Evening star., 1927-09-22
SCHILLER SPEEDING
ACROSS MICHIGAN
Stinson Unheard From in
Nonstop Derby-Lacey
Forced Back on Dash.

GARDEN CITY, N. Y, September
22.-Telegrams received here today by
the Rogers Air Line, forwarded from
points where they were dropped by
Duke" Schiller and Eddie" Bohn
in their nonstop, cross-country flight,
indicated that all Is well with the
flyers.
One message forwarded from Straits
ford, Ontario. read: Still going. Ais
o. X. Just eating. Weather clear
now. but had some rain. Signed
Duke and Eddie
A second sent from Bay City, Mich,
read: Still going. All o. K. Weather
good. 1890"
Dropped i'm Envelopes.
The messages were dropped from
the plane in envelopes of which both
flyers had good supply. Long silk
streamers marked their descent from
the plane and on the face of the en-
velope was a request that the finder
relay the message.
Their course lay over 2,300-mile
bee line from Roosevelt Field, N. Y,
where they took off yesterday in the
last and most exacting of the Spokane
air derby races. 1t was 400 miles
longer than the ocean jump Of Lind
berg, Chamberlin and Byrd, and 10o
miles shorter than the course of the
Dole transatlantic flyers.
Rival pilots in the nonstop derby
event were Edward Stinson, consid
cred one of the country's greatest
stunt flyers, and Schiller, who re
Gently abandoned a projected trans
atlantic flight when a storm of public
opinion arose against such hops as
result of the loss of life. They were
fiying almost identical planes, both
designed and built by Stinson. Both
carried 400 gallons Of gasoline.
Plans of Stinson.
Stinsop planned to fly over Canada
re-entering the United States about
100 miles north of Detroit and con
tinuing 60 miles north of st. Paul
close to Bismark, N. Oak, and
directly west of Spokane. Schiller ex
pected to follow a course a little soutn
of Stinson's route,
The pilot designer said he expected
to need about 80 hours for the flight
Stinson, gray haired and rangy. lived
up to his reputation as daring pliol
during a precarious moment OF a
take-off that caused a crowd OF more
than 1000 people to gasp. His plane
and fuel load weighed 5000 pounds
and as a light cross-breeZe was blow
ing he expected the ship to Veer tc
the right.
AS the starters red flag dropped the
tho mound INFO q
cross wind current, and veered to one
side, by deft maneuver the pilot
brought the ship back to the runway
and raced on in perfect control, ano
while many in the crowd voiced thelt
belief that he would not make it, the
ship swept into the sky, headed into
the wind and swept away to the West
Schiller Getaway Easy.
SchiIler's craft experienced no diff
Guilty in the take-off. 1t roared dowr
the runway without hitch and took
the air after a run Of barely more
than 1000 feet. 1t was carrying 40C
hounds less than the plane Stinsor
few and was designed for transatlantic
flying.
Flying with Stinson was his chiei
test pilot, Fred Koehler, of Detroit
Once under way Stinson planned tt
devote most of his own time to naviga
ton. while Koehler took the stick
Schiller's companion was Bohn of st
Louis, who also was capable of reliev
ing the pilot of his ship during thu
long flight over lakes, prairies ant
mountain ranges.
Stinson expressed fear of his rivals
ship.
1T will be some race" he said. 81
hope to win. but I'll have to go.
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