New-York tribune., 1919-08-27
Lieut.. Plumb Ends Flight
to Toronto and Back
at Mineola, $50 p. NJ,
in De Haviland plane
Schroeder Descends
At Toronto at $50
Lieut.. Maynard, Second at
Roosevelt Field, 6:44,
in Dc Haviland, Said
to Have Flown Fastest

American aviators were the first yes
erday to complete round trip flights
between New York and Toronto in the
y International airplane race.
Lieutenant James Plumb, with Ser
geant Ralph Kraft, returned to Roose-
| velt Field from Toronto at $3.50 last
evening. He left the field on Monday
8. 3:l2:05 in De Haviland 4 with a
Liberty motor.
Two minutes after Plumb landed at
the New York end of the course, Cap
tain r. ". Schroeder, in his Vought
VET, with Hispano motor, completed
bis fight at Toronto. His time was
announced as SIS minutes.
The third machine 10 complete the
circuit was another De Haviland-Lib-
er;y motor plane, piloted BY Lieutenant
Belyn Maynard, with Lieutenant Dal-
ton as passenger. This returned to
Roosevelt Field at 6:4l last night. 1t
left tho i.sld g. :0S Monday afternoon.
Maynard's Time Believed Best
Officials at Mneola believe that
Maynard has made the best time thus
far, although it will not be certain
until they have complete records from
every stop on the route.
Twoscore planes We're on the wing
yesterday. but it is improbable the
race will be completed for at least an
other twenty-four hours. Several. that
met with accident have returned to the
starting point, made repairs and start
ed OUT again.
1t Is expected twenty-five airplancs
Will arrive az Roosevelt Field to-day
between 8 q. m. and noon. Practically
all of these will be completing their
round trip. Arrangements have been
made to admit the public to the field,
and space has been reserved for the
parking of motor cars.
The weather was a handicap to the
HERS yesterday. Thunderstorms were
encountered all along the route.
Like Mammoth Motordrome
Roosevelt Flying Field yesterday re-
eemoled the pits at al automobile race
magnliied & thousand times. Mechan-
les swarmed everywhere. harmering,
tinkering, readjusting the wings and
Vitas Of the great planes.
The air was continually filled with
The roar of motors and the cheers of
ohiookers greeting arrivals or shouting
farewell 10 departing birdmen. Most
oi the machines scared up with a
mighty burst Of noise and droned away
llorthward- A few circled and then
cropped to The field again for further
repairs. One or two came wabbling
pacH from accidents upstate, for new
parts and another start in the race.
Accidents along the thousand mile
course were not infrequent yesterday.
report after report came in to the
Judges at the neld, telling of thunder
s.orms that were rolling across the
ar ar lanes and giving the flyers much
"'upis and not little peril.
Albany Danger Point
A,'any, too, seemed to be a special
aaan;er point. The field is small and
u1eis are many trees upon it. The
. .fos ds there apparently had not been
Kept back to afford maximum landing
space There were four bad smashes
IN IN that city. The latest and most Sc
iious occurred yesterday.
on Italian s. V. A. machine, crashed
ifto a tree. He was injured badly
Sld his machine wrecked. At the
homeopathic Hospital it was said he
t,s Tas suffering a broken arm and possi-
~ ~ internal injuries. His family, at
"estheld, n. j., has been notified.
ny o'clock yesterday afternoon the
Seaicers IN charge Of the flight at
M,oocsevelt Field we. predicting ex-
s.Nhgly that American entries would
4 tne first to complete the circuit of
.'e course from New York to Toronto
So SSno return and from Toronto to New
iofk and return.
Schroeder Reaches Buffalo
Word had been flashed that Major
h. w. Schroeder had circled down to
ouHalo at i:l4 and was making rapid
Work WORK of reftting his Vought VET for
Toronto. $3.50
shortly after this news word was
ssashed that Lieutenant James Plumb
aM aad cleared his De Haviland 4 from
nioany at 4:34 and was driving down
~ w the last leg of his homeward fight
20 20 rapidly as his Liberty motor could
1t was predicted by officers in charge
~ the flight that Plumb would beat
tue record from Albany to New York
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