Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-11

MINES FIELD. Lois Angeles, Sept.
i1.-tPl-Whiie national air race Of
ficiaIs checked elapsed time Of the
21 Glass A airplanes that arrived
here yesterday in the first OK the
feature trnnscontinental air derbies,
two more caravans Of serial racers
approached the finish line here on
the trek from New York.
Two filters in the international
derby from Canada also neared their
goa as the hour fer the last and
greatest derby Of ell, the nonstop
flight from New York approached
Class B and G filters rested last
night at FL Paso, Texas. after a four
STOP flight from Oklahoma City yes
tercay. The international fliers
reached Rock Springs, Wyo- from
Omaha during the day.
Rowland To Get Prize 49,. 49,
Although the official announce
merit of winner Of the Class A flight
was not expected before Wednesday,
pending checking CT control sheets
and contcsting planes, Earl Rowland
Of Wichita, Kan, vas regarded as
certain winner Of the $4,000 first
prize.
Rowland brought his Cessna A
monoplane in first on yesterdays
short hop from Yuma, with an inter
mediate fueling stop at San Diego.
He won several thousand dollars IN
lap prizes offered by cities along
the route, having led the initial ear
AVIAN in its later stage. Rowland es-
timated he flew 1900 miles.
The trail-blazing Cessna was be-
lieyed down nearly an hour ahead in
elapsed time Of the American Moth
flown by Robert Dake of Pittsburgh,
Pa, who landed in the dust stirred
By Rowland's propeller, and who
was believed winner Of the $1,000
second prize.
71-Year-OId Leads
Tex Rankin of Portland, Ore. pi-
loting Il Waco, landed third: follow
ed in order By w. N. Emery, Jr.,
Bradford, Pa, in a special racing
plane, and Theodore W. Kenyon Of
Boston. flying n Challenger.
Thirty-s0ven planes took off from
New York last Wednesday in the
race.
Z. Z. Ballough Of Chicago. who has
as a passenger in his Laird plane,
Charles ID. Dickensen, a ~71-year-old
aviation enthusiast from Chicago,
led the Class B planes into I'll Paso
and apparently leads that division in
elapsed time. John ii. Livingston Of
Aurora, ILL.,. plotting a Waco, landed
second, more than 80 minutes behind
Ballough. John II. Wood, Waasau,
Wis. plotting a Waco, was in third;
Charles Meyers. Troy, Ohio, flying d
Waco. landed fourth, and r. A. Wells
Of Wichita, Kan. in q Travelair, was
fifth.
CantwelI Leads Glass c
Robert CantwelI of Duncan, Okla,
in his Lockheed-V Vega monoplane. led
the three Glass c fljers into FL Paso
and was believes to have increased
his reported hours lead in elapsed
time. Eddie Brooks Of Denver, IN
his Fokker, came in second. nearly
an hour later and was followed by
Captain {. b. ID. Collyer of New
York in his Fairchild.
Fourteen of the remaining IL Glass
3 contestants reached I'll Paso, while
the other " spent the night at Pc
cos, Texas. one Of the days fueling
stops. Capt. Richard Duncan, pi-
loting a Cox-Clemm Liberty. in
Class &. was unreported at FL Paso
late last night. G. W.. Mayse of
Tucson, flying a Waco. earlier re-
ported missing, was reported down
uninlured With motor trouble south
Of Oklahoma City.
Glass B and c planes. flying to-
Eether. made day stops yesterday at
Fort Worth. Midland and Pecos.
Texas. Tonight's control point was
Yuma, Ariz., with the finish here
tomorrow.
William Drury Of London, Ont.
led Kennedy Whyte. Hamilton, Ont.
into Rock Springs, Wye, last night
60 holi his lead in the transconti-
derby from Windxor ~.