Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-10-10
us. ARMY PLANES
IN BIG AERIAL DERBY
Machines Are in Flight From
Coast to Coast.
MANY DIFFERENT TYPES RACE
one Group starts From Mineola, n.
n, Another From san Francisco
Three Flyers Killed in Fall in
East-Pilot Injured.

Binghampton. y. Y, Oct. 9-Sergt.
". III. hewitt who fell with Col. Ger
ala Brandt, near here, was so badly
hurt that he died shortly afterward.
Their airplane, which was one OF those
making the transcontinental flight, was
demolished.
NIineola, n. Y, Oct 9.--Lieut. J. B.
Machle, in a De Hayiland-4 machine,
euipped with a Liberty motor was the
first to get away in the "oast-to-coast
air race from Mineola to San Francis
co and return, at 9:15 a. m. Sergt.
Jesse d. Mcclure accompanied him.
Ten different types of machines
were represented in the entries and
some of them had seen active service
on the hattie front. Three of the
planes entered are German Fokker
machines captured almest intact on
the western front. French, British
and Italian machines also are entered.
Most Of the American entries are
equipped with the famous Liberty mo-
tor developed by America during the
war and the race will afford a good
opportunity to test its qualities
against the best types of foreign
makes.
Route 200 Miles in Length.
The route is Approximately 200
miles III length one way. The official
stops ana the distance TO the next con-
troll IN miles follow:
Mineola, o; Binghamton, 142 Roch-
ester. 125; Buffalo, Sc; Cleveland,
$50 Bryan, 147; Chicago. 16e; Rock
Island. 155; Des Moines. 1853; Omaha,
us; st. Paul. Neh., 1872; North Platte,
lis: Sidney. 112 Cheyenne, 93: Vol
colt, 113; Green River, 1877; Salt LaEe
City. 1877; Salduro 100; Battle Noun
tain, 162; Reno 100; Sacramento, 112:
San Francisco. Is.
Lieut.. Col. Fl. H. Bartney was the
second 10 leave He got away at 9:l3
a. M. Then followed .Iieut. L. S. Web
ster, ola; Maj. Harry Smith, Old 80
Lieut.. n. d. Norris 9:15; Capt, II. G.
Draytan, a;16 Lieut. Col. T. S. Bowen,
al9; Mai. II. Il. Miller, go; Lieut.
T. ". Maynard. 9 "a: Air Commodore
T. r. O. Charlton, 9,34.
Early start at San Francisco.
San Francisco. Der. 9.-Lieut. J. r.
Richter. plotting De Haviland
airpane, with Lieut. J. Il. Patrick as
observer, leaving the ground at 6:51
n. M, was first of the western avators
10 hop off in the 300 mile race to
Afineola. n Y.
Cadet j. A. Cardiff was second TO
take the air he left MT 6:52. His
plane carried no observer The first
six machines look the air In less than
FIVE minutes and they We're closely fol-
lowed by three more.
The contest which Is limited to
military aviators, is for the purpose
of testing the reliability of the planes
and stimulating interest In recruiting
for the air service. A return flight also
will he made. The route is approx
mately 2,T00 miles in length one way.
Western Flyers Arrive at First Stop.
Sacramento, Cal, Oct 9.-Lieut f.
c. Kiel, piloted a De Haviland air
plane, landed at Mather flying field.
Sacramento. Is miles from San Fran
cisco, In 81 minutes elapsed time from
San Francisco. the first aviator TO
reach this resting point in the race
from San Francisco to Mineola, N. Y.
Others arrived at intervals of a few
minutes. After breakfaSting and TAX
ing on supplies the aviators will re.
sumo the dash. commencing east of
here the ascent over the snow-capped
Sierra Nevada mountains. The next
official stop is Reno, New.
TWO Killed IN West.
Salt Lake City, 0c: 9,-NIaj. H. II.
Chrissey was killed at Buena Vista
field, near here, when he attempted to
land. First Glass Sergeant Virgil
Thomas. observer, died on the way
to the hospital.