Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-10-09
lieut.. Maynard Leader of Trans
continental Air Derby Contest
Does New York Chicago Flight
Between Sunrise and Sunset
SPEED AND DISASTER
Planes start from Mineoln. n. Y. and
Is From san F'rancisco-Eight Ac-
cidents Occur and Three of the Air
men Arc Killed

Chicago. Oct. Styling at the remark
bic rate of approximately two miles a
mute, First Lieutenant 3. w. Maynard
day led the westbound transcontinental
yers much of the way from Mineola,
l.. to Chicago, and was the only one
reach here. His was the first New
ork-Chicago aerial journey ever made
ftween sunrise and sunset.
Driving n De Haviland four machine
3ith a passenger and German police
bg aboard the lieutenant, who recently
on the Toronto-New York aerial race.
bvered the distance of $40 miles in ap-
fortunately six hours and 45 minutes Of
ttual flying time. or about nine hours
hd 20 minutes elapsed time. He left
nicola at s:A a. m. eastern time and
fached Chicago at 5:53 y. m. central
me.
Lieutenant Maynard remained at Ash
3irn field for the night and was sched-
led to deport at 700 n. m. tomorrow on
be next leg of the cross country trip to
ock Island, ILL.,, distance of 155 miles.
Lieutenant Maynard, a Baptist min
fter. who was in the American over
eas flying service, piloted machine
yers who started from Mineola to
bach Buffalo, and from then on re-
lained in the van throughout the
'ay. His nearest competitor was
ajor Henry J. Miller. who. with
aptain A. L. Simon, flew a DeHavi-
knd Machine, No. %. to Bryan.
|hio, where they remained tonight.
.Mineola, n. Y, Oct. S.-Forty-seven
rplanes, piloted. with one exception. by
merican military aviators, started from
|ere to-day to blaze an aerial trail 5.40O
| lies across the continent and return in
be great speed, endurance and reliability
bntest in history, while from San
francisco fifteen planes took the air for
be East. Five more planes will leave
|ere tomorrow.
At sundown tonight Lieutenant Bel
n w. Maynard, Baptist minister and
finner of the recent trip contest between
CIV York and Toronto had flown $40
lies from Mineola and landed at Chi
fgo. while several other westbound con-
fstants were resting overnight at Bing
|amton. Rochester. Buffalo, Bryan and
leveland control stations along the
al
Eight accidents In which three persons
ere killed and one injured had been re-
|brted tonight to the headquarters of
be American Flying club here. which is
cooperating with the army air service
conducting the contest
Major D. II. Crissey was killed in
antly and his observer. Sergt. Virgil
homas, received injuries, from which
later died when the plane in which
had laff Frur NJ,
orning crashed in attempting to land
Salt Lake City.
Sergt. w. Fl. hewitt died this afternoon
/ injuries received when a plane in
hich he and Col. Gerald Brandt were
ding fell to the ground at Deposit, y. Y.
olonel Brandt was reported to be not
eriously injured.
Five forced landings were reported.
lieut.. Rolc Kirkpatrick came down at
ernon. y. Y. when his compass ceased
! function. He received permission to
fturn to Mineola and start again to-
borrow.
The only foreign entrants in the race,
ir Commodore L. f.. O. Charlton, air
ttache Of the British embassy in Wash
gton, and Captain De Lavergne air
tache TO the French embassy. were
minated before they had an oppor-
hnity to cross the State boundary.
Commodore Charlton, with Flight Lieut..
II. Trail. as the alternate pilot of
Is Bristol fighting plane, wrecked his
achine in making a forced landing at
vid. y. I.
Captain De Lavergne, who was flying
passenger in a DeHaviland machine,
nd its pilot, Lieut.. D. b. Gish, were
bmpelled to withdraw from the race
hen their plane burst into flames and
as forced to land at Canadice, n. Y.
The only accident on the local field
tcurred about noon when plane pilot
by Capt, Maurice Cleary of Everest.
Tash.. and carrying Benedict Crowell
rst assistant secretary of war, as a pas
enger. crashed to the ground from a
eight Of 100 feet and turned upside
pwn. The accident happened while the
lachine was trying to take off and less
IAN minute after it had left the
round. Neither Captain Cleary nor
Fr. Crowell were hurt, but the right
ing OF the machine was smashed and
be plane put out of commission.
An element of mystery was injected into
10 race when a plane, bearing the number
sS' descended from the sky and flew to-
ard the starting line. Colonel Archie
lller. commanding all aviation fields on
ong Island thinking that the plane had
fhecked OUT waved for il to proceed.
he plane touched it's wheels to the
round and continued without stopping
ffcial timekeepers marked the starting
me as 11;56;36, but when they came to
heck up they found that the plane was
pit entered on the official list and all at
fmpts to learn its identity had proved
nsuccessful at a late hour tonight
Peather conditions for the race, Insofar
the westbound flyers were concerned
ere almost ideal
San Francisco, Oct. S.-Eleven o,
be 10 airplanes which left here this
forming in the 5,40O mile race across
be continent and return reached Sail
AXE City, 755 miles east of here, be
pre- sunset tonight. For Major ID. II
rissy and Sergeant Virgil Thomas
be journey ended there. Both were
lled as their machine was alightine
The lone Fokker plane in the east
bund flight. piloted by Cadet Donald
Cardiff, was stalled tonight al
hlduro, Utah. Two other planes had
pt been heard from.
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