The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-10-11
MAYNARD FIRST
TO REACH GOAL
Wins First Half of TransCon-
tinentaI Air Derby in
HaviIand Four.
MAKES RECORD


|[ieut. Belvin L. Maynard, plotting a
)eHaviland-four airplane, leader of
: he westbound flyers in the trans
Continental air derby, arrived in San
\ rancisco from Mineola, N. Y, at
II p. m., today.
4 1t was unofficially estimated that
tlaynard's actual flying time from
lineola, N. Y. to San Francisco, a
lstance of 2,7O1 miles. was "a hours,
= minutes. 55h seconds.
Maynard circled twice over the fly
|hg field at Fort Preside amid the
lmultous shouts of thousands of per-
ons who had crowded the lines of the
elds. Army officials here declared
their belief before official figures
ad been compiled, that Maynard
PINS the first half of the great $500
lile transcontinental race.
Lieut.. Maynard had left Solduro,
tab, his starting point today, at
47:55 O'Clock this morning. He was
Fported at Battle Mountain. east of
Feno. New, at STA o'clock, having
own 162 miles at an average speed
114.24 miles an hour. He landed
Reno at 1920 a. m., making the
e Mountain at an average of no.
miles for the 169-mile distance.
Fe landed at Sacramento at 11:40
m. Maynard then took off" from
lather field at Sacramento for San
rancisco at 1925 p. m.
The planes will be held at the two
nds of the continent until all or
early all of the contestants have ar
we'd, and in order that the planes
ay be repaired and the aviators
ave a rest. This, it is thought by
en-. Menoher, will postpone the re-
Irn flights until about Oct. 20.
Flying Time.
Maynard's actual flying time from
Iineola to Sacramento was "a hours,
minutes and As 1-2 seconds, it was
|nnouonced at the air service head
|uarters this afternoon. This includes
be time consumed in taking off, land
Ilg and circling the various fields.
he air line distance between the two
|oints is 1925 miles.
Chicago. Oct. Ill. N. S.)-Four
lore air Jockeys flying in the great
|erial derby took off from the Grant
lark landing field here today.
Lieut.. G. B. Newman, the only rep
ksentative of the marine corps in
he contest; Col. F. s. Bowen and
|apt. D. Fl. Young departed for Rock
| land.
Lieut.. R. S. Worthington, east
|Pund, left for Bryan, o.
Lieut.. Melvin w. Maynard. pilot
u & airplane No. 81 in the transcon-
mental air derby. and his observer,
Ealter f. Richards, left Salduro, 100
'ues west Of Salt Lake City at
|47:55 o'clock this morning, Pacific
|me, bound for San Francisco. Bat
|e Mountain, New, is the next con-
FOL point.
Smith Loses to Spatz.
Capt. l.. II. Smith, pasemaker
mong the flyers in the transconti-
ental air derby from west to east, |
Lst that honor this morning when |
.aj. Spatz, in No. 81, took the lead. |
Capt. Smith narrowly escaped be-
hg put out of the race when he made |
forced landing east of here while |
wing to locate Martin field.
His plane nosed over and smashed |
he propeller. A wing strut was also |
roken.
He secured an automobile and |
ushed to Martin field where spare |
arts were provided and with his me- |
hanics, is now feverishly working |
} complete his repairs and get back |
l the race. He hopes to make the |
,cal control field within the next |
wo hours.
Mai. Spatz took the lead in the race !
, the Atlantic coast when he got |
way for Buffalo at 1858. Lieut.. Kiel !
,ok off for Buffalo at 9:19.
Both said they would make Nine
la by late afternoon.
Rain Holds Up Fiers.
At Buffalo, a steady downpour of |,
ain and low visibility again held up |
he transcontinental f1iers here to- |
ay. Lieut.. C. Gale with plane No. |
G. in from Rochester, making the |
ixth westbound machine at Curtiss |
cid. The others are Nos. SO, Beau; |
D5. Maughan; 10, Gish; Al, Kirkpat- |
ick, and 1O1, Taylor.
Lieut.. ]. G.. Williams, No. 25, who !
,ft Rochester late yesterday after |
Don, was lolceu uoWH near Center-
lille.
Mai. ]. c. H. Bartholf, driving an |
/. E.-5,. who spent last night at st. |
aul, started at S:1S a. M, for Omaha. !
Lieut.. Alexander Parson, Jr., west !,
ourd in plane No. s, who also spent |
he night at st. Paul, departed for |
Torth Platte at 1850 a. m. Lieut.. E. |
I. Mazelman, plane No. 80, arrived |
rom Omaha at 9:15 and left for |
,orth Platte at 9:45 o'clock.
Mai. j. S. p. Bartholf, of Mather |
cid, driving an S. E.-5 plane, ar
ived from st. Paul, Neb, at $50 |
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