Evening star., 1919-10-11

tween central and mountain
time is made lies between the
two towns.
RENO. New, October 11-Lieut,
b. w. Maynard, leading the west.
bound flyers, landed here at 1920
am. Lieut.. Maynard and his oh.
server Walter E. Richards, left
the ground Mt saIduro at es47,55
O'Clock this mornips (Pacifc tinae),
bound for Sun Francisco.
Lieut.. Maynard left Reno at 1O,0z
am. for Mather neld, Sacramento.
By the Associated Press.
BUFFALO, N. Y, October H.
Lieut.. E. c. Kiel landed here at 11:4s
am, leading the east-bound flyers In
the transcontinental air race. Two
minutes later Maj. Earl spatz came
II and left for Rochester at 12:40:3o pm.
MAI. =. Spatz, who left Bryan. Ohio
l4l miles Weat, at e.4s am. To-Day
was the firet OF the eAst.b0Ii1ld avf-
sators to reach Glenn L. Martin Field
at Cieveiand, landing at 1:16:35. in q
heavy rain. 81 -, - S
Laeut. =. " hlel, machine No. 81,
who left Bryan at 6:43 am. was the
second Of the east-bound flyers Is ar
rive at Cleveland. landing at 8:s4:12
am. kiel said he did NOT pass Cant
smith on the way, and believes Can't,
smith Is down. Smith left BRYAN
seven minutes before Maj. Spatz and
Lieut.. Kiel.
Maj. Spatz took the lead in the east
bound race when he left Cleveland for
Buffalo at 100 :07 am.
Lieut. Kiel left Cleveland for Buffalo
at 8 :09 :03 am.
New York centraiN railroad onicials
have n We heard nothing Of Capt. Smith
received reports of two aviators, prob
ably Spatz and Kiel, passing several
stations along their lines, but have
received no reports Of third flyer.
II smith took direct course east
from Bryan he would not strike New
YORK Central tracks until 100 miles
east. around Port Clinton, Ohio. and
nothing has been heard from him east
Of that station. e"s'
Smith Breaks Propeller.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. October II
Capt. L. II. Smith, one of the lead
ers In the eastbound airplane race
lost his way in the heavy rain seven
miles south Of Cleveland, broke his
propeller in making a forced landing
@ saonrsa VIII continue east as soon as he
secures a new propeller, he an
,nounced. when he arrived at the land
ing field for the new propeller at
$40 am.
In making the landing Capt. Smiths
machine struck a c;tch, turning COM
pleteiy over, breaking strut az well
| as the propeller. The captain escaped
injury. As soon as he makes the
necessary repairs he will nv to the
landing field at Cleveland. and later
continue eastward. Capt. Smith said
he was over Cleveland at 1850 am,
but had been misdirected as to the
location of the landing field, LANDING
in the vicinity of the mail plane field
at Woodland Hills avenue, seven
miles south.
A heavy rain starting at am. held
up all westbound aviators
Expect to Cross Continent Today.
CHICAGO. October 11.-Leading fly.
ers In the twice transcontinental air
plane race between MineoIa, N. Y.
| and San Francisco today. the fourth
| day of the competition, expected to
complete the first half Of their jour.
| neys, thus marking an epoch in avia-
tion in America. Deferred by a minor
accident in his planned completion In
three days of the first New York
/ San Francisco airplane flight. Lieut.
Belvin w. Maynard. 1.-The flying par
| son." leader in the great race and
morning to take off for the. Pacific
from Salduro. Utah, his overnight
stop.
In the van of the eastbound flyers
| for two days and the closest rival OF
Lieut.. Maynard. Capt. L. H. Smith
took the air this morning morning at the
Lieut.. 4. C. Kiel and Maj c. Spats
They expected to make Mineola before
sunset today. All three made their
getaway from Bryan for Cleveland
before z o'clock. Smith starting al
6:41 o'clock, Kiel and Spatz. seven
minutes later.
More Rough Weather in Prospect.
A continuation of the unfavorable
weather that for two DAYS has handi.
for TO-DAY. Partly cloudy and cooler
| waather was forecast for today over
much of the eastern part Of the
course. with very cold weather In the
west. Capt H. c. Drayton and Lieut.
Wavnard on the westward fight, re-
nortad at Rawlins. Wyo.. where they
stopped % me for the night. that they were
botbered by the cold and had fought
a strong head vino.
For the first time during the race
east and west bound ad myers spent the
rant smith and Lieut. Kiel met
eIevsn flyers going west at Bryan
Sh,n East first met west two days
s1o. % when the "nying parson" greet.
"a Cant. smith at North Platte, Neb.