Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-09
FIRST FLYERS
OF RACE REACH
FRAMING FIELD


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While at this school ne held the
worlds record for looping the loop
consecutively without losing alti-
tUde.
Reaches Des MOines.
Lieutenant Maynard followed the
Rock Island lines tracks in leav-
ing Rock Island and reached Des
Moines at 10:55 a. m. The distance
is 15S miles by air, the time re-
quired being hour and 46 min
utes. In half hour he again left
Des Moines headed for Omaha.
While planes from the east were
the center of attraction today at
Framing field. tomorrow was ex-
pected TO be the day of greatest IN
terest at the Rock Island control
station. 1t is thought that some OF
the trailing machines in the race
westbound would get here before
tomorrow, while some of the lead
ing machines from the west would
be here at that time and people in
the tri-cities would have the op-
portunity of seeing many machines
in the air.
Make Return Trip.
1t was announced today that
Framing field Will be maintained as
supply station for another week,
inasmuch as the planes which reach
the terminals in the flight on both
coasts will make a return trip. 1t
may be that the return trip will!
be made in the way Of q contest.
However, the return trip will not
be made until all planes in the
derby reach each terminal.
The Rock Island Red Cross can
teen service was completely or
ganized today at Framing field
ready to take care OF the appetites
of flyers and observers. The can
teen workers were prepared with
an abundant supply OF hot coffee
sandwiches and the like and there
will be no complaints of hunger on
the part OF the aviators as they
take of.
Field Gets Praise.
One OF the outstanding features
of the air derby as it applies 10
cally is the praise which has been
given Framing field as a landing
site. H. A. McCorry, who is rep
resenting the American Flying
club at Rock Island, stated today
that the tract is the best adapted
for the purpose west of Cleveland
Army officers and aviators have
also commented very favorably on
the field. and It is quite probable
that Rock Island will be made
permanent control stop and land
ing place. This feature of the
derby is OF greater Importance To-
cally than the race itself, as Rock
Island will be given great prestige
as an air traffic center II it re-
ceives official place on the coast
forecast air route.
Stretches Lead.
The lead Lieutenant Maynard
had when he left Rock Island WAS
155 miles but he increased this dus-
ing the morning, when machines
were held up at Cleveland because
OF bad weather conditions. II was
nearly noon when the nearest con-
testant, Captain II. c. Dryden.
reached Chicago and by this time
Lieutenant Maynard was in Des
Moines prepared to start for
Omaha.
Some Of the planes are expected
to put in here over night because
there will be no flying after sun
down. All planes which reach
here after o'clock will be COM
PEELED to remain here over night
and pull out for Dies Moines IN the
morning.
A guard will be thrown around
the field and the machines and sup
plies will be carefully watched.
Leads Them All.
Chicago, ILL.,, Oct. 9.-In the van
Of AZ airplanes, flying from Mineola.
n. Y, to San Francisco. Csl.. and
return and with more mileage to
his credit than any of the II fly
ers who took of at San Francisco
on the $500 mile trans-continental
speed, endurance and reliability
contest, Lieutenant b. W. Maynard
this morning resumed his fight
from Ashburn field here, where he
spent the night. The next sched-
uled stop was Rock Island. ILL.,, 100
miles away, where he arrived al
8:37. leaving at 900 for Des
Moines. and reaching there at
1885.
Lieutenant Maynard, former Bap-
list minister, pilot in France dur
ing the war and winner of the re-
cent New York-Toronto air race
smashed all previous records for
New York Chicago, flight. He also
made the first flight between the
two cities between dawn and sui
set
Over Two Miles a Minute.
Carrying as a passenger Mechan-