The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-17
Art GOebel's Plane
Likely to Land First

CONTINUED from page one,
were beyond the halfway point IN the
2,3OO mile dash early today.
The steamers City of Los Angeles
and Manulani. approximately nal
way between the mainland and Ha-
wall. each had reported two planes
passing over during the night. The
steamers courses placed them about
80 miles apart on nOrth-south line,
and observers here believe that. the
planes were flying in pairs, Jack
Frost's Golden Eagle and Martin Jen-
sens Aloha to the south, and Arthur
G. Goebel in the Woolaroc, and !. A.
Pedlar and Miss Mildred Doran in the
miss Doran." on the north.
South of Direct Course
The two planes on the southern
route were about 1875 miles south Of
q direct course, officials at the navy
radio station here figured. Dis
patches from Honolulu said army
Headquarters there believed all four
planes were within range Of the radio
beacon, two following the northern
edge OF the signals and two the
southern.
Navy radio officials here. agreed
the planes might be inside the radio
beacon field, but feared that the two
on the southern course were in the
'pocket," where Lieutenants Lester J..
Maitland and Albert Hegenberger,
who made the Golden te-Honolulu
flight, were unable to hear the sig
nails. If such should be the case, or
If the radio sets on the two southcrly
planes should get out of order, the
radio officials regarded it as ques-
tionable whether Frost and Jensen
would get back on their course.
One Of the chief dangers Of the
flight, said all officials who discussed
the project before the take-off, is
that Of missing the comparative mar.
row target offered by the Hawaiian
chain. Only slight error in navi-
cation, said experts, would cause the
planes to miss the islands.
The radio operator on the City Of
Los Angeles called Goebel and JenscA
when the two planes passed over.
There was no response. however, and
ships officers decided that the planes
were those Of Jensen and Frost.
Geebel Has Only Sendiag Set
Goebelg plane is the only one
equipped with radio sending appar-
aths, and neither Jensen nor Frost
could have replied to the friendly
hail Of the steamer beneath.
Pedlar. without even . radio re-
ceiving set, was believed to be stick
ing close to Goebel.
Experts ut mathematics figured
that Frost end Jensen had q slight
lead At the time the City Of Los An
gslss and the Manulani reported the
planes passing over.
Estimating the arrival of the air
mon in Honolulu In about 20 hours
elapsed time, they are expected to
drop down on Wheeler Field about s
q. m. Honolulu time. Great prepara-
tions had besn made for their arriv-
al, in the Hawaiisn capital, where the
winner will receive the first prize Of
$26 900 offered By james D. Dole,
with 1000 TO the second.
The Miss por4n took up the race
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an hour and 4 .hkIf behind them.
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day. That event 40 thrilled the ~.
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compIished. Eight flyers started ID
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