Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-17


the project before the takeoff, is that
of missing the comparatively narrow
target offered by the Hawaiian chain
Only a slight error in navigation, said
experts, would cause the planes to
miss the islands.
The radio operator on the City of
Los Angeles called Goebel and Jensen
when the two planes passed over.
There was no response. however, ana
ships officers decided that the planes
were those of Jensen and Frost.
Goebel's plane is the only one
equipped with a radio sending appara-
tus, and neither Jensen nor Frost
could have replied to the friendly hail
of the steamer beneath. Pedlar, with
ont even a radio receiving set, was be-
Iieved to be sticking close TO Goebel.
Experts at mathematics figured that
Frost and Jensen had slight lead at
the time the City of Los Angeles and
the Manulani reported the planes pass
Golden Eagle Silent.
There had been no report today on
the progress of the Golden Eagle
since it passed out over the Golden
Gate yesterday, F'rost's plane was
Jensen's plane was sighted by Il ves'
sci passing the 250-mile mark at mid
afternoon yesterday. but the Miss
Doran, like the Golden Eagle, had
been unheard from since the start.
Estimating the arrival of the airmen
in Honolulu in about % hours elapsed
time, they are expected to drop down
on Wheeler Field about am. Homo
lulu time. Great preparations had
been made for their arrival in the
Hawaiian capital. where the winner
will receive the first prize of $4,000
offered by James ID. Dole, with $4,000
to the second.
The Miss Doran took up the race
Yesterday to catch the pace settlers,
an hour and half behind them.
Pilot Augie Pedler was forced to land
the machine back to the airport after
making an easy take-off.
Crowd of 100 900 Thrilled.
The flight itself was eclipsed by the
tional smashing tpke-offs at
Municipal Airport. Oakland. yesterday
That event so thrilled the audience
of 100, 900 gathered along the runway
that the race seemed but an incident
after the hazardous take-off with q
ton Of gasoline had been accomplished
Eight flyers started in the race. Two
runway smaSh-upS were predicted by
motor experts and two occurred.
The monoplane FL Encanto, after
a clumsy run down the long starting
point. failed to gain the proper lift
ing power, weighted with a ton OF
gasoline. and rocked and tumbled off
the runway as result. The pilot
Lieut.. Norman Goddard. and his navi
gator, K. G. Hawkins, were uninjured
AS the craft failed to take to the
air when it had moved about 1905
feet along the runway, the pilot at
tempted to bring the machine under
control. but the wabbling machine
came to earth after a smash that
! brought newspaper correspondents
within range.
The Pacific Flyer, owned by Maj
Livingston Irving, was also smashed
up in a runway accident, after he at
| tempted to take off twice, but failed
| because of the weighted gasoline tanks
Two Others Put Back.
| Two planes which We're forced back
| yesterday, the Oklahoma and Dallas
| Spirit, put back soon after the race
started to make needed repairs. The
| oklahoma had developed engine trou
, BILE, but both planned to start fol
Honolulu as soon as practicable.
THE law of averages didn't work,
| said a mechanic at the airport. with
| two crack ups we expected some dead
but fortune favored the Dole racers
| Figures compiled show that more
| than S250.000 has been spent by avi
ators In their effort to capture the
| Dole prizes.
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