New-York tribune., 1919-09-30
81 Fliers Entered
In lranscOntinenta1
Derby ON October 8
List of Contestants in Race
Starting Simultaneously
From San Francisco and
New York May Total 80

Entries for the Transcontinenta)
Derby, which starts Simultaneously
from New York and San Francisco on
october 8, were made public yesterday
by authority of Lieutenant Colonel H
NJ Hickam, chief of the Air Service in
formation group. 1t was also announce d
that the preparations for the contest
are being made so as to complete the
race within three days, providing no
night flying is permitted.
The list already shows thirty-seven
assigned entries, ten of which will start
from San Francisco. The list is expect
ed to be extended to eighty before the
date of the race.
The British Air Ministry will be rep
resented by Brigader General L. E. O.
Charlton, British Air Attache in Wash
ington, who will pilot Bristol fighter
equipped with Rolls-Royce engine.
This machine has a normal speed of
115 miles an hour. Captain P. E. Traill.
Assistant Air Attache, will go as pas
senger.
Two hundred and fifty-four officers
and men will be stationed at the
various control stations. The largest
number Will be at Mneoa and San
Francisco.
The types of machines entered in
clude de Havland a and ga; s. E. GA,
lie Pere fighter, Fokker and Glenn l..
Martin bombers. The pilots and fields
from which they are entered are as
follows:
New York Colonel G. c. Brant, de
H.-4, 124 miles per hour, Liberty, 400
horsepower; Colonel c. c. Culver, Fox
ker. 100 miles per hour, Mercedes, 1870
horsepower.
Nazelhurst Field - Lieutenant W.
Maynard de H-4, 124 miles per hour,
Liberty, 400 horsepower; First Lieu
tenant Osbournc passenger; Second
Lieutenant Willis T. Taylor, de H-4, 12l
miles per hour. Liberty, 400 horse
power; Second Lieutenant Howard D.
Morris passenger, Second Lieutenant
K. c. kirkpatrick. de II-4. 124 miles per
hour, Liberty, 400 horsepower; Second
Lieutenant Victor Bean passenger; First
Lieutenant John P. Roullat, de H-4, 12i
miles per hour, Liberty, 400 horse
power; Second Lieutenant William
Coates passenger; Major II. j. Miller,
de H-4, 124 miles per hour, Liberty,
100 horsepower, Captain A. L. Simonin
passenger; Major Edward Lyons, de
H4, 124 miles per hour. Liberty, 400
horsepower; Captain Harry Smith pas
senger; Captain Fred Kindley, SE-5,
l22 miles per hour, Hispano, $50 horse
power.
Langley Ficld-Second Lieutenant
Honsinger, de H.-4, l24 miles per hour,
Liberty 400 horsepower; First Lieu
tenant H H. George, de HI. 124 miles
Per hour. Liberty, 400 horsepower;
per hour, Liberty 400 horsepower;
Lieutenant Colonel John n Reynolds,
de Il. i, III miles per hour, Liberty,
400 horsepower; Colonel I. T. Dodd,
de HI. Liberty 400 horsepower
Scott Field-First Lieutenant Alex
ander Pearson, de HI, 124 miles per
hour, Liberty, 400 horsepower; Ser
geant Royal Atkinson, passenger; Cap
tain J. Etheridge. passenger; Major
Henry Abbey, de Hi, 1924 miles per
hour Liberty 400 horsepower.
Office Director Air Service Major
NJ. +. Davis. Martin bomber, 112 miles
per hour. Liberty. 400 horsepower; Ma
jor Maxwell. n. Y. Kirby, Fokker, 100
miles per hour, Mercedes, $50 horse
power: Second Lieutenant William c.
Foskett Brown, Lepere. l24 miles per
hour Libcrtr, 400 horsepower; Cor
poral Robbins, mechanic, passenger;
Captain Roy \. Francis, Martin
bomber; Second Lieutenant II. A.
'IcGinnis, de H.-9. 12S miles per hour;
Liberty, 400 horsepower; lieutenant
Colonel H. L. Hartney.
Chanutc Iield-Second Lieutenant j.
b Machle, DH-4, 1874 miles an hour,
Liberty 400 horsepower.
W IIUletDu-SecOnd Iipu+nnant Fred
C.. Nelson, DH-9, los miles an hour,
Liberty 400 horsepower; First Lieu
tenant Sam Lunt, passenger.
The following viii start from San
Francisco:
Rockwell Field Major J. c. P. Hart
hof, SEQ, 122 miles an hour, Hispano
lSO horsepower; First Lieuteant S. +.
Rice, SE-5, 1872 miles an hour, His
pano $50 horsepower; First Lieutenant
}. g. Hall. DN-4, 1924 miles an hour
Liberty 400 horsepower, First Lieuten-
ant d. 2, Richter passenger; Second
Lieutenant II. L. Queen, DH-4, 124
power; Second Lieutenant Spencer
Hall, DH-4, Bluebird, 1874 miles an
hour Liberty 400 horsepower, First
Lieutenant William Bevan passenger;
Second Lieutenant F. w. Scifert, SE-5,
122 miles an hour, Hispano H, 1877
horsepower; Cadet A. ]. Nassanier, lie
Pere, 1870 miles an hour, Liberty 400
horsepower
Mather Field - Captain Lowell II.
Smith, OH, Bluebird, 124 miles an
hour, Liberty 400 horsepower, First
lieutenant F. ". Ruggles passenger;
+ irst Lieutenant Colbert Kauch, DH-4,
l24 miles an hour, Liberty 400 horse
power Second Lieutenant Warren A.
Maxwell passenger; Second Lieutenant
Robert S. Worthington, S--5, 122 miles
an hour, Hispano ls0 horsepower
Iniyers;t;ns Cot 5000 OOO