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The Jets will participate for the first time. They will, of course, set the fastest elapsed time but will not participate in the prize money as all P-SO entries will be service ships, service-manned.

The $25,000 Bendix purse is allocated as follows: first, $10,000; second, $5,500; third, $3,000; fourth, $2,500; fifth, $1,500; sixth, $1,000; seventh, $500, plus $1,000 for the fastest elapsed time set by a woman pilot.

Friday will also feature the Women's Race which this year will set some new speed standards for women flyers. As the event is un-limited as to cubic inch displacement, it is possible that some of the keen service-trained women pilots will be close up on the time set in the men's events. The field is limited to eight ships with pilots required to have a minimum of 500 hours in the air. The distance will be 75 miles, the purse $5,000, with $2,500 going ot the winner.

The 225 mile Sesquicentennial Race commemorating Cleveland's 150th Birthday, will be Saturday's feature event. The airplanes eligible will be the second group of twelve which made the fastest speeds in the qualifying speed trials for the Thompson Trophy immediately following the twelve Thompson qualifiers. Minimum qualifying speed however is 240 miles per hours.

A $15,000 purse spread over five places with $8,000 going to the winner guarantees red hot competition all the way. As the event is unlimited and the airplanes are all of Thompson caliber, it is possible that the average mile per hour figure of the winner will be right up on the Thompson level.

Sunday will be monopolized by the sensational P-80 Jets. The entire 28 will be in the air to demonstrate their amazing speed.

Then, to polish off their exhibition, part of the group will participate in the Weatherhead measured distance speed dashes for the Weather-head trophy and award of $25,000 which is to be directed to the Army and Navy Relief Societies.

Labor Day brings the renewal of the Thompson Trophy Race at 300 miles, free for all, and a total of $40,000 in prize money. Qualifying speed is et at 275 miles per hour. Ship are unlimited. Pilots are required to have a minimum of 1,000 hours flying time on their longs, wear "G" suits and crash helmets.

That Roscoe Turner's record in 1938 of 283 miles per hour will fall is a foregone conclusion. The race will settle down to a contest of "G's", the pilot who can take the most of them should take top place.