The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-17
.SEk TIL GETS BACK
INTO DERBY RAGE
LEAVING BUFFALO

ROCK ISLAND, H., Oct, 1T.-Lieut.
Maynard was given an ovation by an
enormous crowd or his arrival here at
12;i5 pm. from Des Moines, having
made the 1853. mile trip in 80, minutes,
breaking his record for the same leg on
his trip west.
LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. tI.-Lleut. Alex
ander Pearson, Jr., flying to Mlneola,
Is probably out Of the race because OF
damage to the motor Of his plane, &C.
cordlna TO word received here from tho
airpiane control station at North Platte,
where Pearson landed today, Pearson
Us stu at North Platte, while Capt. j,
o. Donaldson, plane No, so, has reached
and departed from there TOP ths east,
DIES MONIES, la, Oct. t7.-LIeut.
SON. following his arrival here today
at Herring field, at 1918 am. again
took the air for Rock island at to352;2o
am, In his spectacular dash eastward,
after securing knother engine for his
disabled airplane at Wahoo, Neb., late
yesterday, Lieut.. Maynard, who is far
IN the lead again, presumably is de-
termlned TO try and better the time
made on his spectacular flight to San
Francisco from Mlneois.
BUFFALO, N. ", Oct. t7.-capt.
Lowell n. Smith, flying In the airplane
used by Nal. Carl Spatz, over moro
than half the oourse OF the transcontl-
mental contest, lett here at t2:2e;3 pm,
for Cleveland.
Nal, Spatz, who reached Buffalo this
morning on his return flight TO San
Francisco, Informed local army officials
by long distance telephone that he de
sired TO withdraw from the race, and
expressed a wish to turn his machinS
over to Capt. Smith, whose alrplane
was burned at Buffalo while being re-
paired.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Oct. t7.-capt. J.
o. Donaldson arrived at Cheyenne al
8;13 O'Clock this morning, and left at
9:43 for the East. Lieut.. Alexander
Pearson. Jr,. hoped off for the East az
S;21. Pearson Is Lieut.. q. W, May
1ard's nearest competitor In the east
bound flight.
SALT LAKE CITY, Oct, t7,-Lleut,
Earl Manzelman left salduro, 100 miles
west OF here, at 7:15 Pacific time, and
was reported arriving at 6ueno Vista
field here shortly after 9 o'clock, noun
tain time,
OMAHA, Neb., Oct. t7,-LIeut. Bel.
Win w. Maynard, the Flying p%arson,'
and leader In the transcontlnental afr
derby contest, resumed his flight east
ward from this city at s:4B:S3 am, nav
ING arrived shortly after 8 o'clock from
Wahoo, Neb., where ha had made
forced landing yesterday after preakins
a crankshaft In his motor. His rnaehtne
was working perfectly when he left
the ground at Ak.Sar. Ben fold for pes
Moines.
Lieut.. Maynard hoped off from Wa
boot about 8 o'clock this morning, ae'
eordlna to a telephone message re-
celved from Frank Czech. a farmer, near
whose farm the "sky pilot" was forced
down about noon yesterday.
Mechanics worked all night lnstal LING
In Lieut.. Maynard's plane a motor which
had been taken from the machine OF
Capt, Roy Francis, who recently was
forced by an accident TO withdraw iron,
the race.
CAPT. Francis, who was compelled to
withdraw from the race when his Mar
tin bomber was wrecked Tuesday, i'm
medlately upon being notified OF Lieut..
Maynard's mlshap, volunteered his ser
vices In repairing the plane. He hir-
rled TO Yutan, Neb., whero mechanics
were assembling his plane for shipment
to MlneoIa and assisted In removing the
motor, which was loaded on an auto
mobile truck and taken to Lieut.. May.
i nard. Lieut.. Maynard, en- learning that
a motor was available, started removing
his damaged motor.
BUFFALO,, N. ", Oct. 17.-MaJ, Car
Spatz, leader Of the flyers doubling back
from MIneola - San Francisco In Tho
| army's reliability and endurance test
arrived here from Rochester at 9:16 an,
today.
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MINEoLA, NJ. v, Oct. TIN the
face Of strong northwest wind, hloNlne
40 miles an hour, Lieut.. E, C. klcl. Ir
a DeHavlland four alrplane, with Sergt
Frank Mckee as a passenger, started
on the return flight to San Francisco lr
the army's transcontlnenta air race Al
e.42;12 O'Clock this morning.
Lieut.. b. S. Worthington was als'
preparing to take the air on the re
turn flight to San Francisco,
Lieut.. II. r. Queens, whose plane wa
badly buffeted on the trip East, ais
hoped to be able to hop off for Sal
Francisco before night. MAI. j. c
Barthoff, the only other San Francisco
entrant to reach Mineola, will not star
the return trip until Monday.