New-York tribune., 1919-10-18
Lieut.. Maynard Ascends at
Wahoo, Neb., With New
Motor; Reaches Cleveland
and Is Due Here at 2P. Nj.
Fiiers to Greet Winner
Control Stop Commander
Killed at ST. Paul, Neb.;
Major Carl Spatz Quits

Lieutenant Bclvin W Maynard, the
famous "Flying Parson," leader of the
franscontinental air race, overcame
dIfflculties yesterday and flew from
Wahoo. Neb., to Cleveland, Ohio. He
Is expected in Mincola at :, O'Clock this
afternoon the first to complete the
5.4O0- mile race across the continent and
back
A public demonstration will be
staged on the arrival of the arman at
Roosevelt Field. squadron of air
planes Will take the air to escort him
to the finishing mark.
The tenth fatality directly due
to the race occurred yesterday.
Lieutenant Cameron Wright. com
mander Of the control stop at s.. Paul,
Neb.. was instantly killed when an air
plane in which he was riding as a pas
senger went INTO tall-spin and
crashed down fro.G an altitude of 200
feet.
Officials of the American Flying Club
were notified by the United States Air
Service yesterday that all machines en-
8 tered in the race must complete the
first flight across the continent before
sunset tonight. Ali machines failing
to arrive at Mineola or San Francisco
by sunset will be automatically elm
mated from the race.
the Middle West yesterday was one tri-
umph. AT every control station he was
greeted by crowds.
Embraced by the Sundays
AT Rock Island, III, Billy Sunday,
the evangelist, and his wife. Ma"
Sunday, were 1t the field. The ma
chine scarcely had come to stop when
Billy ard Ma" Sunday rushed for
ward and embraced the parson aviator
as he jumped from the fuselage of
his machine with Trixie, his police
Ma Sunday then took charge of
the, MONDAY meal for the aviator and
her husband. 1t was here that May
nard departed from his established
RUE of getting away from a control
station at the exact second after the
expiration of his thirtyminute COM
puisory stop. He stayed an extra ff-
teen minutes in conversation with Sun
day.
Il shou' dn't have a bit of trouble
al the way East after Billy and Ma
both have put their blessings upon me
and my machine,' said Maynard just
before he took off.
Maynard made the 15s-mile flight
from Des Moines to Rock Island in
elgnty-three minutes.
-
p. IN, Maynard was close on the heels
of Lieutenant Paul Richter, the last
contestant of the San Francisco en-
tries. still on his first fight across the
country IN the same type machine as
Maynard
Flies Over Lake Michigan
Letr' nE Chicago the parson- aviator
'tsdained to fly along the usual course
sklrtlng the foot of Lake Michigan. In
a burst of speed he started out straight
across the lake. heading for Michigan
City. Ind. A mail plane that left the
Chicago ground a few minutes later
took the more conservative route
NgAt found Maynard resting at
Cleveland ready for the last 500 miles
of his remarkable flight. He landed
ct Cleveland at $3.50 p. m., having over
taken and passed Lieutenant Richter
the eastbound contestant, between
Bryan and Cleveland. The latter ar
rived three minutes after Maynard.
Maynard's flight yesterday followed
twenty hours of strenuous work at
Wahoo, Neb., where he was compelled
to make an emergency landing Thurs
day when the crankshaft OF his Liberty
motor broke in midar.
The flying parson" came dowr
within ten miles of the place where
the Martin bomber, piloted by Captair
the race.
Captain Francis worked continuousl,
transferring the Liberty motor from
his owr. wrecked machine to Maynard s
Throughout the night he worked with
party Of mechanics in the combined
rays of host of automobile headlight.
IRON the cars that came from far an
near to view the famous machine
He worked whie Maynard and hi;
Ob4ar,pr
snatched few moments of sleep OF
the seat Of one of the sightseeinl
automobiles. Throughout the night tn,
host OF farmers and their farmhand
assisted the military in lifting the
heavy motor on to the longerons O
Maynard's machine and holding i
there until 1T could be bolted int
place.
AT dawn the great task was com
pleted, and without further ceremon,
Maynard took off perfectly and few tt
omaha, the next control stop. fort,
mics N. eso away Thence onward his figh
OF 1873 miles to Cleveland progressed d
tremendous speed without incident
maynard's nearest competitor, Lieu
tenant Alexander Pearson, was elimi
mated IRON the race early IN the da,
at North Platte, Neb., with damage
engine and plane, which could not h.
repaired at that station.
Captain J. O. Donaldson, an ace Av
ing single-seatcr SF-5, then too,
second place, and was last reporte,
going strong.
Three more California entries starte
the return flight across the continen
yesterday from Mneola They wer
Lieutenant f. c. Kiel, Lieutenant II +
Queen and Lieutenant r. S. Worthinp
ton. All had made good progress b
niGhtfall, despite the heavy hea
winds.
Major Carl Spatz officially withdrc,
from the race al Buffalo yesterday an
turned his machine over to Capta
Lowell II. Smith, who continued fror
that point. Major Spatz will retur
70 San Francisco by train. He ha
protested against being compelled t
fly back and started from Mincola on
~hen he failed 70 receive any answe
from Warrington 20 his protests
Captain Smith was the leading corn
pettor Of the Western cnIrinA II
had been eliminated from the rae
wnen mechanics at Buffalo accidents
burned his machine while working Oh
~ Captain Smith mad left the hcl,
frr the nigh. when tnis accidcn
occurred. lie ~aa Last reported max
irG fapid pro2regg westward IN Major
Spatz's mach,nc.