Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-02
lair GREAT GATHER,
FOR OHIO RACES
NotabIes. Of Aviation Fill
Scenery at Cleveland
During Events.
BY JOSEPH s. EDGERTON,
Aviation Editor Of The Star.

Aviation Editor Of The Star.
J CLEVELAND, Ohio, September a.
The subtle, gently insinuating dust of
Cleveland's great airport, which demo-
cratically powders the great and the in
significant alike, Is settling like an
earthly accolade on the shoulders Of
more aviation notables than ever have
been gathered in one place.
Flyers whose names are known m
every home, designers and builders who
are responsible for the great aviation
advances of the day. and aeronautical
giants who are building the great air
transportation systems which span tbs
continent slap the dust from each
others backs as they watch the coun-
try's greatest aeronautical classic.
Announcer Introduces All.
The announcer who keeps the great
throngs in a mile-long grandstand
posted on the events above them via
a public lbudspeaker system Is forever
| calling some new aviation notable 10
the microphone. His list Of speakers Is
a roster of the heroes Of the air.
| Some of these great flyers carry home
the dust on flying toys after doing
their stuff In the heat-hazed SKY.
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a day in the box seats, where they have
been watching their fellow flyers work.
| These skies are full of famous flyers
and famous planes. Name over all the
great flyers you know.
Virtually all of them are here or have
been. here during the course OF the ma
| tional air races.
Col Charles A. Lindbergh is in the
air daily. leading a crack three-plane
section from the Navy High Hat fight
ing plane squadron. So far he has
stuck to formation flying, leaving the
solo work to other recognized aerial
masters.
Two Great Service Rivals.
Two of the worlds greatest pilots
we're here yesterday for another act
| in their friendly drama OF rivalry.
They are Lieut.. James Doolittle OF the
Army Air Corps, who tore the wings
off his plane in a power dive, escaping
by parachute, and Lieut.. Afford J.
| Williams of the Navy, who set new
record for flying INSIDE down, they
are the bright stars of the two services
and are among the worlds first 10
pilots. Doolittle and Williams probably
are the greatest acrobatic flyers this
country ever has produced. They are
the countrys leading racing pllots.
Doolittle is one time winner OF tne
Schneider Trophy, the worlds premier
speed award, and Williams is holder
| today of the American speed record.
Their other air feats are. legion.
| There are two civilian pilots mere
who are worthy of flying beside them.
| They are Freddy Lund and Charles
Speed Holman, who have been con
tributing some of the most remarKaple
| flying Of the races. Lund has peen
leading civilian acrobatic team ana
| flying a special low wing stunning plane
between times Holman's speciality mas
been the stunting of a great three-ton
Altman multi-motored transport plane.
| In this cumbersome mass OF metal, ne
emulates Lindberghs section OF hlgn
| hat. the total motor power In DOM
cases being the same, IT, .,os
! The Marine Corps has six planes
here, headed by the Marines own par
ticular bright light, Capt. Tex Rogers
who has been tearing up the WeIAlii
with the best OF them.
Transatlantic Flyers on Hand.
If YOU have a preference for trans
atlantic flyers, you can see most Oh
them here. You may rub the ousty
shoulders of George w. Haldeman ana
Ruth Elder, who almost got across.
Miss Amelia Earhart, who did get over,
is flying here regularly. clarence ~.
Chamberlin, who few from New YORK
to Germany, has brought q plane OF
his own design, which he has noWn III
several events. Rogers q. Williams
and Lewis A. Yancey, who new from
Old orchard to Spain, have been mere
through most Of the races. Ihey ne"
to Cleveland in the Bellanca CoiuHpla'
in which Chamberlin crossed the ocean
And then, of course, there is Lindbergh.
Women pilots are taking part Ill
these races for the first time and very
prominent part at that. The country
foremost woman flyers are mere, 10 Oh
them having come in the Womans DER
by race from Santa Monica, CAM. Al
addition to Miss Earhart and MISS
Elder-or rather, Mrs. Walter camp
there are Louise McPhetridge Ihaoen'
winner of the derby; Thea Rasche,
Elinor Smith petite holder Of the
won1ans endurance record; Bobby
Trout, Blanche Noyes, gladys ODon-
nell. Lady Mary Heath, now IN
local hospital following bad crash;
Vera Dawn Walker, Americas small
lest pilot, who weighs just httie
more than 80 pounds; Florence Barnes
and Phoebe Omlle. ~.
If your mind harkens back 10 the
World War when modern nylng really
began, you will recognize many IA
niIiar names. The Nations two leading
aces. Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker ana
Mai Reed Lands, both have been here.
The District of Columbias leading ace,
cant John 0. Donaldson, now in COM
mercial aviation at Newark, N. j., was
winner in one of the derbies here.
Gliding Leaders Also Present.
Are YOU interested in gliding? You
will recognize many of the American
leaders in this new sport. Edward ..
Evans, president of the National Glider
Association; DR.. Wolfgang Klemperer,
noted German authority, END Prol:
Wallace Franklin of the University OF
Michigan have led the flying of gllders
here. The first national glider contest
has been feature of the races:
Or, If your taste to dirlgloles you
may see familiar faces. DR.. Hugo Eek
ener is due today after finishing his
round the-world fight in the Graf Yep
nelin. The heads Of the new American
dirieible industry have been here from
Akron, where they are building the
worlds two greatest dirigibles for the
Navy. There have been quantities OF
dirigibles in the air at Cleveland lately
among them the Graf Zeppelin, the
Los Angeles, the new Navy all-metal
experimental blimp and four COM
mercial pony blimps.
The Federal Governments aero
nautical administrative heads have
been here, among them William r.
Secretary of Commerce for Aeronautics,
and his prospective successor, Maj.
Clarence M. Young, now director OF
aeronautics of the department; F. Tru-
bee Dawson, Assistant Secretary OF
War for Aeronautics; David S. ingalls,,
| who holds the same post in the Navy;
Rear Admiral William A. MofYett, chief