. [[line]] A Civic Project In no sense of the word are the National Air Races a professional promotion or money-making project. Since their inception in Cleveland, they have been underwritten and guaranteed by public spirited civic leaders and institutions of the city. In financing, as well as in staging these annual classics, the desire has ever been present to further the promotion of aviation and create favorable publicity for the city and state. All of the profits that accrue revert to a fund for the promotion of aviation in the Cleveland area No profit can, under the circumstances, accrue to members of the corporation formed to sponsor the project. If any losses are sustained, the sponsoring group absorbs them. The Air Races in Cleveland in the past have resulted in stimulating great interest in aviation and allied industries. They have helped Cleveland to become one of the foremost air-minded cities in the country. Such a keen public interest has been manifested in the annual classics the past seven years that today they surpass in magnitude and magnificence any project of a like nature anywhere in the world. The project, endorsed by Cleveland business institutions and community organizations, is a non-profit corporation designed to be self-supporting through capable and efficient management and supervision. 1934 NATIONAL AIR RACES [[Ad]] The greatest hotel value in town!! Rates 2.00 and 2.50 Cleveland's Newest Downtown Hotel Hotel Auditorium St. Clair Ave. at E. 6th St. H.F. Moore, Mgr. [[Ad]] Galvanizing and Tinning JOB WORK SOLICITED The National Telephone Supply Co. 5100 Superior Avenue Page 49
