Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-13
Air Derby Keyed Up
BY Non-S Stop Race

Los ANGELES, Sept. 13.@R-Tht
array Of filters assembled here for The
1928 national air races were kcyet
today for the shows climax-finisE
OF the nonstop tr1nscontinental race
from Roosevelt field, where nine
carefully-groomed planes hoped yes
tercay. The nonstop flight was thu
last of the five long derbies OF the
five day program.
Hopes 81 the West were pinned On
Art Goebei and his huge Lockheed.
Vega ~monoplane, Yankee Doodle.
back-tracking' on the trail he blazec
to a new transcontinental NONSTOP
record a few weeks ago.
Goebes, favorite Of the long derby
whirled over the course from Los
Angeles 70 New York in is hours and
SIS minutes with q healthy wind al
his ships tail. The short cut which
he claimed he found on the eastern
journey was kept 10 himself for use
in the return flight in which III
hoped to claim first prize money oi
the $4,000 cash prizes posted. Four
planes, II that many finish, will
share in the prizes.
Class u In Contest
With the Class II and q transcon-
tinental flights, the international
race from Windsor. Ont. and Il short
coast sprint ended ut Mines field yes
terday, protests filed By some pilots
competing east doubts on who would
be awarded the prizes in the holly
contested class b New York to Los
Angeles derby.
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planes flown were not stock models
ard therefore Ineligible. John
Livingston Of Aurora. Ill, conceded
bv most az the racers 20 have chalked
up the best elapsed time flcw one of
tn prtested models, u did John III.
Wood Of Wausau, Wis. apparent win
ner of third prize money
First acros the line Of the four
teen finishers in a II division was
=. r. Ballough Of Chicago He was
believed winner Of second place on
tho unofficial computation Of elapsed
time. Wood was in second and Liv-
ingston third.
William III. Drury provided a fea-
turc 0f the day BY bringing in his
Waco Us the only officially recorded
finisher In the international race
from Windsor, Ont, =. T. Stanton
another contestant, was forced down
near Pontana, Calf, after having
made two starts from Las Vegas
New.
Robert w. CantwelI of Duncan
Okla, finished first Of the Glass &
group and apparently led in elapsed
time. His Lockheed entry was fol-
lowed in seven minutes later BY Cap
tain q. ID. ID. Collyer Of New York In
a Fairchild.
Both class II and class G divisions
started their final dash from Ydma
Ariz.. with 4 fuel stop AZ San Lego.
Colonel Charles "A. Lindbergh stole
some Of the interest or the thousands
OF spectators from the air races yes
tcrLay. The flying colonI volun-
teered to do what he could for the
meet" and was temporarily assigned
"a the post left vacant by the death
Of Lieut.. II. j.. Williams, leader Of the
army's 'three flying musketeers,'
a stunt trio. Williams was killed
in q crash while stnnting with his
companions on n Of the early days
Of the meet. With Colonel Lind
bereh leading the way in an army
plane. the recognized trio went
through intricate maneuvers-
Covering the 120-mile course "a
q speed averaging 1898 miles al
hour. Lieut.. G. r.. Acheson Of thu
third army attack gronp, won Thu
first competition for the Mason NJ
Patrick trophy, offered in 1927 al
4 perpetual memorial 70 Major Gen.
eral Nj. Patrick, former chief Of
the army air corps. Final competi'
tons will Ne raced later.
Lieut.. Acheson's time was 81 min
ntes. 80 seconds. Lieut.. III. w. An
derson placed second with a time ol
81 minutes, as seconds.
The fastest time for n single lar
az II miles was made by Lieut. O
c. George, with an average speed 81
l55 miles an hour.