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Daily Program of Events Events of necessity may not be run off in the order listed. Listen for Announcements. SATURDAY, AUGUST 31st Women Fliers Day-Women's Clubs Day Chamber of Commerce and Service Clubs Day- Goodyear Day ANNOUNCERS: Jack Story, Chief Bernard Capehart, Assistant. Ted Winters, Assistant. 1:30 P. M. Parachute Jumping Contest. 1:50 P. M. "1935 AVIATION ON PARADE." 2:00 P. M. Opening Ceremony. 2:05 P. M. "1935 NATIONAL AIR RACES IN SMOKE"-Chevrolet Trio-Art Davis, Roger Don Rae and Bob O'Dell, sponsored by the Chevrolet Motor Company. 2:10 P. M. "Blue Flash Chases Carbon"-Milo Burcham, World Champion Inverted Flight Pilot, sponsored by the Pocahontas Oil Company. 2:20 P. M. Free-for-All Event No. 5-for ships with 375 cu. in. motors. Distance 40 miles, 8 laps over the 5-mile course. Total Purse $2,100.00 2:40 P. M. Michel De Troyat, International Acrobatic Ace-Major Al Williams at the microphone, sponsored by the Gulf Refining Company. 2:50 P. M. Fleet Marine Force, U. S. Marine Corps from Quantico, Virginia under command of Lt. Col. Roy S. Geiger-Warrtime Maneuvers. 3:20 P. M. Human Bats-10,000-foot Delayed Parachute Race-Clem Sohn and Irvin Davis sponsored by the Chevrolet Motor Company. 3:30 P. M. The Gulf "Hawk" flown by Major Al Williams doing aerobatics, sponsored by the Gulf Refining Company. 3:40 P. M. LOUIS W. GREVE TROPHY RACE Event No. 6-Free-for-All for Ships with 550 cu. in. motors. Distance 50 miles, 10 laps over the 5-mile course. Total Purse $2,500.00. 4:00 P. M. "The Men on The Flying Trapeze"-U. S. Army Air Corps Trio from Tactical School, Maxwell Field, Alabama-Major C. L. Chennault, Lieut. J. H. Williamson and Lieut. W. C. McDonald. 4:15 P. M. Novelty Flying by Capt. Dick Granere, Canadian World War Ace. 4:25 P. M. "Miss Chevrolet" flown by Harold Neuman, sponsored by the Chevrolet Motor Company. PAGE 24 4:30 P. M. AMELIA EARHART TROPHY RACE Event No. 4-Women's A.T.C. handicap race for ships with 800 cu. in. motors. Maximum speed 150 m.p.h. Distance 45 miles. Total Purse-$1,250.00 4:50 P. M. Tri-Motored Ford in Acrobatics Flown by Harold Johnson, sponsored by The Standard Oil Company of Ohio. 5:00 P. M. Texaco Fire Chief Band sponsored by The Texas Company. 5:00 P. M. First Pursuit Group U. S. Army Air Corps from Selfridge Field under command of Lt. Col. Ralph Royce-Tactical Maneuvers. 5:25 P. M. "Reaching for the Clouds"-Johnny Runger, sponsored by The Leisy Brewing Company. 5:35 P. M. Chevrolet Acrobatic Trio with smoke-Art Davis, Roger Don Rae and Bob O'Dell, sponsored by the Chevrolet Motor Company. 5:50 P. M. Gerd Achgelis, International Acrobatic Ace-Major Al Williams at the microphone, sponsored by the Gulf Refining Company. 6:00 P. M. Mass Parachute Jump. During this period you will have time to leave the stands for dinner at any of the moderately priced restaurants. NIGHT SHOW SPONSORED BY THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF OHIO 7:30 P. M. Drawing of Prizes in Official Program Prize Contest (Refer to last Page of Official Program). 7:45 P. M. Precision Driving by the Leisy Brewing Company Championship Six-horse Team. 8:00 P. M. Jimmie Lynch and His Death Dodgers-Death Defying Driving Exhibitions. 8:45 P. M. 10,000-foot Illuminated Delayed Parachute Race-Tot Dryer and Earl Stein. 9:00 P. M. Pyrotechnic Spectacle. 9:15 P. M. Ray Woods, Human Torch-100-foot Fire Dive. 9:20 P. M. Pyrotechnic Finale. OFFICIAL PUBLICATION