New-York tribune., 1919-09-01

contest committee has not yet de-
cided what viii be done with the
money. If they decide to give it to the
civilian making the best time 1t will 90
20 Roland Rohlfs, holder OF the Amer
lean altitude record, VINO came in
seventeenth. Rohlfs, in q Curtiss
Oriole, few the course in 667A min
ur"S.
Lieutenant II. II George finished sec
ond IN 53034 minutes. Lieutenant Dan
Z. Gish was Jnird in 52iA. minutes
Both these pilots Ned De Havi.ands
with Liberty motors.
Is Divinity Student
Maynard, the winner, IS a divinity
student as we'll as an a.rplane pilot.
Before he Joined the army, in august,
1917. he was attending the Baptist The
ogogical Seminary a. Wake Forest, n.
c. As soon as he is discharged he III
tends TO resume MS studies.
While a United States Army test
pilot at Romoran-in, France, Maynard
man. He established a record fol fast
testing by trying out twenty-five
planes in half a day. At one time he
held the worlds record for looping the
loop, having completed BIS loops in
sixty-seven minutes at an attitude OF
1000 feet without coming down foot.
George, who came second, is N ace.
He did not reach the front n France
Until seven days before the armistice,
and he then won the title by bringing
down five German planes in four days.
Gish, who was third, carries his leg
in brace as result of injuries re-
ceived in France. He made two cir
cults of the ! 900 mile course, frst as
observer in the plane piloted by Lieu
tenant W. c. F. Brown, then as "A pilot
himself. On the second trip Lieu
tenant Brown acted as Gish's observer.
Flew Total of $4,000 Miles
Contestants flew q total Of more than
81 900 miles. Officials Of the flying
club consider the race proof Of the re-
liability of the airplane, because in
spite Of the great strain under which
the fights were accompl plished, only two
persons were injured. Austin B. Gre
hore suffered broken arm when he
crashed into a tree at Albany, and Cap
tain F. B. Kindley suffered bruises
when he wrecked his plane on an en-
bankment to escape hitting q crowd
Of spectators, also at Albany.
1t was pointed out that all the con-
testants kept their motors going at
full speed during the entire race, put
ting d severcr strain on them than or
dnary hving conditions would neces-
state Also, they flew straight through
storms of rain and wind, whereas an
aviator under ordinary circumstances :
can go around storm.
The race is also considered victory
for the De Haviland plane and the
Liberty motor. Of nineteen of these
planes entered in the race fourteen
completed the course. Eleven had been
running steadily for 10 hours imme
diately before entering the race
Reliability Prize Also
In addition to the prize for speed
the Hotel Commodore has offered a
pilot making the best time, after al
lowances have been made for the nor
nal speed OF his machine and the con-
ditions under which he flew. Elaborate
computations are necessary before the
handicaps for this prize can be deter
mined. Announcement of the winner
Will be made in few days.
Maynard. the winner, made the flight
without any readjustments to MS
motor, which ran at uniform speed
of 1925 revolutions a minute. His
fastest time was between Buffalo and
Syracuse, l46 miles, covered in fifty
six and a half minutes; he flew from
uyracuse to Albany, 141 miles, in forty
eight minutes.
Of tifty-two entries thirty finished
the race. Three made second starts.