The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-17
PLANES ON
FORD TOUR
LAND HERE:
Arrive at Speedway After
Air Trip From Moline,
OFF 10 A. M. WEDNESDAY
Dinner Tonight at C. of c. for
Pilots. :

Pilots in the Ford airplane
durability tour arrived at Indian
apolis Motor Speedway at noon to-
day from Moline, Ills.
The first plane took off from the
Illinois town at 10 a. m. others
leaving consecutively one minute
later.
The first plane. a Travel-Air No
2, piloted by Walter Beech, which
had a commanding lead at Moline,
landed at 1927 p. m. Seven Of the
twenty-seven planes which left De
troit were out of the race Twenty
one planes left Moline.
Buhl-Verille plane No. 1, piloted
by L. G. Meister was the second
ship to reach the earth here. Nine.
teen planes had arrived at 1:50.
Order of Landing
Order of landing of other planes:
Ryan No. %, piloted by Vance
Breese, third; Curtiss No. 10, piloted
by Casey Jones, fourth; Waco No.
IS, piloted by E. G. Knapp, fifth;
Waco No. 26. piloted by E. ]. Riddle,
sixth; Stinson No. 27, piloted by Ed.
die Stinson, seventh; Ford, No. Z,
piloted by r. A. Schroeder. eighth,
and Travel-iAr No. 3, piloted by c..
G, Clark, ninth.
Mercury service, No. IL, piloted
by H. c. Mummert. tenth; Waco
No. H. piloted by ]. w. LIVINGSTONE.
eleventh; Woodson, No. IA, piloted
by P. H. Downes, twelfth; Fairchild
No, 12, piloted by r. III. DePew,
thirteenth; Eagle-Rock No. 5, piloted
by r. B. Rolando, fourteenth; Ford
No 8, piloted by Leroy Manning,
fifteenth.
Travel-Air, No. 25. piloted by c. S.
Irvine, sixteenth; Swallow. No. 21.
piloted by c. M Sterling, seven.
teenth; Pitcairn, No. 20, piloted bv
Harold Pitcairn, eighteenth, and
Eagle-rock, No. s, piloted by Willis
Kysor, nineteenth.
Ford all1steel monoplane No.
caused excitement among specta.
tors when it scared near the grand
stand.
Distance Of 250 miles from Moline
to Indianapolis was made in Q hours
and minutes by Beech, who left
Moline last and arrived here first.
Chamber of Commerce and In
dianapolis Real Estate Board ar.
ranged entertainment for visitors.
John B. Reynolds, chamber secre-
tary, was referee.
One Plane Down
Atelegram stated Pitcairn Plane
No. 49, piloted by E. G. Ray, was
down at Minonk, Ill. Cause of trou.
BILE was nto known.
Eagle Rock No. 6, piloted by Will
lis Kysor, first to take off at Moline
at 1901, arrived here in eighteenth
place.
Only a few seconds separated the
arrival of planes 10, 1S, 26, 27. Z
and 3, which landed about 12:40 D. m.
More than 1000 spectators were
drenched at p. m. when a heavy
rain fell.
Advance Planes
Capt. Eddie Collins, travelling
timer. arrived at 9:55 a. M. two
hours ahead Of the other planes, to
for their landing and timing.
The tour contestants met rain on
this first visit to Indianapolis last
year and were forced to lay over
another day.
Six Indiana National Guard planes
welcomed the masters of the
air." Deadline and timing spots,
at the Speedway were indicated bv
large white lines, visible from the
sky. Odis Porter, timer, headed the
official committee.
Checkers Instructed
Checkers and assistant starters
headed by Dan LeGore gatheredNat
the flying field at 9 a. m. to receive
Headed by Traffic Inspector Lester
Jones police squad escorted the
committee of $50 business and civic
leaders to the field, parading from
city hall at II a. m. Prest-O-Lite
Company served luncheon to the
official party and officials at their
plant near the landing site.
National Guard mechanics will
service and refuel planes during the
afternoon. They will be open for
by the public.
Dinner Tonight
Frank f. Gates. real estate board
head, will preside at a dinner at 7
p. m. at the chamber building. Brig.
Gen. Dwight E. Aultman, Fit Benja-
min Harrison commandant, will well
come the fliers.
SThe air party is scheduled to de.
part at 10 a. m, Wednesday for Gin
cinnati, Ohio; Cleveland, FIT. Wayne
and Detroit. Breakfast will be
served before their departure at the
Chamber Of Commerce.
Meteorologist ]. H. Armington Of
the United States Weather Bureau
will be at the field Wednesday to
provide latest weather reports
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