The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-19
AustralianBegins Most
Perilous Attempt
in History.
HEADED FOR IRELAND
Leaves St. Johns in After
noon on 20-Hour Trip
Across Ocean.
WANTS TO BEAT AMERICANS
Success of NC-4 Spurs Dan
ing Aviator to Try for
$4,000 Prize.
HIS RIVAL IS LEFT BEHIND
Raynham Makes Effort to
Start, but Machine Is
Shattered.

/ 81. JOHNS y. D., May is.-up
/ To : o'clock this morning no word
| had bccn received from Hurry g..
! Iinwkcr since hc started on his
: trans Atlantic flight Weather re-
ports from Atlantic were favorable
and Indicated improN Cmcnt In
some nf the storm areas.
ST JOHNS. y. r. May is Harry
| G.. Hawker, Australian aviator. and
Commander Mackenzie Grleve. his
navigator, are winging their way
across the Atlantic tonight on the
most porilous nirplape flight In his.
tory.
They took the air At 5.J5 r. m,
today, Greenwich time II h5 y m.
New York OmeD and expect to reach
the Irish coast In 30 hours unleAs
some accident forces them to plunge
into the sen
When the sopwith bIplane passed
from view beyond the hills TO tho
northeast, headed for the open sea.
II left behind With shattered hopes
Hawker's English rival, Frederick
I. Raynham, who had hoped to be
first across IN a Martinsyde psne
and win glory and the 5000 prize
OF the London Daily Mail
Raynhnm was tuning up tho en-
ginc OF his machine when Hawker
flashed over the EnRliShman's air
dromc dropping as he went the un-
der carriage Of his sopwith 10
tighten the load ne must carry.
Il4Nphupt aud hi. fHhavla.
w. r. Morgan. ~ealized then that
the Australian was on his way In
stantly they determined to follow
him. for all their preparations had
been made weeks ago, but misfor-
tuno intcryencd.
As the Martinsyde TAXED" Rlong
the uneven surface OF the runway
prCpnAtory 10 the tHke-off a rear
axle broke under its heavy load and
the machine .ploughcd into the
ground. Pilot and navigator were
jammed In the wreCkagc but Rp-
parently neither was seriously hurt
While Raynham'a injuries were
being treated Hswker WAS well on
his way Sunday sightsccrs listlessly
watching what they supposed was
To be q trial flight OF tho Sopwith,
were amazed when they saw the
met near the Martinsyde airdromc
They knew u meant Hawkcr had
determined 10 tarry no longer for II
left him without landing equipment
but llghtened his craft for It's haz-
ardous voyage II tho daring Aus.
tralihn wins his gamble with death
u VIII bring him first honors In the
non stop trans Atlantic race. undy.
ing fame ana a rich prize He dc
cided 20 risk everything when he
heard OF the arrival Of tho United
states naNy's seaplanc SCI at Horta
and reiterated his statement that
he would beat the Yankees across"
although the venture Of the navy
aircraft has no bearing on the Daily
Mail contest, nor did they attempt
non stop Night
Flies Straight for irrlnnd
The 20-hour journey planned by
Hawker would land him on tn,
IRISH coast a. about l.5j - m
Greenwich time. tomorrow % 55 a.
m, N"w York timcl. He Is nying
straight for ireland. wiuCInE his
way regardless Of shipping lanes
HHwkcr got away IN lurching
3OO-Safd run, humping ha1ardously
over the uneven field Tho little
plane careench and rocked reckless
W until q hummock liftcd ~ and
its wings took the air" for = low.
swinging start HbWk'r vas ~ tho
control
Tho Sopwi'h began ~ speed up a.
soon as !, floitcd into tho air and
lIawkcr headed straight into N"
northeast When he dropped his un
d"'-r1rrlag" n" and Gglcvo waved 4
puNU' farewell
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