The Washington times., 1927-09-22
z IN NONSTOP
COAST FLIGHT


NEW YORK, Sept. s2.-That
pilot Duke" Schiller and his
mechanic EDDIE BONN, In their
Royal Windsor" had safely pro-
crossed as far as Michigan and
Stratf0rd. Ontario. In their nom
stop air race to Spokane. was as
sured today when messages
dropped by the filters were re-
ceived by the Rogers Airline here.
The latest message. dropped
during the night and autographed
to New York by persons who
picked IL up, was dated Bay City.
Mich. and read: 'tSti1 going. All
@. X. Weather o. X. Signed
Duke and Eddie. z
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 32.-A
plane believed to Be the one
which Eddie Stinson, Of Detroit,
is flying from New York to
Spokane In nonstop flight, was
reported as having passed over
Minneapolis &C 3:35 this morning.
The plane was 3 StinsOn.De
trOiter, Lloyd Ruth, local
aviator, said today. Stinson has
visited my home number of
times and / believe he Toared
over my house this morning to
let me know he was passing
through Minneapolis" Ruth said.
FELTs FIELD. SP oKANE
Wash. Sept. 22. With two sections
OF the triple-class transcontineHta
aerial derby already arrived Il
their goal, an eyes turned eastward
today for first sight Of the tx
gian Glass g planes, racing west
ward III 3 nonstop flight from
Roosevelt Field, N. Y.
Three planes were entered fol
the non stop race, bur only two
were able to get off the ground
The pilots are Eddie Stinson, d
Detroit. flying plane Of his owr
make, and @. "A. .Duke" Schiller
Of Windsor, Ont, flying the Roya'
Windsor.
Darkness OVerfaIkes Them
Darkness overlook Stinson and
Schiller almost before they had
cleared the boundary Of New York
State, consequently no reports on
their progress were received during
the night. Officials here were await
ing news today from points over
which they are expected to fly,
The fliers should have greeted the
dawn somewhere between Chicago
ana st. Paul. probably farther west,
IL favorable winds had aided them.
The planes left Roosevelt field
yesterday afternoon, and are ex
pected here about 4 b. M, today
Barring trouble, the giant planes
should be able to negotiate the
2,300-Inile course in about "a hours
4 G. w. Holman. OF st. Paul, wOIl
first prize Of $4,000 in the Class
A event. He roared across the
finish line as 10000 spectators
cheered. His elapsed time from
New York to Spokane was 1s
hours. ~ minutes and 81 seconds.
"A few minutes after Holman
landed, j. s. Charles. OF Richmond
Va. and G. w. Meyers, OF Detroit
sailed down from the clouds prac
tica1y In d dead heat for first prizs
money in the Class B event.
Charles was the first to land. but
Meyers will probably be declared
the winner Of the $1,000 purse on
elapsed time. This is matter
which the officials will have to de
eide.
The successful aviators all agreed
the race was the most thrilling and
hazardous OF their several careers.
Eight III Class Al
There were is starters il
in the Class "A race. Eight OF these
finished. the others being forced
down at various points along tht
route or failing to take off. OF 81
entries in the Class B flight, IL
finished the race.
Spokane il undisputedly the pres.
emit center Of the aviation world as
planes seemingly from ali poif,ts
of the compass have been convehg.
ing here forfrh past "a hours.