The sun., 1919-06-16
OTHERS TO START
OVERSEE FLIGHTS
Aviators Now at st. Johns
Hope Prize Will Be Offered
for Speed.
CONGRATULATE MULLER
News of Vickers-Vimy Sue!
cess Came Sooner Than
Expected.
CONGRATULATE MULLER
Hneniai Despotch e TIE SUI.

fpfctaf Despdfch 20 THp Sun.
ST. JoHN's, N. F. June i5.-Nelther
the failure and narrow escape Of Harry
Hawker and Mackenzie Grieye nor the
success of Jack Alcock and Arthur w.
Brown in spanning the Atlantic have
halted, the preparations Of the other
transatlantic aspirants here To hop of
on the great flight
That was apparent to-day when, after
showering hearty congratulations upon
P. N. Muller, the representative Of the
successful fliers here, the pilots who
have not yet jumped on announced that
their own attempts would be made
despite the fact that there 10 no $4,000
prize or the glory Of first crossing ths
Atlantic in a single hlsht awaiting
them. .
The crews of the other airpianes now
here, after celebrating sincerely the
crossing Of the Atlantic, o feat which all
airmen have hoped would shortly be ae-
complished, turned their attention TO
their own altered situation, Not one OF
the men here likes the idea Of tamely
shipping his plane back TO England on
a steamship, instead Of following the
trail OF Alceck high over the Atlantic.
aerial battle for the fastest time across
the big gap, although ell admit that the
| mark set by Capt. Jack Aleoek, approx
mately two miles minute, viii be
very hard TO beat. They hope that they
can interest their companies In q trans
atlantic race. and are confident that pri-
vets enthusiasts, or possibly the BritisA
Air Ministry, will put up prizes to stim-
uiate interest In the dash.
News Was Unexpected.
The AFst news OF the successful termi.
nation Of the flight came some hours
before even the most hopeful expected
to get word. The silence OF the Wick
ers-Vimy radio had shaken the conf
denoe and chilled the hearts Of even
the most stout hearted supporters oil
the Viekers-Vimy team, but none would
outwardiy admit anything more thar
the failure Of the radio apparatus.
The news OF the arrival at Glider
flashed by cable to Nj. Memory, repre-
sentative OF the Daily Aail In this coun,
try, at Q o'clock this morning and In
stantiy spread around the town arousef
great enthusiasm among the staid New
feundlaRders as well a. among the aging
colony.
The cable contained little informa tior
save that Aleock and Brown had landed
safely. 4 little later came additiona
news of the wireless generator having
failed and te plane having made a
crash" landing. The pilots here agreed
that Capt Alceek must have been hin
6ered in some way either by rough
country or by fog or otherwise he would
have brought his plane down lightly.
| Despite the Joy expressed on all sides
by the fiers and their supporters anC
| followers, the news was treated as Ruci
as was possible as entirely to be ex
peetsd. although the more emotiona
found it hard to take this view aftel
the long hours OF tense waiting.
They made a jolly good trip anC
must have had a fair wind all the way
was the way one young pilot put II
They travelled much faster than
anticipated"
| Other comments were on much tho
same order, but with liberal praise o.
the plotting of Capt. Jack Alcock anC
the navigation OF Lieut.. Brown. They
were a great team the pilots agreet
and praise of Lieut.. Brown, an Amer
lean, was just as hearty as that o.