The Washington times., 1929-06-29
LEADERS EXPECT POLLARD TO BE DEMOCRATIC CHOICE
CAPTAIN HAWKS
SETS NEW
RECORD
ROOSEVELT FIELD, n. Y,

ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. Y,
June 90 (I.N.S.).--In New
York at 5:21 a. m. Thursday,
in Los Angeles at s:23 p. m.
Pacific standard time) on the
same evening, and back on the
Atlantic coast again at 1:l6
a. m. today.
This was the epochaI feat. com
pIeted by Capt. Frank NJ. Hawks
early this morning when his Lock
heed air express emerged from the
shroud of darkness and fog over
the field here and narrowly averted
serious crash in landing. He
made the return flight in IL hours,
3S minutes and 16 3-5 seconds, clip
ping 43 minutes off his own west.
to-east nonstop record.
80 Hours in Air
The transcontinental flier's actual
flying time for the round trip was
only 36 hours, 4S minutes and rs 3.5
seconds. for he rested in Los An.
geIes seven hours and fourteen min
utes before taking off for Roosevelt
Field.
In less than two days the speed
demon of the skies set a nonstop
record for both east-to-west and
west-toseast flights. for his time of
10 hours. 10 minutes and 80 seconds
from this field to Los Angeles
eclipsed the record Of "a hours, 81
minutes set last year by Capt. c. IS.
Collyer and Harry Tucker.
Surprised Crowd
The crowds at the field here this
morning were taken unawares when
Captain Hawks suddenly appeared,
for meager reports of his progress
had placed him behind his schedule
on the return flight.
When Hawks arrived 500 pers 9
were on the field. including his wife,
who has flown 1900 miles with him.
Bucking westerly wind, he Gil led
the hangar three times and apl
entity was making a good landing
when the crowd rushed o tower /
him.
Either nded by the flood light or
else trying to avoid hitting the
crowd. he swung the plane from the
east side of the field toward the
south side, overshot the field and
crashed clear through galvanized
wire fence. The left wing tip OF the
plane yas damaged, but the flier
was not nurt, and jumped ut
smiling.
Congratulate Filler
The crowd raced down to tha end
of the fell, ant there was great conS
fusion for a time, while the speed
pilot was being congratulated.
His plane was equipped with land
ing lights, but only two beacon
lights and one flood light were on
at the field. As he got out of the
damage plane, Captain Hawks
was heard to mutter: Not enough
lights on this field"
He said he had generally excel
lent weather and good visibility
practically all day, and only struck
a little fog over Pennsylvania. He
got weather reports easily by means
of his radio throughout the trip, he
said.
Kisses Wife
Mrs. Hawks was one of the first
to greet him-with a kiss.
Mrs. Hawks had been waiting for
her husband at the field for three
hours. She said she was never ap-
prehensive about him because he
had done it before and she was
sure he could do it again.
Hawks explained that he was not
amazed that there were so few re-
ports about him on the way across,
because he had flow. so high all the
way.
Sighted Over st. Louis
He had last been sighted over East
st. Louis, ILL.,, at 5:32 y. m. 1882
D. m. New York daylight timel last
evening. He dropped a note over the
Parks Airport there stating that
head winds had retarded his prorgess
since leaving Los Angeles eleven
hours and As minutes earlier.
At no time was he in any trouble,
he said.
He brought with him three bundles
of newspapers and letter from the
Mayor of Los Angeles to the Mayor
of New York. In the confusion he
forgot the newspapers. but somebody
took them out of the plane and
threw them into the AUTOMOBILES in
which he was being driven off with
Mrs. Hawks to their home in New
York City.