New Britain herald., 1927-08-27
PRIDE OF DETROIT
 OFF FOR ENGLAND
Second Plane Leaves New York
 for Ontario
FLEW TO NEWFOUNDLAND
Schlee and Broch Made Trip North in Good Style-Now Over the Atlantic Ocean on World Trip Attempting to Break Record.

Harbor Grace, N. F., Aug. 27- The Monoplane Pride of Detroit hopped of for Croydon. England, at 5:15 today. The start was an nounced.
 The plane rose gracefully and cir cled around the flying field once be- fore heading straight out to sea. There was not a cloud in the sky.
 Automobiles lined the side of the field. AS the plane took to the air cheers went up from hundreds of spectators in which Sir John R. Ben nett, colonial secretary joined. Sir John had welcomed the flyers on their arrival and was on hand early in the morning to bid them fare well.
 The flyers had slept well for seven hours and were in excellent condi- ton. They ate d hearty breakfast of bacon and eggs. They wasted no time but drove in an automobile to the field, tuned up their plane, re- marked that they were too busy to talk, waved a goodbye and were off for England.
 The first leg of the round the world flight. from here to Croydon is 2,350 miles. The Pride of De- troit has already negotiated easily at an average speed of about 100 miles an hour d hop from Curtiss Field, New York, to Old Orchard, and that yesterday of about 1000 miles to Harbor Grace.
 Brock. after looking the plane over carefully here. said it was in perfect shape for the transatlantic jump. About $50 gallons of gaso- line ewre added to the residue in the tanks here.
 Curtiss Field. N. r., Aug. 27 Pt- Phil Wood, Detroit merchant and Pilot Gluck Schiller made a secret getaway for Southridge, Mich. on way to Windsor. Ontario, whence they will take off for Windsor, Eng, as soon as weather permits.
 The two pilots, who had made a start yesterday, only to be forced back by bad weather, determined on the second attempt when they were informed that Edward r. Schlee and William Brock had hop ped off in their monoplane Pride of Detroit. from Harbor Grace, N. F., for Croydon. England.
 off Windsor was witnessed only by the mechanics who had prepared the plane for the flight.
 Harbor Grace. N. F., Aug. c7 Pi- The monoplane Pride of Detroit, in which Edward F. Schlee and Will liam s. Brock hope to set a new record for circling the globe. arrived here from Old Orchard, Me. at 4;12 P. M. (3:12 New York daylight say ing time) yesterday.
 The flight of about 1000 miles was made in a few minutes less than ten hours. The route took the fly CTS over Passport. Me, where the plane left United States territory; St. Martins. N. B; Charlottetown. P. E. L, and across Nova Scotia Excel lent weather conditions prevailed all the way
 The men proceeded st once put ting on board about $50 gallons Of gasoline in readiness for taking off at daybreak. They said they wished if possible, to take advantage of the present fine weather conditions for the Atlantic hop.
 The flyers hope 10 make the cir cult in Is days. but in any case to beat the record of 2S days. 14 hours and 80 minutes set last year by Ed ward s. Evans and Linton Wells. who used all means of transporta- ton.
 The first stop in the race will be at the Croydon Airdrome, near Lon don, and is expected to be the most difficult hop of the flight because of the uncertain weather conditions of the North Atlantic.
 New York, Aug. q (P-The hop off today of Edward F. Schlee, Detroit oil man. and William Brock. pilot, in their Wright Stinson-D -Detroiter plane in which they hope to better the worlds record for circling the globe in 2s days represents the continuation of plans laid more than year ago.
 Once we agreed to make the trip last June" Schlee said, we agreed to buy a ship" Their choice was virtually the same as that of Lind bergh, Chamberlin and Byrd. the Wright motor in monoplane Of conventional design.
 Next the route was laid over o2.- 900 miles of land and water which the aviators hope to span in ap- proximately 240 flying hours. The entire course Is covered by agents for the Wayco Oil company of which Schlee is president, and there will be no lack of proper fuel and mechanical service even though the installation of new whirlwind mo- tor will be needed at Tokio.
 Special Runway
 Schlee and Brock had provided