The sun., 1916-12-31
s. AYIATORS IN 116'
MILE WINTER DASH
: Eight Of IL Machines Make
First N. Y. to Philadelphia
Squadron Flight.
Under WAR CONDITIONS
Lieut.. Arthur Coyle Covers
Distance in 1 Hour and 81
Mins.-TwO Mishaps.

PHILADELPHIA. Dec, so.-Tte nrs'
Squadron night OF American aviators al
Oil comparable TO what has been accom-
olished by fying men IN the war took
Disce to-day-a 1l5 mile dash In winter
Gold. under war conditions. between the
Hampstead. l.. l., aviation field and the
Philadelphia Navy Yard.
Twelve machines scared from the Lons
osland field this morning with the Their
hometers registering zero or n bit un-
Der as soon as they climbed to the upper
Dir. Taking a bee line between New
York city and Philadelphia. eight Of the
ewelve a%irplancs came safely to ground
)n the navy yard before noon. while
Tour. for one reason or another. engine
trouble mostly. were Obliged to descend
D. points along tho line OF fight.
The best time was made by Lieut..
ARTHUR Coyle OF the National Guard OF
New Hampshire. who covered the dis
eance in one hour and thirty-seven min
ptes, or almost twice as fast as the best
Pennsylvania trains are scheduled,
Lieut.. Coyle few with Corporal II. n.
Dalinon Of the First Aero Company Of
Che New York National Guard as OBJ
server.
Two Men Coated with Ice.
At II IA A. NJ. the big alrplane settled
Oown upon the navy yard aviation field
ooftly As a butterfly lights. and the two
birmen. stiff with cold despite their
heavy leather gear and fur coats. needed
khs hot drinks that the naval officers had
Ready. Both mon were coated with Ice
ond their arms were 20 stiff that Il was
ban minutes before free blood circulation
(Ras restored.
At II 40 the airplane, piloted BY T. c.
ofillman. a flight instructor. with s. A.
Blair al observer, came to earth, and
I've minutes later II. w. Blakeley. with
e. II. Reynolds, Inspector In charFe Of
lhe Mineola aviation station. gave the
Oplookers a real thrill. As Blakeley
Dwooped for a landing the savage wind
got under his goggles. twisted the glasses
until his vision was blurred and left him
for . moment or two. practically blind
The left wing Of his machine just touched
. naEpole. Six feet OF the wing went 10
Oplinters and down came the machine
with crazy gyrations. Luckily II Topped
lnto a mudhole and when Blakeley and
Reynolds were pitched out they fell prac'
2ically unhurt.
Five Other Machines Arrive.
= The other machines arrived without
accident In the following order: Capt
8. g. Carberry. Army signal Corps
Al 80 A. NJ: Lieut.. James f.. Miller
New York National Guard. II IS: A. NJ.
Lieut.. G. Osborne. IL SO A. NJ. (: Leonard
Barney. with Instructor Allen. II :56 A
NJ. Lieut.. Y. w Bagnall. with Sergt. f
A. krauss, I $50 r. NJ.
The four machines that failed TO ar
rive at the navy yard met with mishapi
that interfered with their Nights but
caused no injury to pilots or observers
Lieut.. Torbert Carolin. with Lieut.
wheaton as observer. was forced to de
scend at II :55 A. NJ. because Of motor
trouble at Deans. n. j.. and then crashed
onto n fence. smashing both wings of the
machine. Neither man was hurt.
Sergt. r. W. Noyes. with q passenger
descended at II 10 A. NJ. near Mon.
mouth Junction, N. j.. and will attempt
20 pick up the successful flying men thi;
morning when they start back for
t~iempstcad. Capt. r. c. Boiling de-
yRcendcd at Monmouth. Lieut.. Kilner
and John b. Stetson. Jr.. abandoned the
blight loon after starting.
Return Flight This Morning.
The return night from me navy yard
20 Hampstead Field will he begun at 8
O'Clock tomorrow morning and every
sDne OF the eight here Is confident Of com
fpleting the round trip.
! On h way to this city attitudes Of
Srom 1000 TO 5000 feet were attained.
TESTS Of stabilizers and Of other devices
Nwere made. The general results OF the
~Adventurous expedition are said to have
been very satisfactory to the Govern.
enent experts and other squadron flights
Will be attempted in the near future.