Evening journal., 1919-10-09
AIR RbCERS ARE
DELAYED BY rain
Aviators Drive Into Storm
In Central East and
Land
THREE FATALITIES
ON FIRST DAY

NEW YORK, oct. United Press).-
The second day Of the jiOO-mile trans
continental aerial race opened with five
Of the G2 contestants eliminated through
accident. These mishaps resulted in
the death Of three avistors and injury
OF one. In addition TO the i've planes
which crashed three We're officially
listed as missing.
Forty-seven planes left Roosevelt Field
New York. for san Francisco. while
10 took on at san Francisco, bound for
New York. The rules provide for
light across the country and back, 30
minute stops at each control station"
and no night flying.
The first days honors went to Lieu
tenant b. W. Maynard known as the
PLYING ParsOn" and the SKY Pilot
who won the recent New York-TOron-
to air race. In a De llaviand 4. equip
ped with a 400 horsepower Liberty
motor, he left Mineola at a. m, and
arrived in Chicago, distance Of SO
miles in the elapsed time Of hours ~
minutes. The remainder OF the field
starting from MineOla was scattered all
the way from Bryan, Ohio, 10 Bingham
ton. y. Y. MajOr-General Henry J.
Miller also in a De Haviland 1. arrived
al Bryan, $50 miles. after hours, II
minutes OF lying. Captain II. q. Dray-
ton and Lieutenant l.. ;. Webster in
De llsylland as, also reached Bryan,
though their time was slower.
Eleven OF the 10 planes leaving san
Francisco reached salt Lake City, dis
lance Of 5j5 miles.
Sergeant W. II. Neyitt, observer, was
killed, and Colonel Gerald Brandt, pilot
was seriously injured when their De
Haviland crashed at Deposit, y. y.
Hai0r ID. II. Crissey, pilot, and Sergeant
Virgil Thomas. observer. flying from
san Francisco, were killed in making a
forced landing at Beuna Vista Field
near salt Lake City.
Brigadier-General l.. L. o. Charlton.
attache Of the British embassy, crashed
in his Bristol machine at Interlaken.
y. Y. Lieutenant Il. e. Mcdonald fell
at Plymouth, Pa. Lieutenant ID. B.
Fish, pilot and captain De Lavergne,
French air attache, were eliminated
when their plane caught fire neo"
Canadice, y. Y. None Of the conte -
ants was injured.
The three planes reported missing
ere those piloted by Lieutenant J. G.
Williams. Lieutenant Willis Il. Taylor
and Captain John ]. Marquette. They
were last seen near Wilkes-Barre. Pa.
Lieutenant Norman II. Langley. who
was held up by engine trouble yesterday
made a belated start from Mineola to-
day in his De lIaviland 4. lie got away
at 9:36:i0 a. III.
CHICAGO, Oct. 9 United Press -
Lieutenant Belyin Maynard. the first
aviator 10 reach Chicago in the coast
to coast race, took the air at 90 ~ to-
day for the next leg Of his westward
journey.
Maynard. formerly a Baptist minister
at Kerr, " g., set record in the Ne
lOrk-ChicagO flight covering the $40
miles in hours and 80 minutes Of act
ual flying time. He also won the recent
New York to Toronto race
Preparations were made al Ashburn
Field today to take care Of 10 machines
expected from the east. On leaving
Chicago the next scheduled stop is Rock
Island, H., i55 air miles.
ERIE. Pa, Oct United Press
Four airplanes driven down by heavy
winds blowing from Lake Erie to the
south have landed at North Girard. Is
miles west Of this city. 10 is believed
they are entrants in the trans-cOnti-
mental aerial derby. The planes descend
ed between $50 and 9.20.
CLEVELAND. o., oct. 9 United Press
-Four OF eight westward bound trans
continental air Derby machines which
landed in Cleveland late yesterday were
stlll here this morning unable 10 make
a start in the face OF variable winds
and a driving rain. The pilots are Lieu
tenant-COlonel L. :. Brown. Lieutenant
Colonel II. Z. Hartney. Major Harry
Smith and Lieutenant F. II. Manselman.
All landed without mishap. The
others resumed their flights after rest
ing a half hour.
SHENANDOAH, Pa, Oct. United
Press Major Sneed and Lieutenant
Mcclure, No. 2i, in the trans-contin-
mental air derby. lost their way after
leaving Binghamton last evening and
were forced 10 land at RingtOwn. near
here. When i<ey tried TO make a new
start engine trouble developed and they
were compelled 10 spend the night at
a farmhouse. They got away at 81
o'clock this morning.
TOLEDO, o., Oct. 9 United Press 80
Captain II. C. Drayton, in plane No. q, |
left the Bryan, O., field at 95l a. m. in |
a heavy rain. Two other planes Nos. |
i5 and q were stll in Bryan. No. q |
is flown by Major Henry j. 7. Miller and /
No. 10 by Lieutenant L. ;. Webster.
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