Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-28
AIR RACE THRONGS
AWAIT D|R|G|BLES
Los Angeles and Graf Are
Due to Meet This After.
noon at Cleveland.

/
CLEVELAND. Ohio. August "a
/ Thousands of spectators at the national
! air races turned from the feet craft of
Army, Navy and derby. racers to the
! larger and more awesome liners of the
! skies today as the courses of the two
great dirigibles Graf Zeppelin and Los
Angeles, converged above Cleveland
airport.
The Los Angeles. largest of the United
| States Navy's feet of lighter-thsn-air
craft. was ordered from the base at
Lakehurst. N. j., for arrival here in mid
its way eastward on the fourth and last
Jap of flight around the world, was
awaited some time later.
Stub Mast Built for U. s. Ship.
A stub mast erected under the direc-
ton of Navy flyers has been built tor
mooring the Los Angeles at the airport
overnight. The Graf. flying on to the
end of the cruise at Lakehurst, will
await the return OF the Los Angeles
there tomorrow, when orders of Navy
officers call for the ships return.
reception outdoing any yet seen at
the races was planned for the arrival of
the two giant craft. Airplanes of Navy
detachments. which have maneuvered
and stunted through the course of three
days, as we'll as bombers. pursuit ships
and scout planes of Army air forces
here for the races. combined for a greet
ing to the. Los Angeles, with smaller
blimps OF the Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Co. four of them appearing here dur
ing the event.
Their preparations for the Graf went
further still. All we're Joined for the
celebration. their greetings augmented
by plans for a municipal demonstra-
ton and an exchange of greetings be-
Eckener. directing the flight of the Graf.
Dirigibles Break Schedules.
The event broke into a schedule of
races for the day which included ar
rival of two cross country dirigibles.
number Of closed course events, glider
contests. a sham battle by Army pur-
suit squadrons and national parachute
jumping contests.
Another derby. the nonstop dash
from Los Angeles. figured on today's
program. inaSmuch as but on epilot.
Lee Schoenhair. has made the flight.
Entrants may leave when they wish,
provided they arrive during the after
noon. Two pilots signified their inten-
tions of leaving tonight.
The two cross-country derbies ending
here today were the Philadelphia race
and that from Oakland, Calf.
The Philadelphia Derby reached
Syracuse, N. Y, last nights control
point. with Errett williams of Green
vile, S. c.. in the lead with an elapsed
time of hours and 16 minutes. The
flight, by way of Boston and Albany
yesterday. with one stop at Buffalo on
the finish flight today, was marked by
the deaths of E. j. Devereaux. his me-
chanic and Mrs. Devereaux. a passenger,
all fatally injured when his plane
crashed in landing at Boston.
Yost Escapes Disaster.
williams landed at Buffalo from
Syracuse Airport at 1902 am, Eastern
standard time, today. first of the field
of eight flyers to finish the fourth leg
of the air derby. The flyers took off
from Amboy Airport, Syracuse, at 9
am, Eastern standard time.
Lloyd Yost of Conyngham reported
on his arrival in Buffalo that while
over Rochester the steel nose Of his
ship had been torn off by sudden gale
and the fuselage badly damaged. He
said he experienced extreme difficulty
in righting the plane. With him were
Mrs. Yost and George c. Cotton, also Of
Conyngham. Emergency repairs were
made here to allow him to complete the
race.
Misfortune also followed the Oak
land Derby. stopped overnight at Fort
Wayne, Ind, with but three pilots left
in the race. Two were forced down
Yesterday. Loren MendelN Los Angeles
endurance flyer, led the derbyists In
elapsed time.