Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-09-13
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Youthful Aviator [ caves New
York for San Francisco
for $4,000 Prize
FOWLER WILL ALSO RESUME
His Aeroplane Smashed in Fall
at Alta Yesterday Is Being
Repaired.
tBy Special Leased WIRE 70 New Mexican,

tBy Special Leased Wire 70 New MexlcanJ
New York, Sept. 13.-Work had
barely begun this morning in the busy
skyscrapers of lower New York when
James ]. Ward lifted his biplane from
Governors Island and started across
the continent in the path of the sun.
1t was 9:0S a. m. when the boyish
sviator-he is only % years old and
locks younger-rose into the air.
Ward is the second competitor to
try for the prize of $4,000 offered by
William R. Hearst fer the quickest
flight from coast to coast, and the first
to start on the westward route. To
win, he must reach Los Angeles OF
San Francisco in thirty days.
A brisk 20 mile breeze from the
northwest was blowing and directly
against 1t Ward must fly for the first
stage of his journey.
On the west bank of the Hudson
river, he picked up the 1ag-decked 10
comotive waiting at the Erie station
to pilot him over the maze Of tracks
across the Hackensack Marshes, then
settled into his course above the main
line of the Erie railroad. His desti
nation this morning and his first
scheduled stop was Middletown, N. Y.
sixty-eight miles away.
From Middletown. Ward planned tc
follow the Erie to Buffalo.
Mechanicians with gasoline and ex
ira parts await him at Calicoon, N. Y.
and Susquehanna, Pa, and at the lat
ter place he hoped to spend the night
Message From Grant.
Just before the young aviator jump
ed into his seat, Major General Grant
commander of the department of thu
east, rode up with two aides ant
handed him letters for delivery at Lo
Angeles and San Francisco.
AS soon as he got clear of the Isl
and, Ward mounted rapidly. The at
was clear and, expecting no difficult.
in picking out his landmark he SAT-
that he expected to make most Of thu
journey at a height of about 200
feet.
Lost His Way.
Ashbrook. N. j., Sept. 13.-Aviato
Ward landed here this morning, HAY
ling mistaken the Lehigh Valley raj
read for the Erie. The aviator whe
he found out where he was, went int
the air again and retraced his cours
toward Jersey City, where he pull
posed taking up his course along tn
line of the Erie for Middletown, N. Y
| Fowler is Undismayed.
| Alta, Calf, Sept. 13.-Undismaye
by the wreck of his machine, and hi
slight injuries. Aviator Fowler alread
is preparing to resume his journe
across the continent. All necessar
parts for the repair of the biplan
are at Ogden and as soon as the me
chanicians arrive from Reno the all
ship will be taken to Colfax, where n
pairs will be made. Fowler will star
1.-THE instant the craft is put in order.
| May Take Several Days.
| Towle, Calf, Sept. ia freigh
car laden with various parts Of aert
PLANES arrived here today from Reno
Aviator Fowler at once busted himsel
in going over the assortment, hopin
to find what is necessary for the n
pair of his biplane. If the needle
parts are here he expects to resum
his fight from Alta within two G
three days.
May Try Another Machine.
/ Ogden, Utah, Sept. ia biplan'
without engine, left Ogden this mor1
ing, for Aviator Fowler The machin
expressed from the east, which reacl
ed this point Tuesday, was to hav
been held in reserve