Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-19
FLYER MAINTAINS
! AVERAGE SPEED OF
z MILES A minute
Tarheel Parson Battles His
Way Through Snow,
Fog and Rain.
UNOFFICIAL FIGURES MAKE
TIME LESS THAN rs HOURS
Will Attempt One-Stop Trip
From Mineola to San
Diego. -
PLANS TO HALT AT DALLAS
Modified Type Of DeHaviland Plane
Will Be Esed In Making
Next Test.
PLANS TO HALT AT DALLAS
Modified Type Of DeHaviland Plane
Will Be Esed in Making
Next Test. ..
IBy Associated PresaI

rBy Associated Press.I
MINEOLA, n. Y. Oct. 1S.-Steerins
by compass and flying at an average
speed OF nearly two miles a minute,
5,4oo miles across the continent, and
return through snow, fog, clouds and
rain. Lieutenant B. w. Maynard landed
on rooseve Field at $50 O'Clock this
afternoon. the first aviator to finish in
the army's great trarscontinental air
race and reliability test. He carried
as passengers Master Electrician Will
liam B. Kline. of Harrisburg. Pa.
whom he described as deserving the
greatest credit" and ''Trixie," a Ger
Unofficial figures compiled hero to-
night by the American Flying Club,
which has cosoperated with the army
air service officials in conducting the
actual hying time the return trip
was twenty-four hours, forty-five
minutes nntes and and eight seconds. only few
time on his westbound trip.
Under the rules of the contest, how
ever. time. spent between control sta
tons must be counted in the actual
flying time as computed by the army
IN 1, deciding the winner Of the race.
Lieutenant Maynard spent CHANGING
motors in cornfeld in Wafi6o, IN sb..y
where he was forced down because of
to his official flying time The unoffi-
ciaI total elapsed time on the return
Trip was nlnety-tw two hours thirty-two
minutes and forty-eight seconds. In
Guiding three days spent In San Fran
cisco. the round trip was made in APP
proximately ten days and five hours.
Wife and Little Ones Greet Him.
The first persons to greet him, as
conclusion OF his historic flight were
ms wife and two little girls. who
cheering OF the hundreds or spectators
who were marshaled at safe distance
by TSP special al details Of soldiers.
ant Maynard. when he put his foot
srous tribute to sergeant =. e. kline.
sergeant Kline deserves the great
est credit" said the Lieutenant
promo, Is r all up to to the lieutenant
the r greatest pilot on earth"
The The official congratulations Of tn.
aviator By co fTen Archie the s1
mander of the Long Island flying fields
who awaited him pathetlcaIiy until
the lieutenant could greet his family.
Trfxie Very Happy Too.
The most joyous member Of the
party, a least as far as demonstration
went. was Trixie. the German police aii
his @aseos Trx ths SsEnP
finding the solid earth under her once
more knew, no bounds and She dashed
Lieutenant and Mrs. Maynard posed
good good naturedly for a score Of
iS Vas eseor aea ' thro the little fam
cheering line OF spectators to rent
where luncheon had been provided for
From the standpoint of pleasure"
said Lieutenant Maynard in an inter.
view vom~, after ,ft landing. describing his
OF it, nying over a number of State es
and getting In touch with people In
inherent parts of the country.
iIardshIps Well Scattered.
Our hardships were scattered over
SO bad We were tired out at night.
o oe the tre %av when s we reached chicago
on the ielld. They offered to sa Ios m us
couple of hours to get back in the
morning: SO we decided to stay on the
hed w, we " didn't dr. get much sleep. We
.resses. and it was not very comfort
en "NeS me m9rnng we started out and
ana weather eot bet fer e The Omaha Wihs
CHEYENNE. We were delighted at the
a Inc OK ground We had covered at
" 1T was freezing cold at Cheyenne.
we were ready to start before SUNNI
next morning. Four minutes before
me sun appeared we started our motor
Ior, and some Of 1t fell into the over.
now pipes and froze."
VIII Fly Again.
Undaunted by the fact that ten live.
nave been lest directly and indirectly
as result OF the race Lieutenant
Maynard announced within an homr
AFTER he had landed that within few
weeks he would attempt one stop
night from Mineola to San Diego. cal.
win Dallas, Texas. the only Stopping
modified type Of DeHaviland plane.
somewhat similar to that he used i'm
the ross-country race. has been fittad
up for him here. and the start viii
De made as soon as he. has had an on
portunity to make n few trial flights
ana become familiar with the new ma
chinc Lieutenant l.. d. Bradshaw, who !
mas been lying since 1912 and entered
the army as an enlisted man. will be-
stop flight.
Served As Baptist Minister.
Although he Is rated as-the greatest
airman In America and one OF the
foremost pilots OF the world, Lieu.
tenant Maynard, who left the Baptist
ministry two years ago to enter thu
military service OF his country, plans
TO obtain his discharge from the army
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