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Daily Program of Events Events of necessity may not be run off in the order listed. Listen for Announcements. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 American Legion Day - Patriotic Organization Day - Army Day 8:00 A.M. Qualifying Speed Dash. 12:00 Noon The Texaco Fire Chief Band, sponsored by The Texas Company. 12:30 P.M. Parachute Jumping Contest. 1:00 P.M. Pageant of Aeronautical Progress. 1:25 P.M. Beechcraft Trickster. 1:30 P.M. Official Opening Ceremonial and Will Rogers Memorial Services. 1:35 P.M. Mammoth Daylight Fireworks Display. 1:40 P.M. Captain Alexandro Papana from Roumania, International Acrobatic Ace, sponsored by Gilmore Oil Company. 1:50 P.M. United States Naval Air Force from Naval Air Station, San Diego, under command of Lt.-Comdr. C. D. Glover, in Combat Maneuvers. 2:15 P.M. The Gulf Hawk, flown by Major Al Williams in Aerobatics, sponsored by Gulf Oil Corporation. 2:25 P.M. Event No. 6. SHELL AWARD. Free-for-all for ships with 375 cu. in. motors, distance 50 miles - 10 laps over 5-mile course. Total purse, $3,000.00. Winner.................. 2nd Place............... 3rd Place............... 2:50 P.M. Michel Detroyat, International Acrobatic Ace, sponsored by Gilmore Oil Company. 3:00 P.M. Fleet Marine Corps, U. S. Marines from Naval Air Station, San Diego, under command of Capt. T. J. Cushman, in Wartime Maneuvers. 3:25 P.M. Tri-Motor Ford in Acrobatics, flown by Harold Johnson. 3:35 P.M. 10,000-Foot Delayed Parachute Jump by Fay Lucille Cox, World's Champion Woman Delayed Parachute Jumper. 3:45 P.M. Hollywood Stunt Flyers - Acrobatic Trio with Smoke - Paul Mantz, Frank Clarke, Easton Noble. 4:00 P.M. Event No. 7. LOUIS W. GREVE TROPHY RACE. Free-for-all for ships with 550 cu. in. motors. Distance 100 miles - 20 laps over 5-mile course. Total purse, $10,000.00. Winner................... 2nd Place................ 3rd Place................ 4:45 P.M. Novelty Flying by Capt. Dick Granere, Canadian World War Ace. Skywriting by Joe Jacobson. Sponsored by the Chevrolet Motor Company. 4:55 P.M. 17th Attack Group U. S. Army Air Corps from March Field under command of Lt. Col. Carlyle Wash, in Tactical Maneuvers. 5:20 P.M. Transport Aviation on Parade. First National Air Race demonstration of the safety of air transport flying. See and hear how field managers and pilots handle the operation of large transport planes. Sponsored jointly by leading transport companies and the Standard Oil Company of California. 5:30 P.M. U. S. Army Air Corps Sextette from Barksdale Field, Louisiana, under command of Captain C. O. Pearcy. 5:45 P.M. Gerd Achgelis, International Acrobatic Ace, sponsored by Gilmore Oil Company. 5:55 P.M. Don Stevens and Frank Wolcott, Hollywood Stunt Men, changing from a Motorcycle to a Glider. 6:05 P.M. Milo Burcham, World Champion Inverted Flight Pilot, sponsored by Chevrolet Motor Company. 6:15 P.M. EVERYMAN Mass Parachute Jumping Contest dedicated to the civic production, "Everyman." Final - Music by the Texaco Fire Chief Band. Early Birds Banquet - Writer's Club, Hollywood. Ninety-Niners' Dinner - Beverly-Wilshire Hotel. 1936 NATIONAL AIR RACES PAGE 35
