Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-10
RACING ARMYFL|ER
DIES IN SNOWSTORM|
Plane Hits Mountain, Three
Others Aground, Maynard
Stopped, All In Wyoming
SMITH EAsTBoUND LEADER
BY the Associated Press

Cheyenne, Wyo., Oct. Lieuten-
ant 10. V. Wales, eastbound transcon ~
tinental flyer, died at farmhouse
twenty FIVE miles from Saratoga, Wyo.,
at 1850 p. m. yesterday. after crash
ing into mountain in n snowstorm,
the army air service announced today.
This makes the fourth death Of f1iers in
the race.
Lieutenant b. W. Maynard, tho
flying parson," who has been leading
the western bound aviators, broke the
radiator of his De Haviland d plane in
alighting here and will be delayed un a.
til early this afternoon.
Three eastbound airplanes which left
salt Lake City yesterday morning for
Chlcago are reported aground and out
OF the contest west of Green River,
Myo.. One is at Carter. another at
elk Mountain and the third at Bitter
Greek. None had been identified In
the information reaching here.
Rock Island, Ill, Oct. 10.-(By A.
p. P.)---Captain l.. II. Smith. driving a
DE Haviland4. the first of the trans
continental flyers coming from the West
to reach here, arrived at 10 :48 from
Des Moines, having made the trim OF
los miles In one hour and twentv- one
minutes.
Cupthih We VINO arrived
here at 8 :33 a. m. from Chicago. left
for Des Moines at 10 .33 a. m. He
made the trip from Chicago to Rock
Island in one hour and forty six min
utes.
Chicago. Oct 10.-Because Of the
mud and water on Ashburn Field, the
chicago landing field for transconti
mental tlers was changed to Grant Park
today. Three planes still at Ashbmrn
Field will leave as soon they they can
and no more will land there.
Bryan, o., Oct. 1O.-By A. P.l-
Bucking strong wind which held them
down to forty five miles an hour at
times, four racing airplanes arrived here
this morning from Cleveland. They are
being held on this field on account Of
the bad condition of the field at Chr
cago.
st. Paul. Neb.. Oct. 1O.-(By A. P.)
Captain III. G. Drayton, flying west
ward, arrived here from Omaha. 132
miles. at 1O:25 and departed Mt 10 :57
for North Platte. He is leading the
west bound fiiers
Cleveland. Oct 1O.--(By A. P.)-
Weather conditions this morning were
ldVordDle lOr nylng, and the eight avi n
ators who remained here last night.
some of them since Wednesday, con
! tinued their trip shortly after sunrise
for Bryan, o. A score of machines from
the East are expected to land here
today. h
Washington. Oct. -1O.--(By A.. p. -
Leaders in the transcontnental air
fight, Lieutenant Belvin w. Maynard.
westbound, and Captain Lowell III &
Smith, eastbound will not be disquadi
| fed or penalizeG because they were<in
fight yesterday after sundown. 0 f
Air service officials here explained
today that while there is rule for the
contest forbidding high flying. it applies
only where the pilots undertake flights
that they know will carry them we'll
into the night to complete.
1t was promulgated. it was said,
because of the danger involved in after
dark landings and did not contemplate
penalizing a fier when it was necessary
for him to continue for short time
after sundown to reach a control sta
| ton.