Evening star., 1926-09-09
D.C.FLYER winner
OF SESQU| FEATURE
c. C. Champion, Jr., Takes
Detroit Trophy in Leading
Race of Program.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, September o.
Flying IS pretty a race as has been
seen at the Model Farms flying field
since the national races started last
Saturday, &. G. Champion, Jr.. OF
Washington, ID. c., with Wright
Bellanca monoplane, won the ANL-
alton Town and Country Club OF
Detroit trophy in the feature race OF
yesterdays program.
The day was marked by three mis-
hlps, in which two planes were
Wrecked. One turned over. SerSt.
II. r. Jordan of the Marine Corps
suffered a broken rib and painful
bruises when his Martin bomber
crashed into ditch.
The feature race. in which Cham-
pon carried a load of 1892 pounds,
was for speed and efficiency over 96
miles, or eight times around the IL
mi'e triangular course. In the speed
TEST of the event, &. S. Casey" Jones,
Garden City. Long Island, with his
clipped wing Curtis Oriole. was looked
upon as the heavy favorite.
However. James G.. Ray of Phila-
6elphia piloted the Pitcairn Sesqui
Arrow over the course at an average
speed Of 136373 miles an hour. for
seconds, and won easily. The Sesqui
Arrow has been the mystery ship
of the races. Jones' time was 43
minutes 35 seconds. Champion 8
speed was considerably slower. but
the weight carried was much greater
than that of any other ship. and, ac-
"ording to the rules of the contest,
he won the trophy. The rules pro-
Nided the largest cash prize winner
In the event was TO receive the
trophy. and the efficiency first car
ried 5000, While the first place for
speed carried only $500.
Hrech Comes Gut Third.
Walter Beech Of Wichita. Kans.,
placed third in the speed feature and
second in the efficiency. Henry Il.
Dupont. Detroit. was third iii the cf
fcioncy contest.
In the second elimination for the
Aero Club of Pennsylvania trophy
Fred Day Hoyt, Eureka. Calf, vic
tor. in the "On to the Sesqui' race,
when he crossed the continent in 81
hours flying time with his Travel
Air. was the winner. He averaged
$3.50 miles all hour over the 60-mile
course
\. H. Kreider Of Ila2erstown. Md.
IN a Waco. was forced down at the
No. pylon. near PaulshOro. and
turned over. He had been leading on
the first lap and had started around
again when the mishap occurred.
Douglas II. Davis. Atlanta. with a
Waco. was second and LLOYD o. Yost
Of tUnynh3m. Pa, III another Waco,
third.
Trophy Races Today.
The winners in this event will com
pete with the winners in the first
elimination for the trophy today.
The first midget airplane race was
held just before dusk. There were
four entries in the event, which con-
sisted of 90 miles or 10 laps over the
fve-mile course for the Aero Digest
and Betsy Ross trophies. 1t was both
a speed and efficiency race.
+. r. Heath of Chicago. with his
tiny monoplane Tom Boy. main
taired a speed of 9l.29 miles an hour
with an elapsed time of 81 minutes
and 81 seconds. and was the winner
by close margin over \. r. kreidcr,
Hacerstown. Md. with his Midget
another monoplane.
Harold J. Laas. with his briggs
Dart. of DAYTON. Ohio. came in third
after Charles w. Meyers. HaSers
town. Md. had n forced landing and
wrecked his Meyers Midget in the
underhruSh near Hog Island.