Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 57, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 October 1919 — OCEANS LINKED BY AIR RACERS [ARTICLE]

OCEANS LINKED BY AIR RACERS

West and East Flyers Pass at North Platte Control Station. • MAYNARD AT FORT RUSSELL Baptist “Sky Pilot" and Smith First at Nebraska. Stopping PlaceLieutenant Wales' Machine Wicked in Snowstorm. Mineola, N. Y., Oct. 10.—Lieut. B. W. Maynard, the “flying parson," has landed at Cheyenne, having covered a total distance of 1,696 miles in 13 hours actual flying time. North Platte, Neb., Oct. 10.—East aAd west groups of airmen in the tiansconslnental derby met here* Lieut B. We Maynard, DIM plane No. 81, leading the eastern group, waa first toJand at 4:14. Capt. Lowell H. Smith from Mather field, piloting a DH-4, No. 58, arrived five minutes later. Lieutenant Maynard made the trip from 6maha, 250 miles, In 2 hours and 40 minutes. This Included one stop at St. Paul, Neb. He left Sidney, Neb., at 5:03. He blew a tire In landing, which delayed the start. Captain Smith resumed his eastward flight for St. Paul, Neb., at 4:51. Two Others Arrive, Leave. Entry No. 02, DH-4, piloted by Second Lieut. E. C. Kell, and carrying Sergt. F. McKee, followed Captain Smith closely, landing at 4:45%, and leaving at 5:15%. The third machine to arrive from the west was entry No. 61, piloted by Maj. C. Spatz. He arrived at 4:54% and continued his flight at 5:24%, after the forced 30 minutes’ rest. Smith Rests In Omaha. Omaha, Neb., Oct. 10. —Captain Lowell H. Smith and Lieut. F. W. Ruggles, observer, In plane No. 58 of the western group, arrived In Omaha at 7:20:45 p. m. They made the trip from St. Paul, Neb., 123 mllys, In 45 minutes. They will remain here overnight. More Planes Reach Chicago.

Chicago, Oct. ID.—Seven airplanes in the coast-to-coast race reached Ashburn field during the day and one, losing Its way, landed in Washington park at dusk. At Ashburn four de Havilands of the seven hopped off toward the west at once. The De Haviland th£t landed in Washington park was piloted by Lieut. Earl Manzelman. Drayton at Rock Island. Rock Island, 111., Oct. 10. —Capt. H. C. Drayton, piloting a De Haviland four, arrived at Franfhg field at 8:84 In the afternoon. He left Chicago at 1:15. Maj. Henry J. Miller, No. 27, in a De Haviland 4, went out of the transcontinental race here on account of engine trouble. He landed at 3:58 p. m. and was unable to continue. Lieut. L. S. Webster, No. 15, arrived at 4:88 and left for the west at 5:12 p. m. Maynard Winging Ahead. St. Paul, Neb., Oct. 10.—Lieut. B. W. Maynard left here at 8:10 p. m. for North Platte, Neb., the next control station, 118 miles farther west. Lieutenant Maynard arrived here at 2:44:10 p. m. He left Omaha at 1:34 p. m., making the 132 miles in one hour and ten minutes. From Des Moines to Omaha,- a distance of 118 miles, the flight was made in one hour and fourteen minutes. Lieutenant Maynard made the 155 miles from Chicago to Rock Island in 92 minutes. Maynard at Fort Russell. Cheyenne, Wyo., Oct. 10. —Lieutenant Maynard landed at Fort Russell at 6:24 p. m. Thursday. Wrecked In Snowstorm. Rawlings, Wyo., Oct. 10. —A de Haviland 4, piloted by Lieut. E. V. Wales, with Second Lieutenant Goldsboro as observer, was wrecked at Obert Pass, Elk mountain. The flyers became lost in the heavy snowstorm and steered their plane into the side of the mountain. Lieutenant Wajes was seriously injured and was carried to a ranch at Milo. Goldsboro was only slightly injured.