The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-08
GREAT AIR
RACE OVER
CONTINENT
IS STARTED
First Leg Finished, in East and
West-San Francisco and
Minelo Starting Points -
Plane Crashes Before Start.



M1NEOLA, n. Y, Oct 8-Leuten-
ant j. B. Machle in a De Haviland-4
machine equipped with a Liberty mot
or was the first to get away in the
| coast-to-coast air race from Mineola
to San Francisco and return. at S:l5
a. m. today. Sergeant Jesse D. Nc
Clure accompanied him. Fifty avi-
ators are starting from this end.
Prior to the start of the race Gen.
eral William Mitchell. chief of train
ing and operations, took a short fight
and pronounced the weather condi-
uons almost perfect A 15-mile wind
was blowing and the aviators, he said
would meet cross winds all the way
, to Binghampton, n. Y
| Ten different types OF machines
were represented in the entries and
some of them had seen active service
on the battle front. Three Of the
planes entered are German machines,
captured almost intact on the western
front French. British and Italian ma
chimes also are entered Most of the
American entries are equipped with
the famous Liberty motor.
Although prizes totalling s66, 900 had
been offered by. the American Flying
club and private individuals for the
winners of the contest, Major General
!
air service has ruled that they could
not be accepted.
No Flying on Sundays.
Under the rules of the contest there
is to be no flying between sunset and
sunrise, On Sundays, or in bad wealth
er. Each contestant will be required
to stop at least 80 minutes at each Of
the 20 intermediate stops. Aviators
remaining for more than 4S hours at
; one station unless held there by the
weather, are to be disqualified. No
: time will be taken out for forced
: landings.
The route is approximately 2,7O0
, miles in length one way. The official
stops and the distance to the next
control in miles follow.
, Mineola 0: Binghampton, 142:
Rochester, 125; Buffalo, So; Cleveland,
| $50; Bryan, 147; Chicago. 100; Rock
Island, 155; DesMoines, 1853, Omaha,
| 11S; St Paul. Neb., 1872; North Platte.
, us; Sidney. 112; Cheyenne, 90; VOL
colt, 113; Green River, 1877; Salt Lake
: City, 1877; Salduro, 100; Battle Noun
2 tain. 1862; Reno. 169; Sacramento, 112;
San Francisco, 75.
An airplane piloted by Lieut. Maur-
ice Cleary and carrying Benedict Gro
well. Assistant Secretary Of War as
a passenger. fell from height of $50
feet and wrecked. 1t landed upside
\ down. Cleary and Crowell were bad
! ly shaken up but were otherwise un-
} hurt.
The arrival of the first three planes
at Binghampton was reported TO Off
q cials here at 11:10. The machines
g were piloted by Major Smith. Lieut..
I Col Hertney and Lieutenant MAYNARD
ei
~ BRANDT FATALLY INJURED.
: BINGHAMPTON. n. Y, Oct S.-Col-
T onel Gerald Brandt probably was IA
8 fally hurt and his passenger, Sergeant
:. w. H. hewitt, seriously injured. when
their plane crashed to the ground for
t. an unknown reason, one mile north
t of the Deposit, at one o'clock.
n Colonel Brandt's arms and legs were
u broken, and he suffered internal in
It juries. Sergeant hewitt apparently
l. suffered concussion OF the brain The
o airplane was wrecked.
hARTENY AT ROCHESTER.
ROCHESTER,, n. Y, Oct. 8.-TLe
first plane to arrive here was No. II,
piloted by Colonel H. E. Hartney, at
:, 12.14. Lieutenant Maynard, who ar
q rived at 12.1S was second, making the
trip from Binghampton in 65 minutes
He carried German police dog.
RI MAYNARD GETS TO BUFFALO.
S. BUFFALO, n. Y, Oct. S.-The first
D flyer in the coast to coast aerial relia,
g bility run, to arrive in Buffalo, was
d Lieutenant D. w. Maynard, flying a
y Curtis machine. He landed at IL 55
e. Colonel Hartney landed at 1:25.
n FIRST AT SAN FRANCISCO
ar SAN FRANCISCO, Oct S-Lieuten
e. ant J. P. Richter. with Lieutenant J
e. B. Patrick as observer, leaving the
er ground at 6:51 a. m. today, was frs
h Of the western aviators to hop off
le IN the 200 mile race to Mineola, \
\. Cadet D. 4. Cardiff was second
His plane carried no observer. Tht
first six machines took the air in les
than five minutes and they were close
D ly followed by three more.
The sixteen pilots included "aces
from the war zone, aviators who hat
IN won distinction at camps In thi
er country and cadet aviators who di,
Il, not win their double wings" befor
a the armistice. Late Friday the win
ed ner expects to be in Mineola, 2,7O
all miles away.
On All night long mechanics gave las
an touches to the machines and guarde
IS them In preparation for the flights
an ablaze with light as the mechanic
nd worked and the stiffness of the hour
! before dawn was broken by engine.