Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-15
ALL FLYING SPEED
RECORDS SMASHED
A! MT. CLEMENS
Army Aviator Captures Pu-
liter Trophy, Making
2O0 Miles an Hour.
2l6.MILE RATE MADE
IN 50-KILOMETER RACE
Vaughan Takes FIRST Prize
and Maitland Second
i'll Contest.
THE WINNERS ARE EXHAUSTED
seven Contestants Surpnss Hest I'rc-
Nious achievements in
Whole History.
2l6-MILE RATE MADE
IN 50-KlLOMETER RACE
THE WINNERS ARE EXHAUSTED
seven Contestants Surpnss Rest Pre-
Nious Achievements in
Whole Hi.tory.
tBy Associated Press

MT. CLEMENS. MICH. oct. a.
Ohronscitu s at times. due to the ter
rlhc speed at which he rushed
through the heavens. and durin; his
conscious moments haunted by fears
TOR the condition OF his wife. who
'nom.ntarIly expects t. b.com.. =,
mother. Lieutenant II. l.. Vaughan.
an army aviator flying AN arny-I'ur
uss h'gh-speed pursuit plane. won
the. fu!itzer trophy aerial rae. here
Today lie Travelled the l6O-milc
"'Se at AN average speed Of 2O6
miles an hour.
The race. run in three flights and
re1lete With sensational achieve
ments on the part of the entrants
mat promise 10 become aerial ira
"ition resulted In tn. smashing Of
world records. both ofncia! ana nm.
oi'iciai' for so, 100 and COOK iium.ter
courses.
Maitland Is Second.
Lieutenant l. J. Maitland pil,,in,,
a sister ship to tina, of Maurbar va,
second in the Pulitzer como.titisn
but his honors in that respec, were
oFershado".d by the terrific speed
ne attained on the lap of nifty kilo-
meters. lie covered tho distance AT
inc ra's or 2l5l miles an hour. faster
man any one ever few in race.
FOR the i0o-kilometcr course dur.
ing The race he averaged 2OT.3 milo.
an hour. another world record. M,ur
hans plane Is the one that made 3,
"orids record of ego miles an hour
over a one-kilometer course AT Gar.
den City. Long Island. recently.
seven flyers. two OF them United
.a,es Navy entries. tiS remainder
representatives Ct the army. shatter-
ed the worlds record for 20D kiio.
,ne'ers or more when they exceeded
1857 miles an hour. the mark es.
tablished September "a in France bv
kirsch -
Navy Racer Comes In Third.
Lieutenant Vaughan had the best
speed for the distance. rate Of
quo miles an hour. his average speed
Tor the entire I56-miie course.
Lieutenant II. J. Brown. in n Cur
.,Ss navy racer, Won third place in
ne Pui'tzer competition. going the
~ mhes at an average speed II
1882 miles an hour MaitIano.s
speed for the entire course was a,
the rate OF to5 Wiles an hour
The race was Unmarried bv s.r,,,.
accident. One plane. the navy ."Mvs-
tery ship" piloted by Lieutenant |.
H. Sanderson. OF the marine cnrns
was forced out OF the race during
the fourth lap by engine ,rouhje.
eanderson plunged with his pIane
INTO Lake 81. Clair. over which n
part CT the course extended I'm,
escaped unhurt. Captain 81 t.I,ir
street landed hi. Verville-Sperry he.
tween two trees mile from S.,-
triuse Field. lie was not hurt. I'm,
wing Was torn off the plane.
Vaughan IL Exhnu.tcd.
When he brought his nIa,. >,
earth. Lieutenant Vaughan was sn
exhausted that he leaned against ,hn
snip for several minutes until he r,-
vi"ed. Mnjor-General Mason Al
Patrick, chief OF the army air s.rw-
Zee; Rear Admir al W a. Morct,
chief OF the Naval Bureau of Aero.
nautics, and Edwin DENLY. Secretary
OF the Navy. rushed to him. NJ. inr-
General Patrick patted Tn. licu;.n-
fCunt on papa