Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-05
WICHITASHIP
FINISHES lST
LAPFORPRIzE
Pistol Fired in Los
Angeles l. Starter
For Flight From
Field in New York

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 5.-tP)-
Earl Rowland. Wichita, Kas., plotting
his Cessna A monoplane in the class
a cross continental air race, was the
first to reach Columbus from McKees-
port, where he led the entrants in
landing from Roosevelt field. Row
land landed here at ll:1O o'clock. He
left McKeesport at 1855 o'clock. The
planes and their pilots will remain
here tonight. continuing their flight
toward Los Angeles at dawn tomor-
row.
Robert Dake. Pittsburgh, flying his
American Moth. was the second to
land at Norton field and complete
the first days cross-country jaunt
from New York to Los Angeles. lie
landed at about 1920 o'clock.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Sept. 5.-tPY-
Earl Rowland, of Wichita, Kas., pilot
ing bis Cessna A plane in the cross
the racing ships to land at McKees-
port. Rowland brought his plane
down at 1925 a. m. eastern daylight
time. He won the Bettis field prize
Of $500 for the first arrival there.
ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. ", Sept. s.
-fPl-Thirty-se airplancs took off
today in q 5000 mile race to Los An
geles.
Thirty-seven minutes after the
first craft left the ground the last
plane took the air and followed the
procession toward Harrisburg, Pa,
first Of l6 stops on a five-day jour
nev across the country. Another
stop today was McKeesport. Pa, and
an overnight halt will be made at
Columbus. Ohio.
Albert r. Jacobs of Philadelphia,
accompanied by Sam Lowden, also
Of Philadelphia. as passenger,
took off first at 5:42:42 a. m. east
ern standard time. and the remain
ing planes departed at one minute
intervals.
The first plane was started by
Miss Viola Gentry Of New York who
waved handkerchief from the win
dow Of a building near the field
when a pistol fired BY Mayor George
+. Cryer Of Los Angeles was heard
through a transcontinental tele-
phone connection.
The race is the first of four spon-
sored By the California Air Race
tion with the national air races at
Los Angeles. The contest starting
today was for planes with motor
displacement OF less than 510 cubic
inches. Two other classes will
start tomorrow and a nonstop flight
contest will take place Wednesday.
September IL. Cash prizes of S52,-
500 will be distributed among the
four divisions.
Daniel p. Robertson. plotting a
Curtiss Robin. started second in
todav's race and was followed BY
Leslie c. Miller in Curtiss Page.
Other contestants are:
J. W. Hunt. Lone Eagle biplane.
A. II. Kreider. Challenger bipIane.
Eugene J. Detmer. Trayelair BIZ
plane.
Joseph Scharles. Eagle Rock BIZ
plane.
George W. Brill. Travelair BIZ
S. II. Turner. Berlinger mono.
plane.
Theodore Taney. American Moth
III. A. Speer. international.
Don 5. Phillips. Challenger.
Earl Rowland. Cessna A.
Douglas II. Davis. Travelair
Theodore w. Kenyon. Challenger.
Sebastian l. Pond. Challenger.
Stuart Chadwick. Waco 10.
A. X. Owen. Pitcairn.
Stancel r. Gillcy. Curtiss Robin.
Warren b. Smith. Swallow.
Harry Smedley. Eagle Rock.
$. ]. Whitman. Pheasant.
Wilford B. Gerbracht. TraveIair.
Alfred II. Stanley. Waco 10.
George w. Hopkins. Stinson. Jr.
w. n. Emery. Jr.. Travelair.
George zinn. Jr.. Challenger.
NJ. F. Grevenberg, Lincoln Page.
L. II. Connell. Swallow.
John +. Carberry. OH Moth.
Paul ID. Charles. Berliner.
u. G Jackson. Swallow.
Tex Rankin. Waco 10.
Arthur W. Killips. Waco 10.
s. A. Riley. Travelair.
". Z. Nichol. Mohawk Pinto.
Louise E. Derryberry. Travelair.