The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-19
Nonstop Flight from New
York to Spokane to Start
Sept. -2l--Prizes Offered
Entrants, in Dole Derby In
vited 10 Participate. as Well
as Byrd. Ac0sta, Chamber
lin and Smith-Part Of Trip
Will BE Through Darkness

Spokane, WASH, Aug. 19.-(Special
to the rribune) e)---Amer.ca's first non
stop race across the United States
from New York to Spokane will he
flown on September II and 22 as an
added feature to the aviation pro-
gram of the National Air Derby As
sociation Of Spokane, which is spon-
soring the National Air Derby race
from New York to Spokane. the Pa
c.fic Coast Air Derby race from san
Francisco and the seventh annual
national mir races.
Announcement Of the New York
Spokane nonstop race was made by
Major John 7. Fancher, managing
director of the association, after the
associations executive committee this
week had voted $4,000 in prize
money for the event. The winner Of
the 2,2OO-mile nonstop event will re-
ceive $4,000 and the second pilot to
set his landing trucks on the Spokane
air port will receive $4,000.
Noted Flyers Invited
Pilots who have been invited to
compete in the nonstop include the
II entrants in the Dole flight across
the Pacific to Hawaii. The invita-
tion was extended to them by Major
H. b. Clagett, air service officer IN
the Ninth corps area, San Francisco,
who has been designated by the war
department to handle all government
entries in the national air races here.
Major Clagett is one of the Dole con-
test officials.
Pres :dent Walter Evans Of the as
sOciation has also sent invitations to
Commander Byrd, Bert Acosta, Cham
berlin, Smith and other noted flyers
to compete in the nonstop race.
Under the rules and regulations for
the nonstop all contestants will be
required to fly with sealed barome-
ters.
This is race in which all types
Of planes capable Of flying 1900
miles without landing for fuel will
be allowed TO compete" said Major
Fancher. chairman Of the local con-
,tsst camMistas. Any-plane landing
before reaching Spokane will be dis
qualified.
Five entries are necessary to start
the race, the entry fee for which is
500, and which will be refunded to
every contestant landing ut the Spo-
kane air port.
Leave News York Sept. 2l
Wednesday, September q, is the
date on which Major Fancher pro-
noses to start the nonstop from
New York The. start will be made
about 8 o'clock. The first part of
the night trip will be flown along the
lighted course of the transcontinental
air mail line into Chicago, but from
Chicago west the pilots will fly in
total darkness for several hours.
"About eight hours will be required
to fly from New York to Chicago
said Major Fancher, who recent!
flew the course between New Yorl
and Spokane. 1.-The grind of thu
nonstop will start when the planes
are sent into absolute darkness ives
of Chicago. That is where the en-
durance will start to count"
The nonstop planes will be takin,
off from New York about the same
time the contestants in the NatiOna
Air Derby and Pacific Coast Al
Derby events are landing in Spokane
Steady Stream Of Planes
..By adding the nonstop to oui
program we have assured the natlo
Of a constant stream of airplane
flying across the United States froi
September 10 to g." said Presiden
Walter Evans. I'VE believe that on
program is the most elaborate avis
tion program ever planned. 1t ha
the sporting side, as well as the cor
structive {. side for the benefit
commercial aviation.
More than 100 entries in the tw
derby contests and national air race
have already been received at the a.
sociation headquarters. which is be
coming swamped with inquiries froi
all parts of the country about tn
events to be held here.