The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-28
10 OF FLIERS FINISH
COURSE IN AIR RACE
Two of Seven Who Land at
Toronto Are Canadian
Contestants.
LIEUT.. SLATER MISSING
Lake Erie Searched by Life
savers and Planes for
Lost AviatOrs.

C.nadians-had finished the round trip
iroronto Almost twenty planes are
an, ON the way, going in one direction
~ Tho other, all of them having turned
the outward mark.
determination of the winner is sun
long way off. In the confusion at
ending the regulation of race OF thls
tind the biggest thing in air sports
.r.r attempted the hard working Of
s,,a,s Of the American Flying Club
Sornd themselves confronted by many
ans in the times of arrival and de-
ort,res at the four intermediate con-
go, noints. and even unofficial figures
ror The elapsed time OF many OF the
sIsrs are lacking. After these are all
aoda nm the handicaps will have to be
nnnliad and It will be several days be-
ere the ultimate winners are known.
Irnoficjal tabulations so far made tndi-
cate the following standing OF the total
slapsed times of some of the men who
have finished the race;
First MAYNARD, DH-i, 400 Liberty,
1891, mir. second, Coombs' DH-s, 4Vo
tbartv Ell min. third, Brandt, DH-4,
100 Liberty. 523 min. fourth. Logan. lie
pare 400 Liberty. $50 min. fifth, Plumb,
MA 400 Liberty, 560A min sixth,
schroeder VoughtT $50 Hispano, 575
min, seventh. Hartney. SEES. $50 His
nano. 57S& min. eighth. Simonin. DH-4,
100 Liberty, 6i3 min. ninth, Acosta,
curtis Oriole, 100 OX-5, 795 min. tenth,
chandler. INA. $50 Hispano, S43h min.
The differences well illustrate the part
that Aying luck with the weather will
nave in the final result.
Worst Period of Race.
Yesterday was the worst day of the
A. Ia
nav Se responsible for the most serious
7,ishap of all. Lieut.. H. E. Slater and
sergeant strickland in the last leg of the
Ieturn Journey were blown out over Lake
Erie before noon yesterday, and though
ne lake and both shores have been
Scourel for them. no trace Of the ma
thine or its occupants has been dis
covered
Slater left Buffalo for Toronto at
l9:47 Yesterday. When he had failed to
arrive at Toronto by 80 other av!ators
tcok the air and started a search for
hin. Storms of the most severe char
acter had been observed over the lake,
and the gravest fears are entertained
for slaters and Strickland's safety. [
The last heard from him was when
Bert Acosta, having finished the race,
started out for Buffalo early in the
afternoon. Upon his arrival at Curtiss
Field he reported having seen De
\ Haviland flying low along the lake and
apparently making in. the direction OF
Rochester. Acosta did not know at the
time that Slater was missing and paid
10 attention to the machine except to
tote its unusual course, at right angles
70 that of the racers. e-r
"We fear the worst" said D. L. Will
ANS American Flying Club representa-
IL Iau ful,t
Search for Lost Flier.
Telephones and telegraphs to all
points on both shores of the lake were
set burning in the search for him and
several life saving crews with motor
equipment put out for him.
When Capt. H. w. Cook reached Buff
falo, almost within sight OF his fna
goal in the race, he gave up his pros
pects OF victory and set out in search
OF Slater's machine. He is flying one
Of the German Fokkers He reported
late last night from Newfane that he
had spent two hours criss-crossing the
course from east to west in wide swings
without discovering a sign of the miss
ing craft.
Acostas report of the De Haviland
flying east said that he saw 1t near Port
Dalhousie.
Another airman who came to griei
and Is permanently out of the race, after
fine showing, is Lieut. Reynolds
Shortly after noon to-day a veritablt
eloudburst descended onto the Albany
field Watchers seeking shelter beneath
the wings of airplanes and in tents saw
machine fly high overhead. apparently
ignoring the field.
Later reports from Poestenkill. neal
Troy, said that Reynolds had crashed
head on into a hill near that point anc
wrecked his ma chine. He and his OBJ
server were unhurt. He said that h,
was at first unable to see the Alban!
field, though directly above it. on ac
count Of the driving rain. When h
FOUND himself over the Hudson he wa
unable to turn about in the whirlini
air currents OF the storm centre ant
was blown against the hills above tn
east bank
Lieut. Col. Hartney. who got int
Mineola Yesterday evening. drov'
through storm on the way down iron
Albany that ripped from his propelle
me fabric binding that is supposed t
hold the wood Nominations together.
4 was right over the mountains" h.
said in describing his experience. %
was being whipped up and down in thi
little one scatter with a short tail whei
heaFu roar out 'front.' Automa ucnll,
shut of. thought ! was finished, ant
pancaked into the nearest clear field
could hardly believe it when l tor
on the rest Of the fabric and was abb
% get into the race again. But In
darned glad its over"
Col. Hartney landed near Carmel. n
I. He described the accident as iden
ucal In sensation with an occasion owe
the German lines in France when hi
propeller was shot off by a Germai
Arehie's" burst. The rain was drivin
20 hard that 1t tore the fabric at on
END and permitted 1t to unwind.
farmer rushed up to Hartney and sal
ne expected to pick up only the pieces
20 sudden had been his dive for safety
had no choice" he said smilingly
1 had to land where I could see clear.
Makes Good Getaway.
notwithstanding the difficult hill pas
lure in which he found himself he &c
MIS- machine started unaided and mad
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