Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-10-12
Nine Ships in Omaha Yester-
day, Establishing Record for
One Day at Ak-Sar-Ben Field
Mo Flights Made Today.
ONE PLANE TO REMAIN
ON FIELD OVER SUNDAY
Six Members Of Eastern Group
and Three From West Coast
Stop Hero in Transconti-
mental Flight.

for the number Of planes which
came through Omaha in one day.
Six planes came from the east and
one from the west.
The two planes which remained
here Friday night left early yester-
day morning. making nine planes
here during the day.
The first plane, No. 81, landed
here from the west piloted by Lieut..
Col. ]. C. P. Barthof at 9:50:35.
He left for Dcs Moines at l0:29:53.
Marine Corps Plane.
At 2:1O Lieut.. Col, T. S. Bowen
and Capt. D. II, Young, plotting a
DE Haviland (bluebird) plane, No.
%, landed. They left for st. Paul,
Neb.. at 2::29:32.
Following them No. l0S arrived,
piloted by Lieut.. G. B. Newman and
Capt. A. G. Page, both men OF The
marine corps. They arrived at
2:2S:l0 and left at SOL 10.
Plane No. 40, with title OF Lone
Star on the side and piloted by
Lieut.. II. w. Sheridan and Lieut.
F. c. Nelson arrived here al. 5:36:42
1ying at an altitude Of 5000 feet
They left at 4:06:46.
The next plane, No. "a. a DC
Haviland, piloted by Lieut.. Col. John
N. Reynolds and Lieut.. r. B. Bag
by. arrived at 4:47:l0 and lett al
5:l7:l2.
Last Ships Out.
Following them No. 6 arrived, ir
command Of Lieut.. Fred Nelson ant
Lieut.. Sam NJ. Lunt and landed al
5:o:12, leaving at 5:56:l3.
The last plane out OF this sta
ton was No. 38. Lieut.. S. w. Tor
ney pilot, and First Class Mechanic
f. X. Vanatta arriving at 5:l8:l
and leaving for St. Paul at 5:4o:l1
Lieut.. Fl. D. Norris and Mechanic
Fl. J. Meyer in No. 81 arrived a
o:38:34, too late to make the tr1I
TO St. Paul. Neb., and were com
pelled to remain i'll Omaha Owe
Sunday.
Encounters Cold Weather.
Upon his arrival at Ak Sar-Bel
field Major Barnholf stated tina
lie had encountered the coldes
weather Of the entire trip on hi
journey to Omaha. He lef
so minutes after his arrival for De
Moines and at last reports ha'
reached Chicago.
The second plane to arrive wa
that OF Lieut.-Col. T. +. Bower
who, with Capt. ID. II. Ioung as OBJ
server. arrived at >Ak-Sar-Ben fel
from Harring field at Des Moine
at 2:0u:l0 p III. They were closel,
followed by Lieut.. G. B. Newman
accompanied by 1t. 3. G., Brad
ley. These men are plotting tn
only marine corps entry in tn
race, both of them being marin
corps officers. They arrived at Ak
Sar-Ben field at 2:2S:l0 p. m. fror
Des Moines.
The latter made the trip from De
Moines in an hour, l9 minutes an
10 seconds, while Lieutenant Cole
mel Bowen made the trip in an hou
and nine minutes and 10 seconds.
Under the rules of the contest n
flying will be permitted on Sunda
other than that necessary for tunin
tip at the flying fields.
Are at Field Early.
Lieutenant Manzelman,> pilot
plane No. SO. and Major Smith, p
loting plane No. %. who arrived
! Omaha Friday night shortly befor
sunset. and who spent the night
the Omaha Athletic club as guess
of the Chamber of Commerce, t'
gether with their observers, Ma
Goodnough and Capt. T. w. Allel
were at the flying field early yester
day morning tuning up their ma
chimes preparatory to resulnin
their flight westward.
Lieutenant Manzelman with II
nlane was the first to get away. troI
The Ak-Sar-Ben field. He took tn
, air at 7:5S:l2 a. IN. and was tollowe
bv Major Smith, who was othciall
checked out of the control static
at 7:56:0l.
Other aviators. bound tor tn
west, have been hindered during tn
frnrt;rued on Pare Eight Column One