New-York tribune., 1919-07-10

ing from his pocket, wrapped it
about his neck and said:
"That's my good luck charm
He then fastened his head helmet
and started toward the dirigible. On
the way he said:
Il certainly should like to return
here l have flown 2,O01 hours in
the last five years and am going to
quit. | am not afraid, but my wife
is an invalid and she worries about
me. l should like to come bacl ',ere,
for I like New York and the t.
so much greater than anywhere else
that it would be an ideal place for
me, think"
Major William B. Cooke, naviga-
tor, like the other officers, expressed
regret at leaving New York so soon,
and confidence of a quick trip home.
"We expect to make a better run
of it home than we did coming
over" he said. eve look for more
favorable wind. We will take a
course bringing us about forty miles
north of the Azores. l look for us
to get back home in about sixty-five
or seventy hours"
Although facing court martial and
forbidden to make the trip to Eng
land in the airship, the rigger, Bal
lantyne, who slowed away on the
westward trip, was far from dis
consulate. He was permitted to
watch the departure of the R-34.
"Some boat that" he enthusiast
tically declared. "How wish l was
going back on her. There's no chance
to stowaway for me, though. Pm
too we'll watched. I don't expect to
be punished when l get back home.
l want to stay here, but they won't
let me. I'll come back, though, Just
as soon as l can. want to get
chance to fight Benny Leonard, anu
I'll be back later to look him up.
Tell him to expect me some day
soon. Looks like big easy money 70
me, fighting in this country"
Two thousand nine hundred miles
of the return trip will be over the
open sea. The R-34 carries forty
pounds of official mail, in which are
two gold medals Of the Aero Club
of America, AWARDED to Captain AL
cock and Lieutenant Browr., who
made the first nonstop flighs from
America to Europe in their vlck-
ers-Vimy biplane
Major Scott planned to reach
Manhattan at about the latitude of
Fifty-ninth Street, sail to the north
ward extremity of the island and
then veer out to sea.
In announcing his determination to
start Major Scott said:
We can't make the weather that we
want and this is about as good as we
can expect. If it continues as at
present indicated the first stage of our
fight should be made at the rate of
about seventy miles an hour.
eve will go back little north of
the southern steamship course to Liv-
erpool. This will take US IN due
easterly direction from New York as
far as the corner that is a point
about 1900 miles from Sandy Hook.
At that point we will change our d-
rection and lay a great circle course
for the southwestern coast of Ire
land The first land we expect to
sight will be Brownhead.
"From then on we will follow the
steamship track along the coast of
Ireland, through St. Georges Channel
into the Irish Sea. Thence across the
northern part of England on a north
easterly course to East Fortune.
"Our expectation is that we will
make Scotland in about seventy hours
after starting. We will take back the
same personnel with the exception of
the change in the American represent
tative and the stowaway. Ballantyne
will not go back with us; he will re-
turn with the other mechanics by
steamship"
Asked whether there was any Dos-