The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-09-12
TAIL SPIN PUTS
GLASS B CRAFT
OUT OF RUNNING
BalIough's Plane Scatters MU-
tor Parts Over Final Is
Miles
ONTARIO SHIP FAR BACK
Earl Rowland Wins $4,000
Prize for Leading Class A
Derby

San Diego, Calf, Sept. 12.-tR-
E. E. Ballough Of Chicago was the
first of IA class B transcontinental
air derby racers to reach Rockwell
field today from Yuma, Ariz. He
landed at 6:54:2O.
Before the dust clouds stirred up
by the tail skid of his Laird plane,
in which a new motor was installed
last night. had settled q Waco mono.
plane piloted by John Wood Of Wau-
sau, Wis. swooped gracefully down
into the field. Close on his heels
came John Livingston of Aurora,
ILL.,, also flying a Waco, and landing
at S:54:47.
Robert w. Cantwell Of Duncan.
Okla, in a Lockheed Vega, was the
first Of three class C entrants to ar
rive. He was followed by Captain
c. B. D. Collyer, New York city, in
a Fairchild monoplane.
The two transcontinental contin.
gents, class B and class C flyers. Is
planes in all, awaited the starting
signal at Yuma, Ariz., that would
send them hurtling toward their
goal, with a fuel stop at San Diego.
Both classes hoped from Ell Paso
yesterday.
A crash that resulted in the seri-
Gus injury Of a passenger put one
plane out Of the running in the class
B division. The Waco biplane of
Stuart F.. Auer Of Milwaukee went
into tail spin AZ miles east Of
Yuma, and R. E. Heron of Mil.
waukee received injuries which were
declared serious but not fatal.
Another ship earlier threatened
with withdrawal from the same sec
tion, when E. E. Ballough's Laird
plane scattered motor parts over the
last Is miles Of the course, had un.
dergone repairs and was believed in
shape to finish. It dropped s.valve
as the machine topped the last noun
tain pass and started coasting down
upon the overnight stopping place.
Parts Strew Course
Ballough's 71-year-old passenger.
Charles B. Dickinson of Chicago.
thrust out his hand and caught the
first piece of the engine as it gave
way. But from then on a shower Of
motor parts came hurtling down, and
the plane was almost without power
for the Is miles, but Ballough
brought it in ahead Of the other IL
planes left in the race.
Last night Ballough, a leader in
his division, gambled $1,000 on his
chances for money prizes. It cost
him that to purchase a new motor in
Los Angeles and charter q plane to
carry it to Yuma. Mechanics worked
throughout the night installing and
tuning up the motor.
John H. Wood of Wausau. Wis.
was second Of the class B to reach
Yuma with his Waco, and Living
ston of Aurora, ILL.,, believed to have
the advantage in elapsed time, third.
in another Waco.
Robert w. Cantwell Of Duncan,
Okla. led the three class C planes
into Yuma. Captain C. D. B. Coll
yer of New York in q Fairchild and
Edward ]. Brooks in q Fokker fol-
lowed in that order.
Drury Leads Whyte
The third race contestants. tho
two Windsor (Ont.) to Los Angeles
flyers, made their overnight control
at Las Vegas, New, William Drury's
Waco leading Kennedy Whyte's
Moth by two hours in the Rock
Springs Salt Lake City Las Vegas
lap of the international trek. The
third plane IN the Canadian race, q
Martin. piloted by S. p. Stanton, was
far behind at Salt Lake City.
Official standings in the first Of
the transcontinental races-the class
A derby which ended Monday-were
announced last night by officials
who had compiled the telegraphed
reports from control stations.
First place, with its $1,000 prize
money, went to Earl Rowland Of
Wichita, Kan, who made the 16-hop
flight in his Cessna A plane in Is
hours IA minutes and'.6 seconds.
Second place and $500 went to W.
II. Emery Jr. Of Bradford, Pa. The
other prize-winners, in order, were:
Robert Dake, Pittsburgh, American
Moth; Theodore w. Kankon, Boston.
Challenger; James S. Charles, Rich
mond, Va, Eagle Rock; and Warren
B. Smith Of Fords, N. J., Swallow.
The times and awards were sub
jest to action on protest signed by
Is contestants because Of time lost
at Kansas City. # granted, this
would affect the standings Of two of
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