Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-13
TakeOff
As Minutes
Apart.
SHIPS EQUIPPED
FOR HIGH SPEED
Flight Leaders Are
Well Trained
Pilots.
By the Associated Press.

Il uOISs
BY the Associated Press.
ONDON, July 13.-The
steamship Cara informed the
Associated Press by wireless to-
day that it had sighted a gray
airplane, believed to be the
Polish plane, Marshal Pilsudski,
about $50 miles off the French
coast at 800 o'clock this
morning, Greenwich time 1920
am, Eastern standard time.)
By the Associated Press.
PARIS, June Is CP).-The air
ministry announced this after
noon that the British steamer
Esperance Bay, then off Cape
Finistere, heard the French
transatlantic plane Question
Mark at 1908 pm, Greenwich
time G:OS am, Eastern Stand
ard time).
BY the Associated Press.
LIE BOURGET, France, July 13.
Two rival airplanes, one bear
ing the colors of Poland and the
ether those of France, today were
speeding swiftly so far as known
westward over the Atlantic in the
first great transatlantic air race
from Paris to New York.
Perfect weather conditions gave
every hope that the Polish and
French rivals of the air we're well
on their way, the Poles on a
northerly route and the French
men on a more Southerly one.
Maj. LudWik IdZikowsk and his
companion, Maj. Casimir Kubala,
took off first in their plane, the
Marshal Pilsudski, at A:47 o'clock
this morning 10:47 pm. Friday,
Eastern standard time) while
Capt. DieudonEe CoSte, famous
French flyer, and Jacques Bellonte
followed just As minutes later at
5::32 am.
BY o'clock today both planes should
have been out over the Atlantic. The
French flyers were reported four times
in their passage across France from
Paris over the Bay of Biscay and
finally Santander, Spain, in the region
Of which two other transatlantic
planes, the Yellow Bird and the Path
finder. ended so recently.
Sighted Over Coast.
The men were sighted over the
Spanish coastal city at $50 am. local
time $3.50 am. Eastern standard
time). having covered nearly 47o miles
in slightly less than four hours, in
dicating a good average speed Of more
than lis miles an hour.
The progress of the Polish plane was
| not so clear. No word had been re-
ceived as to its whereabouts this aft
ernoon, but as it was last seen going
strongly, having made the hazardous
| take-off with its enormous load of
gasoline, the presumption was it too
was safely on its way. Then, too, the
Polish flight had not received as much
notice as the Coste attempt and the
Marshal Pilsudski might have passed
with but little attention.
Both planes should reach New York
tomorrow afternoon If all goes well,
the French a little in advance, for their
machine is faster than that of the
Poles.
Although the two planes headed in
| different directions at the start, their
courses come close together near the
| Azores. when both plan to continue
by the same route, by way of Halifax, to
| New York.
He had been mysterious as to his
destination, letting it be known as
! Toxic but this was accepted generally
as deception necessary to evade French
| trsnsoceanic flying restrictions. When
! he had departed the makers Of his
plane and its motor announced his
destination was New York.
German Flight. =
| The North Atlantic has beep eross0e
but once before from east to wesU by =
| heavier-than-air craft, Baron Ehren-
fried Gunther Won Huenefeld, Capt.
Herman Koehl and Col James c. Fftz-
maurice in the airplane Bremen crossed
from Baldonnel air field. Irish Free
State. to Greenly Island. Laborador.
last year.
Capt. Coste had planned originally to
take off before the Poles. but he de-
| ferred his own start As minutes In view
of the greater speed of his plane, which
| is capable of 125 miles an hour, against
l10 miles an hour of that of the Poles.
It was probable that the French
plane, with its greater speed. would
overtake the Polish craft very quickly
and leave it comparatively far behind.
The element of race remained in the
two flights, however, since greater skill
of either navigator in choosing the route
of least resistance easily could alter
flying time.
Given ideal flying conditions the
French plane might expect to reach
New York within % hours and the
Polish craft within 80 hours. or some
| time Sunday morning. Weather con-
ditions over the North Atlantic, usually
adverse to east-to-west flying, were ex.
pected to delay them, however.
Equipped With Wireless.
Both planes carried wireless ap-
paratus. that of Capt. CoSte being
equipped with two sets. At $50 am.
hour and 18 minutes after his start
| he communicated with the ports o1
Crerbourg and Havre that "All is well.
It was regarded as doubtful that the
| Poles radio would function, since they
had had considerable trouble in tuning
it.
At Tours the Frenchmen were seer
at 6:34 am.
The routes of the two planes were
| the subject of some speculation, but
| it was understood each intended to fy
| westward to a point north Of the
Azores, and then take northerly routt
to Halifax, cutting down the Atlantic
seaboard to New York.
! It was this route that the Poles fol
lowed last year on their first attempt
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