The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-13
By InternationaI News Service

ny INTERNATIONAL news service
Los ANGELES, Cal, Sept. a.
With an the long distance airplane
races over but one. this city. scene
of the national air races, today
awaited the arrival of the planes
participating in the nonstop flight
from New York here.
Meanwhile the airplanes in other
classes were being grOomed for spe-
ciaI races, and Army and Navy
planes were to continue their dem.
Onstrations OF speed and skill.
Col. Charles A. Lindberah will be
an active participant in the air pro-
gram during the remaining days Of
the national meet. He volunteered
to take the place Of Lieut.. j. J.
Williams, killed in a crash Monday
Lindbergh will fly with Lieurs.
]. A. Woodring and Cornelius, the
two surviving members Of the
Army's Three Musketeers." His
plane will lead the squadron Of
three in maneuvers.
Lieut.. B. H. Rawson today was
the winner OF the John L. Mitchell
trophy. He covered the 12O-mile
course at an average speed Of 154.74S
miles per hour.
Lieut.. @. r. Acheson Of the third
attack group won the Mason M.
Patrick trophy. averaging approx
innately 1875 miles per hour over
the 120.mile course.
Winners of the Class c and b
transcontinental races from. New
York here, will not be announced
definitely until officials have checked
elapsed time.
Robert Cantwell, Duncan, Okla.
was the first class G flier to land
here yesterday. 1t il believed that
he is certain to be the winner OF
this event. He flew in a Lockheed-
Vega plane. Il
william H. Drury, Windsor. Ont.
was the first airman to finish in
the international race. Kennedy
White, also of Windsor, followed
him across the finish line. They
: were the only survivors in this
race.
H. c. Lippiatt, Los Angeles, was
the winner of the fourth race
which ended here yesterday, head.
ing a field of IL planes, which
raced from Oakland, Calf, here.
wILKESBARRE. Pa, Sept. 10
Clifford Mcmillan, Syracuse. n. z,
aviator who was forced down near
a mountain eight miles from here
while competing in the New York
to-Los Angeles nonstop race, spent
the night in a hotel and will not
resume the flight. A stripped cam.
shaft spoiled McMilIan's flight after
he had been the first to hop off
from Roosevelt Field. Long Island.
Officials of the General Aviation
Company came here by plane from
Syracuse to assist Mcmillan and
his passenger, C. A. Herrick. Those
who came from Syracuse were @.
W. Hoyt, vice president Of the COM
pany, and Mrs. Hoyt; M. S. Hutch.
inson, field manager of the com.
pany. and r. T. Glynn, who piloted
the machine.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Sept. ID
Local airfield officials have decided
there is no basis for the protest of
sixteen pilots in Class A of the
national air derby and have so ncti.
fled Dudley M. Steele, chairman of
the contest committee Of the air
race in Los Angeles.
The telegraphic protest was filed
yesterday declaring many of the
contestants had not been called in
time to reach the field and lost
considerable time on the ground as
q consequence.
After an investigation Lieut..
Isaiah Davies, official referee at
this control point declared it. his
opinion all filters had been awakened
" ample time to reach the field.