Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-08
PLANES FIGHT FOG
IN CLASS B RACE
Livingston Ahead on First
Lap-Five Forced Down
on Way to Pittsburgh.

ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. Y. Sep
tember 8 (P.--The four class c
planes of the croSs-country air derby
got under way at 1927 am Eastern
standard tim, today, trailing the 90
class B planes by more than three
hours. r. c. Cantwell. flying a
Lockheed-Vega, was first into the air
in the C division.
BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH. September 8.-Con.
quering dense fog over the Pitts
burgh district. the first of the class E
transcontinental air .s derby entries
reached Belts Field this morning from
Roosevelt Field.
John H. Livingston of Monmouth, Ill,
flying his Waco plane. and accompanied
by M. B. Allen of Troy, Ohio. landed
at 10:14:45 am. Eastern daylight time
j. Warren Smith of McKeeSport and
A. L. Litzenberger, Pittsburgh, in a
Cessna B monoplane. landed second at
1890 am. Three minutes later E. C.
Schulz and w. r. Yahner brought their
Cessna plane down.
The next arrivals and landing time
were Fourth, Ray J. Merritt and D.
Roy Bradford New Castle, Pa, and E
Epstein. Pittsburgh, Ryan brougham
ll;04 am.
One Plane Down.
The first accident of the race was re-
ported to Belts Field from Washington.
Pa where c. w. Speed" Holman and
r. Gerard of st. Louis made forced
landing Reports were that their Laird
plane turned over The pilots were un-
injured.
-Four other forced landings were re-
ported. G. C. Quick and Clyde Cessna.
Wichita, KanS., were down at Glenhope,
Clearfield County. Pa. in the Forest
district. They we're unhurt. Their plane
is a Cessna A.
Stuart F. Auer and r. E. Heron. Mil
waukee. in a Waco, were far of their
course when forced down. They landed
at Bridgeport, Ohio. They were unin-
iured, and planned to attempt take-ot1
for Belts Field
The airplane of Paul r. Braniff, Okla
homa City, one of the Glass B trans
continental air racers. was forced down
at Middletown, Pa. by fog. He said he
would stay there with his Travelair
plane until he received a favorable
weather report from New York.
A report from Lebanon, Pa, said a
monoplane bearing the number X-7629
and competition number l10 on wing,
made forced landing at 8:45 O'CLOCK
today two miles west of Jamestown. The
pilot took off again after refueling with
out giving his name.
The 20 airplane pilots in Glass B of
the croSs-country air derby TOOK OH THIS
morning from Roosevelt Field. N. Y.
The class c race scheduled for this
morning was deferred on reports of bad
weather, but officials at Roosevelt Field
said no warning could be sent to the
airmen who left in the class B race.
Leave Minute Apart.
Twenty minutes after l.. F. Shoenhair
of Los Angles scared from Roosevelt
Field as the first contestant to depart,
Ray j. Merritt of Newcastle, Pa, dis
appeared into the Western sky and all
were away on five-day race of ap-
proximately 5000 miles, divided in IL
stops before the contest ends at Mines
Field. Los Angeles.
One woman, Mrs. E. w. Pendleton of
New York City. was passenger OF
Shoenhalr, who also carried Tom Colby
of Detroit in a Buhl plane.
The contestants, all driving planes with
engine displacement of $40 to 800 cubic
inches, were routed to proceed from
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