Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-23
COEBELFIRST
TO TAKE Off
IN MAIRDERBY
Fliers Expected To
Reach Local Airport
About A p. NJ, End
ing First Lap !

vALBUENA FLYING
FIELD, Mexico City, Sept.
%. - up - Art Goebel,
American flier, took off
from the Valbuena Flying
field as the first racer i'm the
Mexico City-to-Kansas City
air derby at IL a. m, today.
His first scheduled stop was
Tampico.
lie was the only American I'D take
off and was followed nc two-min-
ute intervals by five Mexican army
fliers participating in the air derby.
They were Col. Roberto Fierro.
noted Mexican airman: Captain
Luis Verdeja. Lieut.. Carlos Ribl1
rosa. Capt Feliciano Flores ana
Lieut.. Col. Fernado Proal.
Pilot Ship Ahead
Ten minutes before GoeheI hop
ped off. the pilot ship began its
flight To Tampico. It carried Floyd
Mckenzie. Thomas Parks and
Charles Hopkins OF Tulsa, Okla,
and w. Lewis Of Kansas City.
The planes quickly left the VAL
buena field and disappeared in On
blue haze which overhung their
lofty starting place. All were ex-
pected at Tampico within two
hours.
Up to the time Of the departure.
Walford Lewis, who was In charge
of the entries, had not heard from
the other American pilots expected
TO participate. All efforts TO locate
these fliers in the United States or
Mexico were futile. and IL was de-
cided 90 proceed with G0ebeI ea
the only American entrnnt.
Test for Ships
The race win serve not only nB
an international test Of pilots, but
also Of the ships, two of which were
built In Mexico. These were pilot
ed by Captain Flores and Lieut..
Col. .Proal. They were manufac-
tured here by the Mexican Avia-
ton Corps shops and are called Az
carate after General Juan Azcar-
ate, head OF the military aviation
force.
The fliers expected to arrive at
Brownsville about o'clock this
afternoon. They win spend the
pight there.
The fliers I'm the Mexico City to
Kansas City mir race were expect
ed to arrive about p. m. in
Brownsville and arrangements had
been completed TO entertain them
with a dinner at the El Jardin ho-
tel here tonight.
The second day race was tc I've
started at "a. m. Tuesday with
stops scheduled nc San Antonio.
Dallas and Muskogee, Okla.
The planes were to be officially
timed onto the field by wv. II. Pen
dergraft, Harry Num- and J. F.
Roberts. These three also will be
official starters as the planes leave
the field Tuesday morning.
Col. T. r. Gilmore. manager Of
the airport, announced all arrange
ments we're complete for refueling
the ships and for rendering any
service needed by the flers.
Arrangements for the entertain
ment tonight were being handled BY
Harry Num-, a member OF the
chamber or commerce aviation
committee. Charles Burton, the
chairman. being away ON business.
Several hours late. but happy
over safety Of a party OF five per-
sons I'm the Texas co. Lockheed
plane. the second annual aerurade
OK the Fort Worth Association OF
Commerce left the local airport
Sunday afternoon. flying direct TO
Laredo.
The stop 10 Monterrey was ahan-
doned when a telephone message
from there brought information
that fog was ohscuring the noun
tain peaks about that city and that
heavy rains had rendered the field
very muddy. "A report earlier In the
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