Evening journal., 1919-10-09
AIR RbCrRS ARE
DELAYED BY RAIN
Aviators Drive Into Storm
In Central East and
Land
THREE FATALITIES
ON FIRST DAY

NEW YORK, Oct Q United Press. -
The second day OF the 5iOO-mile trans
continental aerial race opened with I've
Of the 69 contestants eliminated through
accident. These mishaps resulted in
the death OF three aviators and injury
Of one. In addition TO the five planes
(which crashed three were officially
listed ~ missing.
/ Forty-seven planes left Roosevelt Field
/ New York. for san Francisco. while
/ ~ took on at san Francisco, bound for
I New York. The rules provide for a
flight across the country and back, 30
minute stops at each control station
and no night flying.
/ Tile inst days hOnOrs went to Lieu
/ tenant b. W. Maynard, known as the
l"Flying ParsOn" and the SKY Pilot
who won the recent New Nork-Toron-
20 air race. In DE Hayiland g. equip
/ ped with a iOO-horsepOwer Liberty
motor. he left Mineola at G a. m. and
arrived in Chicago, distance OF SO
miles in the elapsed time OF 9 hours %
minutes. The remainder OF the field
starting from Mneola was scattered all
the way from Bryan, ohio, 10 Bingham
ton, y. Y. MajOr-General Henry j.
Miller also in a De Hayiland !. arrived
at Bryan, $50 miles, after hours, ji
minutes Of flying. Captain II. q. Dray-
ton and Lieutenant l.. :. Webster in
De Hayiland 4s, also reached Bryan,
though their time was slower.
Eleven Of the - planes leaving san
Francisco reached salt Lake City, dis
tance OF 75j miles.
Sergeant ". H. Neviit, observer, was
killed, and Colonel Gerald Brandt, pilot,
was seriously injured when their De
Hayiland Z crashed at Deposit, y. Y.
Haior d. II. Crissey. pilot, and sergeant
Virgil Thomas, observer. flying from
san Francisco were killed in making a
forced landing at Beuna Vista Field,
near salt Lake City.
Brigadier-General /. L. o. Charlton.
attache Of the British embassy, crashed
in his Bristol machine 40 interlaken,
y. Y. Lieutenant q. G.. Mcdonald fell
at Plymouth, Pa. Lieutenant d. B.
Fish, pilot and captain De Layergne,
French air attache, were eliminated
when their plane caught fire near
Canadice, y. Y. None OF the contes$
ants was injured.
The three planes reported missing
ere those piloted by Lieutenant J. q.
Williams, Lieutenant Willis r. Taylor
and Captain John j. Marquette. They
were last seen near Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Lieutenant Norman H. Langley, who
was held up by engine trouble yesterday
made a belated start from NlineOla to-
day in his De Hayiland 4. lie got away
or sle "a m
CHICAGO, Oct. Q United Press -
Lieutenant Belvin Maynard, the first
aviator to reach Chicago in the coast
to coast race, took the air at :09 10 to
day for the next leg OF his westward
journey.
Maynard. formerly a Baptist minister
at Kerr, y. c., set a record in the Ne
York-Chicago flight. covering the $40
miles in hours and i5 minutes OF act
ual flying time. He also won the recent
New York 10 Toronto race.
Preparations were made at Ashburn
Field today to take care Of Is machines
expected from the east. On leaving
Chicago the next scheduled stop is Rock
Island, ILL.,, i55 air miles.
ERIE. Pa. oct. 9 United Press
Four airplanes driven down by heavy
winds blowing from Lake Erie 10 the
south have landed at North Girard. Is
miles west Of this city. II is believed
they are entrants in the trans-cOnti-
mental aerial derby. The planes descend
ed between $50 and 9.20.
CLEVELAND. O., Oct. Q United Press
-Four OF eight westward bound trans
continental air Derby machines which
landed in Cleveland late yesterday were
still here this morning unable 10 make
start in the face Of variable winds
and a driving rain. The pilots are Lieu
tenant-Colonel Z. :. Brown. Lieutenant
Colonel II. 2. Hartney, Major Harry
Smith and Lieutenant Z. II. Manselman.
All landed without mlshap. The
others resumed their flights after rest
ing a half hour.
SHENANDOAH, Pa. oct. United
Press Major Sneed and Lieutenant
Mcclure, No. 81, in the trans-contin-
mental air derby lost their way after
leaving Binghamton last evening and
were forced TO land at Ringlown. near
here. When they tried TO make a new
start engine trouble developed and they |
were compelled TO spend the night at |
a farmhouse. They got. away at 9l
o'clock this morning.
TOLEDO, o. Oct. United Press -.
Captain H. C. Drayton. in plane No. l1. |
left the Bryan, O.. field at 95i a. m. in |
a heavy rain. TWO other planes Nos. |
10 and % were still in Bryan. No. q |
is flown by Major Henry J. 7. Miller and I
No. 10 by Lieutenant J.. ;. Webster
HEBREWS NOW WILL .
CELEBRATE SUCCOTH