Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-10-14
8 MORE PILOTS
END FIRST LAP
Of AIR FLIGHT
Six Land At San Francisco
During Day And Three At
New York-Lieut. May
nard Plans Start Of
H ON e ward J rney
Shortly After Noon To-
day
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SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 13.-Six
contestants in the transcon-
tinental air races arrived here today
in the wake of Lieutenant Belwin w.
Maynard, who reached this city Sat
urday.
They were Captain II. C. Drayton,
Lieutenant Alexander Pearson, Jr.,
Captain ]. o. Donaldson, Lieut.. Earl
ManZelman, Captain Harry Smith and
Lieut.. L. S. Wester, who arrived here
in this order.
Five More Finish Today
Five other observation-disclosures
T. F. Bowen, Lieutenant C. B. Newman.
Lieutenant Colonel J. NJ. Reynolds and
Lieutenant F. C. Nelson-rested to-
night within a days flight of their
western destination.
Captain Drayton, who ended the first
half of his flight at l. Al p. m, covered
the shortest distance today, having left
Reno, Nevada, at TAO this morning.
Lieutenant Webster, Lieutenant Pear
son and Captain Donaldson flew today
from Salduro, Utah, where they rested
over Sunday.
Lieutenant Pearson, reached Preside
flying field here at 2:25 p. m. and Cap
tain Donaldson at 2:49:07 p. m. Lieu
tenant Webster was the last of today S
arrivals to reach here, having been de-
layde for five hours near Battle Noun
tain when he ran into fence in land
ing. Neither he nor his observer, Ser
geant Charles Tindell, was injured
however, and they arrived here at
6:23:0S p. m.
Captain Smith, who left Green River
Wyo.. this morning, covered the great
% ~ Xn6o arrixrQ q
He reached here at 5:42:5S p. m. Lieu
tenant Manzelman, who arrived at
4:34:50 p. m. flew today from Salt Lake
City.
Lieutenant Webster who was third OF
the westbound aviators to start, left
Mineola 80 seconds ahead of Captain
Smith. Lieutenant Webster was Al
minutes, 10 seconds behind Captain
Smith at the finish here today.
Lieutenant Webster reached Bryan
Ohio, the first night of. the race, while
Captain Smith got only as far as Cleve-
land.
Maynard Starts Back Today
Lieutenant Maynard, first of the east
ern flyers t. reach here, announced late
tonight both he and Sergeant w. f
| Klein, his observer, as well as their air
plane were ready for the start of theil
return flight to Mineola, n. Y, sched
uled for 1:12 p. m. tomorrow.
a think l can beat my westboun(
| time and make the return trip in three
days" Lieutenant Maynard said.
Receipt today of a telegram from
| Mrs. Maynard asking her husband no
| to fly back unless he was required II
| do SO will not change his plans for ;
one-stop transcontinental flight late
on. Lieutenant Maynard said.
L had heard that before lef
home he said.
Captain Donaldson, in a Sopwith
was the first man to cross the con
tinent or the Rocky mountains in
single-seated airplane. He completes
the trip from Salduro' with emergenc,
repairs made when he landed wit
some force there, owing to the pres
ence of a drop of oil in his eye. H
Whitfield heavy strut for his landin
gear from a pine board, as he carrie
no emergency parts. Extensive repair
will be required, it was stated, befor
Captain Donaldson's Sopwith will b
in condition to make the return jour
ney.