The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-06
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i. Theodore Kenyon, Iii i Chal-
Ienrer, arrived at ISL.
5 Eugene u. Detmer, Of Tarry-
town. ~. II, In q Travelair. ar
rived at 1877.
s. James 5. Charles, IN an Eagle
Rock. arrived at Ia.
LAMBERT FLYING FIELD, st.
Louis, sept. s. Pointing the nose
81 his Cessna monoplane in the di
rection of his, native state. Earl
Rowland, Of wichita. Kans. led
the field in the transcontinent9l
air derby, out Of st. Louis, this
rowland. who tipped over the
concrete timing ring IN the center
81 Lambert Field. at 1922, ret out
for Kansas City q half hour later,
kansas city Is the overnight
stopping point for the contestants
In the air derby.
Robert Dake. Of Pittsburgh. IN
HIS American Moth was the next
~ take leave of st. Louis. HE
hoped off at HOS Tor Kansas
City.
The roar OF starting motors was
then continuous, as the contest.
ing planes the moment the tina.
second OF their compulsory 3O-min.
ute rest period licked of, ieapec
away into the blue towards the
overnight stopping point. Ike raj
cons released on the hunt.
Rowland left Terre Haute, the
first stop, today at 1855 q. m. for
st. Louis.
Dake Holds Place
Robert DaKe, of Pittsburgh, fly
ing an American Moth, who fol-
lowed Rowland into Dresser Field,
Terre Haute, also trailed Rowland
into the field here. Drake arrived
at 1896, just u minutes after
The third plane In was that of
william Emery, jr., of Bradford,
pa. flew a Traveller, which ar
rived at 10:49. Emery was also
third into Terre. Haute.
The regular order of flight was
broken up, however, when Theodore
W. KENYON, in his Challenger, was
the fourth pilot in landing at 1854.
Rankin. of Portland, Greg, had
been the fourth man into Terre
Haute.
James s. Charles. flying an Eagle.
rock, Eas the fifth plane in landing
at. 1852.
Eugene J. Detmer, of Tarrytown,
N. Y, was sixth in his Travelair.
Tex Rankin, flying a Waco, was
seventh In.
The eighth plane was a Travelair
piIoted by d. A. Kendall.
Dale Jackson. of st. Louis, was
tenth in, in his Swallow, the st.
Louisan gave the cheering crowd Of
1000 its first thrill of the morning.
Roaring across the field at a Is
miIe-pace and Swimming the ground
at a height of scarcely 10 feet.
jackson tipped across the concrete
ring for his timing. Jackson, who
was eighteenth into Terre Haute
almost doubled his pace by landing
ninth here.
st. Louis big municipal airport
was scene of orderly activity as the
entries In the trans.continental air
race against time one by one zoomed
into sight on the horizon and dived
down to the green meadow of the
flying field.
One by one the swift moving visi-
tors from the northeast dipped low
over the concrete ring in the center
of the field, and was officially timed.
The time of the plane was gagged,
not from the time that they hit the
earth. but from the time that their
shadow passed across the circle of
concrete in the middle of the field.
AS each plane TAXED to earth mo.
bile gas and oil containers were
wheeled alongside and the tanks of
the contrasting machines were quickly
Each pilot was forced to remain
at the field here for at least 80 min.
utes before taking off for Kansas
City, the overnight stop.