Description

A ticket to to the historic Aviation Tournament that was held in 1910 in Belmont Park, New York. This was a very important aviation meet in which major figures competed.

Wiki notes:
“The Belmont Park aviation meet was an international air show that took place in 1910. The Belmont Racetrack in Elmont, New York, United States, was the site of the aviation meet. The event took place over nine days and featured aerial races, and contests involving duration, distance, speed and altitude.

The show was managed and organized by the Aero Club of America and it took place over nine days, October 22–31, 1910. Featured aviators included Wilbur Wright, Alfred Leblanc, Émile Aubrun, René Simon, John Moisant and Claude Grahame-White. The show awarded prize money of US$72,300 (equivalent to $2,429,743 in 2024); revenue from gate gate receipts for the show totaled US$188,000 (equivalent to $6,344,329 in 2024)

Thirty aviators attended the nine day event and the prizes were valued at US$72,300 (equivalent to $2,429,743 in 2024). Some of the featured aviators included Wilbur Wright, Alfred Leblanc, Émile Aubrun, René Simon, John Moisant and Claude Grahame-White.^[5] The aviation meet was the second international tournament and the contests involved, duration, distance, speed and altitude. Some of the featured events included: the Scientific American Trophy, Michelin Cup, and the Statue of Liberty Flight. The 100-kilometer (62 mi) Gordon Bennett Cup Race was also a featured competition for the Gordon Bennett International Aviation Trophy and US$5,000 (equivalent to $168,732 in 2024).^[6]”