Evening star., 1919-10-16
MAYNARD SPEEDS
EAST FAR IN LEAD
Flies SO Miles in 40 Minutes.
Rain Holds Up
Spatz.
DEATH TOTAL NOW SEVEN

BeIyin w. Maynard, flying from
| st. Paul, Neb., broke crank shaft
and was forced TO make landing
| in n cOrnficId four miles north of
| Wahoo, Neb., forty miles west Of
| this city, shortly before noon to-
day. The landing was effected
without difficulty and without in
jury to the pilot or his observer,
W. c. Kline.
CHICAGO, October 16.-Almost half
way across the country on his return
journey in the Army airplane relia-
bility and endurance race, Lieut. b. w.
Maynarl, the flying parson,' today
was well in the lead of the four other
homeward- bound flyers who had dou-
bled back after soaring from coast to
coast Lieut.. Maynard. when he left
Sidney, Neb., was almost days flight
in the van of his nearest pursuer from
San Francisco. Lieut.. Mapnard ap-
parently was intent on being returned
undisputed winner of the race. as he
was in the Mineola Toronto race. for
yesterday he broke all records for
flights from San Francisco to Sidney,
Neb., his overnight stop. He an
nounced he expected to spend tonight
at Chicago Through snowstorms yes
terday Lieut.. Maynard made 136
miles in Sc minutes and then dashed
an additional ninety-three miles in 40
minutes.
MAYNARD resumed his eastward flight
from Sidney. Neb.. at 7:15 am. tmoun-
tain time) today. Snow was falling when
the parson left Sidney. His time from
Cheyenne. Wyo., to Sidney, reported last
night at thirty-three minutes. today was
placed at forty minutes by the official
starter at the Sidney air station.
Maynard arrived at North Platte.
Neb.. this morning at 9:13:15 Central
time), leaving for st. Paul, Neb., at
9:45: AS.
Reports from Buffalo state that fly
ing in that section was held up by
unfavorabIe weather today. Rain was
falling heavily at Curtiss Field and
telephone advices from Rochester
were that Maj. Carl Spatz. present
leader on the return flight from Min
able to leave until flying conditions
improved. Spatz became Maynard's
chief rival in the test after Smiths
plane was burned. In the west Pear
son was next behind Maynard, with
Donaldson third.
Inc uedtn toldl III tHe race tOtidy
stood at seven. leaving thirty nine
pilots in the contest. Lieut.. French
Kirby, pilot. and Lieut.. Stanley C.
Miller, observer, were killed -yester-
day when their plane fell at Castle
Rock. Utah. Other deaths during the
race were Maj. II. D. Crissy, Lieut.. E.
v Wales. Sergts, Virgie Thomas and
w. H Nevitt and Observer Worth d.
Mcclure.
OF those remaining in the race six
have completed half their trip by
landing at the Mineola Field. and nine
Francisco. Twenty-four others still
are on the first leg of their flight.
scattered at various control stations
across the country.
Three Ready at Mineola.
MINEOLA. n. Y. October 16.-Three
more entrants in the Army air race
across the continent and back were
ready to take off here early today in
the wake of Maj. Car Spatz, leader
on the west-bound second lap.
With his nearest competitor, Capt.
Lowell H. Smith. put out of the run
ming by the burning of his plane at
Buffalo last night, Maj Spatz. who
spent the night at Rochester. held a
27S-mile lead on the western trip. The
three flyers who hoped by getting
off today to overtake hi n were Lieut..
E. C. Kiel. Lieut.. II. f.. Queens and
Lieut.. r. Worthingtor. Maj. j. c.
Bartholf, the only other San Fran
cisco entrant to reach Roosevelt Field.
has obtained permission to = fly to
Boston Saturday to witness a foot
ball game. He will not start back to
San Francisco until Monday.
Three at Frisco Expect to Return.
SAN FRANCISCO. Calf. October 16.
Three contestants in the Army's
transcontinental air race, who have
completed the flight from Mineola, N.
Y, to San Francisco, were expected
today to join the five who yesterday
were on the tinal- zap of their 5.4O2-
mile flight Those ready to leave here
during the day were Capt II. c. Dray-
ton and Lieuts. f. NJ. Manzelman and
l.. S. Webster.
ed Reno yesterday on the first day of
his return trip, while Capt. j. o. DON
aldson, who had promised to meet him
in Reno for dinner, was held I'D here
nearly an hour because attendants
filled his motor with ordinary cylinder
oil instead of castor oil. A few miles
out he made Il forced landing in the
marshes between Benecia and Suison
| just east of here. and was helped to
start again by number of school
girls. He spent the night at Sacra-
mento.
Lieut.. Col. J. N. Reynolds. who ar
rived from the east yesterdav and
Lieut.. Col. T. S. Bowen have an
nounced they will not make the re-
turn Hight. Lieut.. H. w. Sheridan
also among yesterdays arrivals, an
back as soon as he could under tbe
| rules governing the race 'ii@