The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-13
CAPT. SMITH
May WIN BIG
AIR RACE IN
FLYING Time
Figures Declared to Show
Flyer Who Finished Late, to
Have Made Best Actual
Time in Air Derby.
PREPARE TO RETURN
(By Associated Press)

MlNEOLA, N. Y, oct. 13.-AccOrd-
ing to the record in Captain Smiths
log book, he has beaten Lieutenant
Maynard in the trans-continenta1 race.
Captain Smiths figures show that he
few from San Francisco to Mineola
In "a hours 80 minutes, flying time.
as against Lieutenant Maynards "a
hours and SO minutes, and 4S1a sec
onds from Mineola to San Francisco.
Captain Smiths claim to victory will
have to be officially verified before a
decisio1s is made.
Captain Smith, who arried at Min
cola, at 1880 a. m. today. was the
third flyer to complete are first of the
tript from San Francisco. Two other
flyerh are expected to reach Mineola
before the end of the day.
Refreshed by an enforced over-Sun-
day rest, 40 Of the 62 original start
ers in the army air service transcon-
tinental race lined up early today at
controls all the way from Mineola to
San Francisco, to take up the trail
completed Saturday by Lieutenant
Belvin w. Maynard. Major Carl Spatz
and Lieutenant E. c. Kiel, the three
race leaders.
Four flyers who entered at San
Francisco, started the day today with
good prospects Of reaching Mineola by
night. while five Of the westbound
flyers were within a days flight, barr
Ing accidents, Of San Francisco.
Those expected at Mineola during
the day were Captain Lowell H. Smith
who spent Sunday at the Rochester,
n. Y. control: Lieutenant r. H. Wor-
thington, who held over at Cleveland; =;
d - n
and Major J. c. F. Bartholf at Chicago
Westbound flyers within striking
distance Of the goal were Captain H
c. DrayioD of Lovelock. New. Lieuten-
ant 7. 8. Webster and Captain ]. o.
Donaldson at Salduro, Utah, and Cap
tfin Harry Smith and Lieutenant
Iarle "a Manza,man at Green River.
Ready for Returning.
Major Spats and Lieutenant Kiel
the east bound flyers who landed here
SATURDAY within 20 seconds Of each
l.. other, after nip-and-tuck race across
1.-THE continent which Major Spatz is
yreparted officially to have won by the
remarkably narrow margin Of 81 sec
onds in 9 2,701 mile flight, were work
Ing On their weather-beaten planes to
day in ali effort to get them ready
for the return trip within the 96-houl
maximum time allowed by the air ser
vice between arrival at terminus
and departure on the return flight
1t was said that their machines
would require elaborate overhaulins
and the fitting of new wings. the ole
wings having been rendered unsafe
ty the buffeting of wind, rain anc
snow which they encountered the
flight east.
cisco, were to the effect that Lieu
tenant MAYNARD, the flying parson,
would start the return flight on Tues
day Major Spatz and Lieut. Kiel die
not believe they could be ready t.
start west before Wednesday.
Lieutenant Maynard said he planne,
a transcontinental flight in Novembe
with a machine adapted particular,
for speed. and hoped to fly from tn
Atlantic to the Pacific in two days
HOP OFF AT CLEVELAND.
CLEVELAND, Oct. 13.-Pilots o
the 13 transcontinental derby all
planes, of whom have been her
since Friday because of unfavorabl
weather, were at the Glenn Marti
field early today to take advantag
of the clear, cool weather and no
off before a reported storm from tn
east Overtakes them.
The first westbound aviator to &c
4. away for Bryan was Major Abbey. NJ
y T, who left at 6 AS so, followed closel
by Lieutenant Gish, No. 10. at 6:47 81
Major Simons. No. 19, at 6:49:5O
Lieutenant Machle, No. II, at 6: so: II
and Lieutenant Johnson, No. LOG, a
6:56:20.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 13-Fiy
more contestants in the tranScont
mental air race who spent the nigl
at points in Utah and Nevada, wer
expected to reach here some time t
day.
The first aviator expected wa
Captain Harry Drayton. number Al
whose airplane was damaked sligh
ly in a forced lapding at LovelocI
New.
At Salduro, Ut. Lieut. L. S We
ster, number Is: Captain ]. O. Do
aldson, number 80, and Lieut. Ale
Pearson, Jr., were reported ready
take the air as early as the rules
the race permitted Lieut.. +. \
Manselman, at Salt Lake City, VIZ
also looked for during the day.
Seven contestants at various poin
in Nebraska hoped to arrive hel
Tuesday.