The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-10
LEADER OF
EAST-BOuND
FLYERS IS
IN ILLINOIS
CAPTAIN Smith Reaches Rock
Island-Rival is Held Up in
Cheyenne, Wyo., by Broken
Radiator.
ONE MORE MAN DEAD
(By Associated Press)


CHICAGO. Oct. 10.-Prospects OF
bad weather over much Of the course
faced the flyers who today remained
in the race from Mineola, N. Y, to
San Francisco, California Cold
weather and storms In the west and
winds and rains in the eastern half Of
the country, yesterday tnterfered with
schedules.
Hundreds Of miles ahead of other
westbound flyers, Lieut.. B. w. May
inard the flying Parson." was ready
this morning to resume his flight to
the Pacific from Cheyenne. Wyo., his
overnight stop. He broke the radia-
tor Of his plane IN alishting and would
be delayed until shortly after lunch.
st was announced at Cheyenne this
morning.
Captain L. H. Smith, leading the
flyers coming from the west, arrived
at 10:43 at Rock Island, Ill. from
Des Moines, having made the trip OF
1853 miles in one hour and 81 minutes.
He reached the Omaha, Neb., con-
troll station after a hard battle with
three mountain snow storms yester-
day and expected today to add many
miles to his total Of / AGO flown in two
days.
Lieutenant e. G. Kiel. flying from
the west to the east, arrived at Rock
Island at 1922. The arrival of Lieu
tenant Kiel leaves the lead of the
eastward race in doubt, for Captain
l.. H. Smith, who has blazed the air
trail in the transcontinental rece from
the Pacific, was still being held be-
cause Of unfavorable flying condi-
tions, and landing conditions in Chi
cago.
Only Two Unaccounted For.
With the exception of two machines.
all those in the race were accounted
for early today at points widely sep
arated behind Lieut.. Maynard and
Capt. Smith The machines, driven
by second Lieutenants Hall and
Queens, who started from the west, it
was feared were lost in mountain
snow storms. While a few planes
were put out of the race yesterday
there were no fatalities as on the first
day when three flyers lost their lives
through accident
Careful landings and take-off3 will
be necessary today, officers a. con
tlOt SidItoi4 doESltCO ECSd--0G vi III e
rains >rday and last night which
made the fields soggy and dangerous
While both the leaders IN the great
endurance and reliability contest to.
day were ready to continue their
flights with the advantage they have
gained over the other starters, both
the air facing possible disqualifica
tion-
Both May Be Put Out.
A rule of the race specifies that
there shall be no flying before sun
up, or after sunset. Lieutenant May.
nard made Cheyenne at 6:25 p. m.
mountain time, yesterday evening, Is
minutes after the sun had gone down
and Captain Smith reached Omaha
fifty-five minutes later.
No action that might eliminate the
men who have made air history was
reported overnight, however. Lieu
tenant Maynard's flight on the first
day of the race was the first between
New York and Chicago between dawn
and sunset and, at his average rate OF
speed he planned to be in San Fran
cisco tonight Captain Smith this
morning apparently was about to com
plete the first San Francisco-Chicagc &C
airplane flight and a gold medal tc
be awarded by the Hamilton club
awaited his performing that feat.