later career in aviation. By the end of the event, the backer announced a profit of $60,000 after disbursing prize money. Competitive events Aviators competed for the $75,000 in prizes according to a standard procedure. The aviators would first "notify the judges for which prize they [were] about to compete" and then fly around the course, always in an anti-clockwise direction. Aviators were informed that they "must not fly over the grand stand or any place where a crowd is assembled without permission of the judges." Violators of this rule were penalised. All flights taking place between 2 p.m. and sunset counted towards scoring for prizes. Aviators were encouraged to fly as many times per day as possible, and to make as many record attempts in the competitive events as possible. In fact, those contestants who "do not make a flight every day between the hours of two and five o'clock p. m. of one complete circuit of the course in competition for the speed or endurance competitions will be penalized five per cent of their best time for the prize." Only the best time was counted during the judging at the end of the meet. Ballooning competitions and events were also held in the Los Angeles suburb of Huntington Park throughout the week. These events included attempts to reach a new altitude record and passenger flights. Prizes offered The following prizes were offered at the air meet. All prices are given in 1910 US dollars. $10,000.00 for "the machine which, carrying two or more persons, breaks all worlds records for duration, altitude, distance and speed." $7,500.00 for "the machine making the best general average in all events." $5,000.00 for setting a new height record. $5,000.00 for setting a new endurance record. $500.00 for "the circuit of least diameter." $500.00 for the shortest take-off time. $500.00 for the shortest take-off distance. $500.00 for the "greatest ability during flight (general average)." $500.00 for the longest glide with the motor shut off. $500.00 for the "best general average in landing at a given point." $1,500.00 for any aircraft which was designed and built by a resident of California, Arizona, or Nevada which was able to fly five miles or more. $500.00 for any aircraft which was designed and built by a resident of California, Arizona, or Nevada which was able to fly two miles or more. $2,500 for an aircraft that could