The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-09-23


The plane shot down the run
way at 2:13 p. M, steadily gained
momentum and successfully took
the air after a run of a little more
than 1000 feet. 1t required only
a few seconds for the takeoff and
then two of the racers were on
their way.
Only six planes in Glass B spent
the night at GIendive Tuesday.
Two that made an overnight stop
at Bismarck reached Glendive in
time Wednesday morning to take
off with the rest. Four more class
B planes, after spending the night
at Fargo passed Glendive between
9 and 10 Wednesday morning.
CHICAGO, Sept. 2O.-The ele-
ments frowned on the winged
cross-country races Tuesday and
helped thin the ranks of contest
ants in the national air derby.
AS evening fell, after a day of
cold rains and stiff winds, only 80
odd planes of the forty that left
New York city were still on their
way to Spokane.
Tragedy married the start of the
bigger, class A ships Tuesday
when a plane crashed at Long
Valley, N. j., killing the pilot, R.
E. Hudson of M~arysville, Mich,
and his mechanic, Jay Radike, of
st. Clair, Mich, its supply of gas
oline exhausted from bucking
head winds, they attempted a
landing in a street in the south
part of Chicago.
An unlucky ice wagon brought
the plane to an abrupt halt and
pilot Louis F. Royal of Flint,
Mich, and his passenger, Joseph
Potten, climbed out uninjured. The
plane was so damaged, however,
that it could not continue the
flight.
Tight Race
A nip and tuck race developed
between pilots Leslie Miller of
Des Moines and c. w. Meyer of
Detroit, leading the 20 remaining
class B ships which left New York
Monday. Although succeeding in
landing first at Cleveland, Chica-
go and st. Paul, Miller was beat
en- into Fargo, N. D., by Meyer,
who never was far behind.
The only woman in the derby,
Mrs. Gladys O'Donnell of Whittier,
Calf, mother of two children, was
forced down with her husband,
pilot James O'Donnel, on account
of engine trouble at Auburn, Ind.
The O'Donnells, who were the
last to leave Roosevelt field, ex-
to resume their flight We'd
nesday.
Two other class A planes had
An hour and a half
after taking off from Roosevelt
field, Emil Burgin returned to
Curtis field, nearby, with motor
trouble, and pilot R. S. Fogg an
nounced on landing at Cleveland
that he was definitely out of the
race.
Strong Head Winds
Frank M. Hawks, in plane No.
10, landed here at $3.50 Tuesday
afternoon, the last of the class B
planes. He har left Cleveland at
l p. m. and encountered strong
head winds, he said, making him
travel comparatively slow. His gas
supply was exhausted when he
reached Chicago. He said he
would spend the night here and
resume the rae early Wednesday.
E. E. Ballough of Chicago, o. w.
Holman, st. Paul; N. B. Manner,
Spokane, and J.. P. Wood, Wau-
Wis, were in the vanguard of
the larger ships most of the day.
st. Paul was their overnight stop,
while Glendive Mont, was set
for the class B planes.
Out of Race
The severity of the weather put
TWO of the smaller ships out of
he race in Chicago, and pilot L.
F.. Hughes, who had spent the
night in Cleveland, announced he
would not continue the race. En-
CINE trouble and the stiff winds
influenced R. T. Quinby of Rock
.sland and S. Darius, Chicago, not
continue from here.