The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-16
TWO CROSS-NATION
AIR RACERS KILLED
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spectively the ninth and tenth Mlneols
pilots to reach the Pacific.
Two San Francisco pilots took OF
within three minutes of each other yes
terday afternoon in Mineola on the 2,7oo
mile return trip to the Golden Gate.
For time II seemed likely that the ma
ton would witness one Of the closest and
hardest fought match races ever seen
in the air or on the ground, for the
starters were Major Carl spatz. first Of
the Frisco fiiers to reach Long Island.
and Capt Lowell H. Smith. who led all
the way from San Francisco TO Cleve-
land, where an accident to his machine
delayed him four hours. Misfortune
again struck Capt. Smith. however. for
after gaining half an hour on Major
Spatz and reaching Buffalo, one control
further along than Rochester, where the
Major was held. his plane burned up on
the. Buffalo field.
Major Spatz, who had announced his
! determination to fly homeward by short
hops along a southern route or not at all.
decided to fly back the way he came
yesterday afternoon when he saw Capt.
Smith preparing to take Off on the home
journey. He took of in his De Havi-
land Bluebird at 2:2S :1s after hastily
| saying goodby to his mother and father.
and Capt. Smith, IN another Bluebird.
also rated at lbs miles an hour, fol-
loved him into the air at 2 81 .56 p. NJ.
The two men raced to Binghamton, 142
miles away, and then to Rochester.
where Capt. Smith made landing at
| 8 ;36 p. NJ. and got away for the hop TO
| Buffalo at 6 :07. Major Spatz arrived
seven minutes after his rival had got
away, and was held there for the night.
Then news reached the American Flying
Club that Capt Smith had landed at
Euffalo at 6 :93 30 p. NJ only to have
| his machine destroyed by fire shortly
afterward.
The accident puts Major Spatz well
| ahead in the race, as Lieut.. E. c. KEEL.
whom he beat by a few minutes In the
away until noon to-day, as his machine
away until hcon To-Day. as his mac"ine
was badly "chewed" by the rain
through which he few. Lieut.. Robert
worthington, fifth to reach Mineola In
the race, cannot start until tomorrow
morning, as new HlOtor 10 .ueihS ~
| stalled in the little SE-5 British scout
plane in which he few alone from
| Frisco. Lieut.. Queens, fourth at Mineola'
win probably start about the same time
Major ]. c. p. Bartholf. flying alone
in an SEES, reached Mineola yesterday
afternoon at 5:2S ;03. winning sixth
place in the first stretch Of the race
| He was held at Binghamton for more
thar "a hours by inciement weather,
and also had the same bad fortune az
other controls In the Central States. he
was greeted at Roosevelt Field by his
wife, and by his mother, the widow OF
the late Lieut.. Col. John Barthoh OF
| Pjsttsburg
| After arriving and learning that under
| the rules of the race he had ninety-six
hours, excluding Sunday. In which TO
remain in Mineola, Major Barthoir re-
ceived PERMISSION ,rom Col. Archie Mil
Ter to fly on Saturday to Boston to see
the Harvard football game. The Major
is Harvard man. He declined the oner
of another machine, saying that he liked
his own "old bus" He declared he was
| eager to make the return trip.
Lieut. Col. Hartney had motor trouble
yesterday after travelling forty miles
from the Sidney, Neb., control He was
compelled to turn back, but made the
station in safety. Lieut. ]. b. Wright
who passed one night near Sterling. Col,
got his plane in shape yesterday and
| continued the race.