The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-19
Hawker Reported
 Nearing Irish Coast
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 In the absence of any word from Harry c. Ekwker and Commander Mackenzie Grieve on their death-de- flying flight to reach the Irish coast, navigators and aviators here early to- day sought the weather reports from vessels in mfd-ocean to learn under what conditions the daring Britishers are making their nonstop rash to beat the Yankee sailors. Every indi- cation pointed to favorable observa- ton conditions, with hig visibility from clear sky and full moon only four days old. Atmospheric condi- tions improced during the night, ac- cording to reports received here. For the first 200 miles quartering head winds prevailed. but for the next thou sand miles beyond a light wind pre- vailed. Except for a report of unfm- portant low pressure over Ireland, all messages received indicated generally improving conditions.
 Naval officers here calculated that Hawker and Grieve would meet the sun about 4:23 o'clock this morning. approximately at 21 degrees west longitude. This was assuring that the fliers would maintain a speed averag ing 100 miles an hour. Hawker eX- pected to average 10e miles an hour. The little Sopwith airplane carried sufficient fuel for 22 hour flight under ordinary conditions and enough for "A hours if very favorable wealth CT favored it.
 Hawker's machine carried a wire less transmitter capable of 250 miles radius and 1t was estimated that this distance was covered during the first two hours. After that the fliers were isolated. except that their calls might be relayed by passenger ships. Cap tain NJ H. Tenn of the Sopwith Com pany, builders of the biplane, felt no uneasiness early today when no news was received from Hawker. Captain Frederick r. Raynham, whose at tempt to join Hawker in his dash for nonstop honors and make a race of it ended in an accident, inquired sev- eral times during the night for news of his rival and expressed the hope that Hawker and Grieve would attain their objective.
 The pilot of the Martinsyde ma- chine and his navigator, Captain c. w. F. Morgan, received painful in 1uries when their plane was wreck ed yesterday in attempting to take the air in answer to Hawker's chal- lenge to join in the flight Captain Raynham was able to drive his au- tomobile away from the hangar. and Captain Morgan was more seriously injured his face bearing three deep cuts which required several stitches to close.
 A successful flight by Hawker will not mark the last of the tranS-Atlan- tic attempts to be made from this port. Vice-AdmiraI Mark Kerr be- fore returning last night to Harbor Glace where the giant Handley-Page planes are being assembled, said that his expedition would make the trip in the interests of science, if denied the chance to be the first.
 Captain A. A Alcott, who with Lieut.. A. w. Brown compose the Anglo-American team, is due to arrive here today with Vimy bomber. Cap tain Alcott is reported to have said that he would fly to New York or some other American seaboard city if Hawker succeeded in his flight. Lieu tenant Browns home is in New York, but he joined the British army during the war and for the time being is a Britsher. He has announced his in tention of applying for papers rein stating him to American citizenship.