INTERNATIONAL
AIR RACES

Dayton, Ohio, Oct. 2, 3 & 4, 1924
 
 
Cyrus Bettis
 
 
Lt. C. Bettis
From the SLIPSTREAM, 1924
Collection of Walter E. Lees
 
 
WILBUR WRIGHT FIELD
Map of Course
SCHEDULED EVENTS

  1. ON TO DAYTON RACE, September 20th to October 1st.
  2. NATIONAL CASH REGISTER CO. TROPHY, 90 miles, Fifteen Mile
      Course
  3. CENTRAL LABOR UNION TROPHY, 120 miles, Fifteen Mile Course
  4. LIBERTY ENGINE BUILDER'S TROPHY, 180 miles,Fifteen Mile Course
  5. MULVIHILL MODEL TROPHY,
  6. AVIATION TOWN & CONTRY CLUB OF DETROIT TROPHY, 120 miles,
      Fifteen Mile Course
  7. DAYTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TROPHY, 150 miles, Fifteen Mile
      Course
  8. DAYTON DAILY NEWS TROPHY, 25 miiles, Five Mile Course
  9. AERIAL GYMKHANA
10. DAYTON BICYCLE CLUB TROPHY---
      ENGINEERS CLUB OF DAYTON TROPHY, 50 miles, Five Mile Course
11. JOHN L. MITCHELL TROPHY, 200 Kilometers, Fifty Kilometer Course
12. PULITZER TROPHY, 200 Kilometers

 
 
FIRST PRIZE WINNERS
IN AIR RACE EVENTS

Shown here are portraits of the winners in each of the eleven races of the International Air Races, Dayton, Ohio, Oct. 2, 3 & 4, 1924
 
   
  Chas. Jones
"On-to-Dayton"
and Central
Labor Union Races
Walter Lees
N. C. R.
Trophy
Lt. D. J. Duke
Liberty Engine
Builders Trophy
Robert V. Jaros
Mulvihill
Model
Trophy
 
   
  Basil L. Rowe
Detroit T. & C.
Club Trophy
Lt. D. M. Myers
Dayton
Chamber of Commerce
Trophy
J. M. Johnson
Dayton
Daily News
Trophy
Harvey Mummert
Dayton
Bicycle and
Engineer's Club
Trophy
 
   
  Lt. C. Bettis
John L. Mitchell
Trophy
Lt. H. H. Mills
Pulitzer
Trophy
Etienne Dormoy
Rickenbacker
Trophy
 
 
From the SLIPSTREAM, 1924
 

 
 
ONLINE RESOURCES
     Using the Google search engine on the name "Cyrus Bettis +aviation", (5-8-05), you will find some 128 links. I can't find any which refer to the 1924 race.
 

 
 
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