New-York tribune., 1919-08-26
Map of Great Aerial HandicnD

but with small variations in time.
General Menoher and Colonels Miner
and Carmody shook hands with each Of
the pilots before they took off and
wished them good luck
Purpose of Race
AS soon as it was decided to start
the race General Menoher issued the
following statements:
me race to-day will enable US to
OBTAIN definite data on the performance
or the different type of airplanes en-
terlng the contest. It has been so ar
ranged that both high-speed and low
speed type shall be given a fair show
to win the prizes offered. 1t is first
OF all reliability test. 1t is another
case of race between the hare and the
tortoise. Mere speed, dashing from
one spot to another is not paramount.
Beng compelled to stop at ALBANY.
Syracuse and Buffalo before reaching
Toronto will make other qualities be-
SIDES speed count. AS an example of
the different types, take the De Hav-
Hand As and the S. E. So. The De
Haviland is bombing plane in war
time and the s was q fast scout plane
The o's will probably make the best
all-around runs
The race will stimulate the actual
conditions of a commercial aeroplane
passenger and freight route, for it
will be run under the same conditions
as will prevail in commercial work
Regular stops will be made to-day as
on a regular aerial line"
Entry of German Defended
a rf%I
plane which will start from Toronto
in the race, Major General Menoher
said:
The captured German aeroplane
Will race from Toronto. 1t is non
sensible to object to its competing
The world knows its capability. If It
can win. then it is entitled to the
honor"
The first eight planes to leave
Roosevelt Field carried flags and ari-
Gus colored lights as q means of guild
ing the tiiers to the proper landing
places. Some Of the machines will
have wireless aboard to communicate
with the starting point. and the sta
tions which have been erected at AL
oany, Buffalo and other points along
the route.
Machines Examined
All the machines were thoroughly
examined by the contest committed of
the American Flying Club, under whose
auspices the race is being held, before
they were allowed to take off Every
care was taken to see that the ma
chimes were in perfect condition in
every detail.
The members of the committee on
the field to superintend starting were
Major General Charles I. Menoher.
honorary chairman; Brigadier General
William Mitchell, chairman; Colonel
Archie Miller. Lieutenant Colonel ". c.
Sherman. Major Thomas Hitchcock.
Chance NJ. Vought, Caleb S. Bragg and
the remaining member of the commit
tee, was assigned to the Offices Of the
American Flying Club. where he worked
throughout the day, keeping every con-
troll station posted with the progress
Of the race, and generally supervising
the system of reporting adopted by the
club.
The control Of the machines in the
race is being done by means of an in
genious system invented and perfected
by Chance NJ. Vought, head of the
Vought Aeroplane Corporation. By
means Of this system the complicated
method of handicapping the airplanes
is reduced to simplicity.
The United States Air Service is
handling the situation at each Of the
control stations. The following officers
were assigned to the fields: Albany,
Major N. +. Davis; Syracuse, Major
r. L. Walsh; Buffalo, Major 7. G. Lam
phier. Mineola, Colonel Archie Miller.
At Toronto 7. Edward Lowe, represent
ing the American Flying Club, is in
charge of al arrangements.
The machines in the three groups
got away in the following order. &C.
cording to official figures:
GROUP
No lie Pere; pilot. Lieutenant P.
H Logan; 1851 p m.
No 28-L. W. F.; pilot, Captain J NJ.
No. 29-L. W. f; pilot, Major Elliott
Springs; 2:o3s4 p. m.
No 2-S. Z. a; pilot, Lieutenant
Colonel H Z. Hartney: 2:oT Q. IN.
No. 40-D. H. 4 pilot, Colonel II. B.
Clagett; 2:lO .. m.
No l2--D. H. 4; plot, Captain A. E.
Simonin; 2;12 p. m.
No SIS E. A: pilot, Lieutenant
Charles Colt; 2:l6 p. N.
No los. E. 8; pilot, Captain J. O.
Donaldson; 2:19 o. m.
No. 21--S. T. 5 A; pilot, Captain
Harry Smith; 2:20 p. m.
No. 24--D. H. 4; pilot, Lieutenant ".
C. F. Brown; 2:31 p. m.
No 6--Honeymoon Express. D. II. 4 !;
pilot, Major E. R. Hasset; 232 Il p. m; i;
(returned at 2:35 p. nl.).
GROUP g
No. 34-Oriole; pilot, ]. D. Hill;
Gas p. m.
No. Sd. H 4; pilot, Lieutenant
Maynard; $50 p m.
No. 44-D. H. 4; pilot, Lieutenant r.
T. Mdkif; 2:51iA p. m.