San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-23
BREAK WORLD s
RECORD TWICE
AIR RACES
DeHaviland. and Sperry
Messengers Both Set
New Pace.
$50 MILES PER HOUR
Parachute Jumpers Thrill
Huge Crowds at
Kelly Field.
$50 MILES PER HOUR


Two worlds records were broken
at Kelly Field Wednesday morning
by pilots entered in the airplane
races held in conjunction with the
National Balloon Race. Lieut.. Mat
thew E. Finn piioted Sperry mes
senger. the baby" of the air service,
over the triangular course at the rate
of 110.SS miles per hour, for the fast
est speed for that ship ever recorded.
Lieut.. Hez Mcclellan won the De
Haviland Alb race, plotting his ship
at the enormous rate of 1902 miles
Per hour. The race course is three
times around fifteen-mile triansu-
lar course. Much greater speed was
made on the straightaway runs, due
to the turns every five miles.
The outcome OF the Sperry mes
senger race was as follows: Lieut..
Matthew Z. Finn. first, 110.SS miles
per hour: Lieut.. George f. Rice, see
ond. 1OS.7S: Staff Sergt. B. X. New.
comb, 1O7.7S. Ordinarily the Sperry
messenger do not make over so miles
per hour, but the ships were stream.
lined for the race.
Breaks De Hayiland Record.
In the De Haviland Alb race, the
outcome was as follows: Lieut.. He2
Mcclellan, first, 150.72 miles pei
hour; Lieut.. l.. S. Andrews, second
14S;; Lieut.. Thomas Brooks, third
143; Lieut.. r. ID. Biggs. fourth, 142
Lieut.. Lotha Smith, fifth, 139. Lieu
| tenant Mcclellan was given credit f0r
remarkable flying by pilots who
watched him on the turns at the py'
Ions, The speed of the DE Havilands
was increased BY streemlining the
ships, taking the ,lihedral angle out
Of the wings making them perfectly
straight and by installing metal pro-
| pellers.
l. In the Pulitzer races at st. Louis
. last fall in the Liberty Builders race,
a De Haviland coming in se>.ond made
! the record for De Hayiland speed at
137 miles per hour. The ship was
niloted by Lieut.. Kenneth McMullen.
lieutenant McClellan's speed of 100
miles an hour is a worlds record for
j the D.. H. ~
Bomber Goes ia Miles an Hour.
Lieut.. d. J. Garfield won the Mar.
4 tin bomber race with speed OF ia
4 miles per hour.
Can't. L. l.. Harvey was second with
q speed of 113 miles per hour and
! Lieut.. j. G.. Williams. third with a
speed of Ill miles per hour.
i Private j. NJ. Ioge made a para
chute jump from 1900 feet eariier In
the morning. Later Corp. =. +. Con-
rad jumped from 1000 feet;
Three routes to Kelly Field are
A ere for automobile traffic. Route No.
i IL by way Of West Commerce, the
i castroyillc road and Cupples and
Arme lanes. Route No. ., as mapped
Eby tine traffic comm ttee, is by way
Scf Laredo street and the Pearsall-Frio
8Cty road.
II Special trains will be operated by
8tbt Eoulhern Pacific railroad from its
2depot to a point near the balloon park.
flor the accommodation OF people who
cdnnot 20 In cars
The city, county and military au-
1ttoritics arc cooperating in handling
the traffic problem tor the day. For
1.-THE first time in the history of Ameri-
Kcsn aviation, traffic will be directed
kflom the air. ~
\ The Balloon Program.
j The balloon race program follows
100 a. m Laying out balloons In
fposition for infi5uor.
S:pU d. NJ. Sounding of upper air
froin ha.iouD park, start OF imitation
fos balloons with natural gas.
500 n. ii. Sounding of upper air
from BALBOA park.
Il s:sp a. I'D. Start of initiation with
tnatJral gls.
IL 90 a NJ. Sounding of upper
lair from balloon park; bulletin OF
|wcather conditions over United States
Land forecast for next 50 hours.
III TO- 80 a. m. Bulletin OF upper air
from soundings at III aeroio-
r;gical stations OYER the United States.
III II 90 a. m. Sounding of upper air
! from balloon park.
II IL to l.. Lunch for initiation Off
{Icials and crews.
n II m. Sounding ofnpper air from
balloon park; start of final hydrogen
<lzas initiation.
n / 90 y. N. Sounding of upper air
From balloon park.
n eco u. m. Sounding of upper air
from balloon park: start of final nat
XIral gas initiation. =
n 800 p. m. Sounding of upper air
from balloon park; completion of in
Elation. attaching baskets.
1, 400 p. m. Sounding of upper air
ttrom balloon park: bulletin of sum-
's.nary of upper air and weather condi.
Eions from all stations in the United
Estates: loading of ballast and final
4 8 80 p. N. Start Of balloons at five
fIninute intervals
N ESQ p. m. Broadcast from San An
4 onio and Fort Worth radio stations
urvey Of upper air conditions based