Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-06

arrived at Lambert-St. Louis air field
here at 1921 q. m, in his Cessna "A
~monoplane.
Robert Dake Of Pittsburgh, came in
second at 1896 a. m, in his American
Moth plane.
w. F.. Emery Of Bradford, Pa, was
the third racer to complete the hop
from Terre Haute. Ind. He arrived at
10:49 a. m, as Rowland, who had
rested for 80 minutes, took off for
Kansas City.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Sept. 6.-Py
Earl Rowland, Wichita, flying a
Cessna Model Al, was the first Of the
cross country airplane racers TO ar
rive here today from Columbus, Ohio,
on the second day Of the air derby.
Rowland landed at S:37 a. m, Central
Standard time.
Six other fliers had landed by 8
o'clock, central time. The aviators
were to remain here only 80 minutes
to refuel and go ove their motors
after which they were to depart for
st. Louis.
Robert Dake OF Pittsburgh, flying
an American Moth, was second land
ing at 6:4o a. m.
W. II. Emery. in a Travelair, ar
rived at $3.50 a. m. Tex Rankin, in a
Waco 10, at S:55 a. m, Il. w. Kenyon,
in a Challenger, 1888 n. m; j. :.
Charles, in an Eagle Rock at $3.50
a. m. and E. J.. Detmer, using a
Trayelair at 3 o'clock.
The aviators continued TO land at
intervals. They departed for s..
Louis / nthe order Of their arrival.
By $3.50 o'clock sixteen had checked
in.
COLUMUS. Ohio, Sept. 6.-tPl-
The class A Air Derby from New
York to Los Angeles with 81 plane
surviving the first days flight, got
under way from Norton Field here
at $50 a. m. this morning. Earl
Rowland. Wichita, Kans., flying a
Cessna A ~monoplane took the air
az that hour.
When Rowland hoped off, a slight
mist was falling and there was a
low ceiling" but advices from In
dianapolis and St. Louis were that
the weather there was more favor
able.
Last to get into the air was Geo.
". Brill, Monterey Park, Calf. In
his Travelair, he arrived about $50
yesterday being the last to get in
after experiencing engine trouble.
He got away az 1870.
All pilots were flying low.
Robert Dake, Pittsburgh, in his
American Moth, and w. N. Emery,
Jr- Bradford. Pa, in a Travelair,
followed Rowland at one minute in
tervals into the air. The fliers were
sent out in the order in which they
arrived yesterday from Roosevelt
Field, n. Y.
The second days control points
were Terre Hautc, Ind, and St.
Louis, Mo. Six planes were forced
out Of the race in Pennsylvania yes
terday en- route from New York 20
Columbus.
The list Of pilots and their planes.
in the order in which they arrived
at the left North Field follows:
Earl Rowland, Wichita, Kas,
2-RObert Dake, Pittsburgh, Amer
lean Moth.
3-W. ~ Emery. Jr-. Bradford, Pa,
Travelair.
4-TheOdore W. Kenyon, Boston,
Challenger.
5-James S. Charles. Richmond.
Va, Alexander Eagle Rock.
eugene Detmer, Tarrytown, NJ.
". Trayelair.
Tex Rankin. Portland. Ore,
Waco.
s-warren B. Smith, Forps. n. J..
Swallow.
sebastian L. Pond, Milford.
Conn, Challenger.
10-William B. Harding, Redbank.
N. j., Waco.
1l-JOhn E. carberry, Toronto.
Ont, d. II. Moth.
PA II. Kreider, Hagerstown,
Nd, X. r. Challenger.
lS-Alfred Stanley, Emira, N. y,
Waco.
14-DOn Philips, Seattle, challen-
ger.
15-Louis Derryberry, Abilene.
Texas, Trevelair.
16-George Hand and George
linn, Trenton, N. j.. Challenger.
17-Dale G.. Jackson, st. Louis.
Swallow.
Isl. W. Hunt, MoundsviIle, w.
Va. Lone Eagle.
l9-S. T. Whitman, Byron, Wis.
Pheasant.
20-L. H. Connel, Wichita, Kas..
Swallow.
2l-Albert G.. Carl, Reading. Pa.
Pitcairn Fleetwing.
Pm. e. Grevemberg, Pittsburgh.
Pa, Lincoln Page.
2S-George Bennett, Kansas City,
No., Eagle Rock.
24-Arthur w. Killips, Chicago.
Waco.
25-Samuel II. Turner. Alexandria,
Va. Berlinger Monoplane.
26-Sidney Riley, Irvington, N. j.,
Travelair.
27@-EsIie Miller, Los Angeles. Lin.