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for cutting Pylon No. 3. The 1933 meet was a most successful one, both financially and from the standpoint of attendance. It inaugurated 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 woman pilots.

Ten Days into Four
Upon the success of the 1933 four-day meet in Los Angeles, it was  deemed ad-visable to again concentrate ten days of intense activity into four at the 1934 Races in Cleveland. The four-day meet was outstanding for its diversified and fast moving program.
There were eight entries in the Thomp-son Trophy Race. Most interesting as a scientific innovation, was Roy T. Minor's "Brown Special." Doug Davis was in the lead, pressed hard by Roscoe Turner, until the eighth lap when Davis crashed fatally near No. 2 Pylon, casting a sha-dow over the final hour of the brilliant four-day program. Turner finished first with an average speed of 248.12 miles per hour, four miles short of the record established by Jimmy Doolittle in 1932.
The Bendix Transcontinental Speed Dash from Los Angles to Cleveland was won by Doug Davis in a Wedell-Williams Racer, whose elapsed time was 9 hours, 26 minutes, 41 seconds for an average speed of 216.237 miles per hour. He also won the Clifford W. Henderson Trophy.
Lee Miles in a Miles & Atwood Special, powered with a Menasco motor, won the Louis W. Greve Trophy for accumulating the greatest number of points during the three races in the 550 cubic inch displace-ment group. 
Colorful flying by the First Pursuit Group, U. S. Army Air Corps from Sel-fridge Field, led by Capt. Tourtellot, as well as the V. F. Squadron Six B, U. S. Naval Air Service, from U. S. S. Carrier Saratoga, led by Lt. Cmdr. R. A. Ofstie, and the Fleet Marine Corps, U. S. Marines from Quantico, Va., led by Col Ross E. Rowell, thrilled the crowds. An unusual demonstration of precision flying was put on by Capt. C. L. Cheanult, Lt. J. H. Williamson, and Lt. Heyward S. Hansell of the U. S. Army Air Corps Tactical School, Maxwell Field, Alabama, who called their act "The Men on the Flying Trapeze."

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Clifford W. Henderson Trophy

Ruth Chatterton Sportsman Pilot Trophy Race
National Transcontinental Handicap Sportsman Pilot Derby 
Open to Men and Women Pilots
Total Purse $1,000
and the Ruth Chatterton Trophy

As a true aviation enthusiast and herself an active licensed pilot, it is entirely nat-ural that Miss Ruth Chatterton should en-courage participation in that sport which she likes best. Recognizing that aviation is furthered by private flight, Miss Chat-terton has chosen to sponsor a Trophy Race that will stimulate cross-country flying and promote greater interest in sporting aviation on the part of owners of private planes. Accordingly, this race has been developed as a feature of the 1935 National Air Races.
(1) Open to men and women non-pro-fessional, licensed pilots. Minimum time-150 hours including 50 hours cross-country.
(2) Open to any type ship, powered with any type motor or motors, carrying ATC or Group II certificate. All con-testing air-craft will be handicapped by an accredited Handicap Committee, to a theoretical equal speed, therefore, the ele-ment of competition is pilot skill and navigation.
(3) The Race will start from Los Angeles Municipal Airport, Sunday, Au-gust 25th and be flown over the Southern Route between Los Angeles and Cleve-land. Each Control City will constitute the finish of an individual lap. The Derby will finish on FRIDAY, AUGUST 30th, at Cleveland Municipal Airport.
(4) The winner will be the pilot cross-ing the Finish Line at the National Air Races, having the greatest number of points accumulated in the series of lap, or intercity races. Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth prizes will be awarded subse-quent winners on an accumulated point basis.
(5) 1st Place-$450.00 in Cash and Permanent Possession of the Ruth Chatterton Trophy. 2nd Place-$250.00 in Cash. 3rd Place-$150.00 in Cash. 4th Place-$100.00 in Cash. 5th Place-$50.00 in Cash.

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Ruth Chatterton Trophy

Amelia Earhart
Trophy Race
Event No. 4
Women's A. T. C. Handicap Race
Women Pilots Only
Open to Motors of 800 Cubic Inch
Displacement or less
Total Purse $1,250
and the Amelia Earhart Trophy

This year, with the establishment of the Amelia Earhart Trophy Race, marks the return of women to closed course racing at the National Air Races.
Amelia Earhart Putnam, America's pre-mier airwoman and herself holder of many records and coveted trophies, needs no in-troduction to the world's public. Upon the establishment of this race, which bears her name, she again evidences her desire to further not only the interests of women in air racing but to contribute to the greater advancement of aviation. "Miss" Earhart will personally present her trophy and prizes to the winning pilots in this race.
1. This Race will be a handicap event limited to eight planes, each of a maximum speed of not to exceed 150 miles per hour. A special handicap committee decided upon by the Committee for Women's Con-tests of the National Aeronautic Associa-tion will establish a handicap time for each plane entered. All handicaps will be ab-sorbed at the starting line. In determining handicaps, the Committee will have the right to have its test pilot or pilots fly the airplanes entered.
2. Distance: 45 miles, 3 laps over a fifteen mile course.
3. Prize money: first prize-45%; second prize-25%; third prize-15%; fourth prize-10%; fifth prize-5%.

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Amelia Earhart Trophy

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