The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-08-26
THRILLED
AS SPEED AVIATORS /
SWOOP down, AWAY
Speed Holman, Minneapolis, Is
First to Arrive but Second
in Elapsed Time
LIEUT.. CLARK HOURS IARDv
Speedy Takeoff One Of Prettiest
Aircraft Sights Seen Here,
Officials Say
LIEUT.. CLARK HOURS TARDY

st. Paul. Aug. 26.-(AP)-Led
by w. B. Clark, Portland, eight fly
crs in the Portland Cleveland air
race sped out Of St. Paul today on
their way to Milwaukee, the next
control point. Lieut.. Clark took off
at IL noon and was followed at three
minute intervals by the other seven
entrants.
All the flyers, except Lieut.. Clark,
who arrived this morning from Bis
marck, N. D., where magnetic trouble
had forced him down, reached this
control point last night. Charles w.
"Speed" Holman, Minneapolis, who
led the parade into the st. Paul air.
port yesterday, was the last to leave
today, as the flyers take off in re-
verse order to their arrival.
Holman, who came in yesterday
with limping motor, having scored
cylinder in the flight from Bis
marck, substituted a motor from an
other plane before the start today.
Low visibility marked the filters
route to Milwaukee, according to
weather reports given the flyers just
before the takeoff. Three-minute
intervals were maintained in the
takeoff between pilots to minimize
the danger of crashes in the hazy
air.
After Lieut.. Clark, the order Of the
takeoff was:
Dick Rankin, Portland; Major G.
H. Erickson, Springfield, Orc; Sgd
nor Hall. st. Louis; w. H. Emery,
Jr., Bradford, Pa; Tex Rankin,
Portland; Ted Wells, Wichita; and
"Specd" Holman.
The flyers are to be guests at Mil
waukcc tonight and Tuesday they
will take off for South Bend, Ind.
They will turn a pylon at the munich
pal field at Chicago for official
checking, but will not stop.
Arriving in Bismarck after Holman.
In Baird, and Hall, Wells and Em-
cry, in Travelairs. were Tex Rankin.
Portland. Dick Rankin. Portland, ana
Gilbert Eckerson. Springfield. Ore,
all in Waco planes.
Takcoff Is Thriller
The takeoff from here was one Of
the prettiest aircraft sights ever seen
here, officials say. Leaving in the or
der Of their arrival here, the planes.
led by Speed Holman, left at one
minute intervals. Little time was lost
by any of the contestants in rolling
away at the precise instant the start
er's flag was brought downward in a
starting signal. Wells apparently made
the best takeoff. the derby leader
leaving the grodnd quickly and max
ing graceful and quick turn to the
east after heading northward at the
start.
All Of the flyers hung close to
ground at the takeoff, and at ITO
were seen no more by capital city
observers. Spectators at Steele say
that the flyers were hanging close to
ground there also.
Arriving in Bismarck. Wells was
forced to abandon the common low
sweep finish because Of apparent mo-
tor trouble. and he crossed the finish
line at q high altitude. Graceful
swoops were made by all but Wells
over the. finish circle.
Holman Gains Time
Reports from Fargo today indicated
that Holman had gained minute and
a half on all competitors when they
stopped there for refueling yesterday
afternoon, according to o. w. Roberts
who was control point director here
More than 1900 persons gathered at
the flying field at 3 p. m. Saturday
to await the scheduled arrival OF the
racers. but were disappointed after 9
three-hour wait. A telegram informed
officials here at 6 p. m. that the flyers
had arrived at Billings late and would
spend the night there.
Elapsed time Of the flyers when
| they reached Bismarck follows: Wells
7:36:23; Holman, 7:lS:33: Tex Rankin
s:Ol:5 ST: Hall, 9:1o:l0: Eckerson
e:3l:2l; Dick Rankin. o:46:l9; and
Emery, o:6l:07.
G. B. Dickinson. 7l-year-old Chi.
cago racing enthusiast, who Is back
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