Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-27
SALISBURY BREAKS
THREE D. c. RECORDS
Third District Mark
Today in Model Aircraft
Tourney.

Breaking records seemed 9. habit to-
day with Frank Salisbury, 15-year-old
boy Of 1924 Vermont avenue, when he
smashed the District of Columbia rec
ord for fuselage rise of ground model
aircraft at Boiling Field, making three
District records and one world record
broken by him during the three days
of the model aircraft tournament.
His time today for the model was 3
minutes SO LIS seconds. He set g.
world record for another type at Boil
ing Field yesterday and an indoor rec
ord for a flying true scale model at
the Mcfarland Junior High School on
Monday, the first day of the ~tourna-
ment.
Unheard of Record Unofficial.
Information was revealed this morn
ing to the effect that John Sullivan,
is years old, of 1914 Twenty ninth
street, may yesterday have set an al
most unheard of unofficial record for
a rise-off- water model airplane, when
it was made known unohicially that
his plane of this type had landed at
1890 o'clock yesterday afternoon aft
er having been in the air since 11:19
o'clock yesterday morning.
John was clicked officially yesterday
some several minutes under the record
set in this model by Frank Salisbury,
his plane being in view for less time
than Franks, whose was clicked at
more than IA minutes. Robert Glenn
ents of 1928 Morse street told the tour
nament officials today that he had
talked to some boys who had witnessed
the descent of the model craft at 1880.
This time, however, would have to
be unofficial, as the timekeeperS lost
track of the plane when it passed from
view nearly an hour before. 1t also is
problematical how long Frank Sails
bury's plane might have remained aloft
after passing from the view Of the time
keepers who watched it IN its flight,
using strong field glasses.
Today was the third day of the model
aircraft tournament, conducted by the
District of Columbia Model Aircraft
League. The tournament Is to come to
a close with an indoor meet in the
Mcfarland Junior High School Friday.
There will be no contests tomorrow.
Prize awards also are to be made at
Mcfarland Friday afternoon.
Four Surpass ROW. Record.
In addition to all records being
smashed by Frank Salisbury, is years
| old, of 1924 Vermont avenue yesterday
fer the rise-off- water model aircraft at
the outdoor meet at Boiling Field, three
other boys surpassed the record OF last
year for this type of model aircraft.
Following Franks time of ID minutes
80 lis seconds in topping all records,
three other aces who surpassed last
years record for this type Of plane
were Lloyd Gushing, with 0 minutes
| "a 3-5 seconds, Everett Meeks, with .
minutes 10 seconds, and John Sullivan,
with minutes 10 seconds. These new
| high marks we're achieved by the boys
| IN spite of the strict new rulings in re-
gard to the making and flying of model
seaplanes in force this year for the flrSt
| time in the local tournament, which re-
quire that seaplane must be able to
| float on the water on its pontoons with
| its motor or motors unwound.
| During this feature of yesterdays
outdoor event the judges and the timers
had to be driven rapidly all over the
big flying field TO keep up with the far
! flying crafts, a number of which sailed
! completely out of sight and have not
been recovered.
Breaks Own Record.
Frank Salisbury likewise distinguished
| himself by breaking another Distric
of Columbia record for dynamic models
when he succeeded in establishing Q
new official high mark of Is seconds
over his previous high record of 10 Il
seconds.
Another result OF yesterdays flights
was that three additional flyers en-
| tered the ace class, because Of thei
new records in the H. L. scientific
contests. They are George LETTER, nov
flying In A class, and Denny Williams
and Fremont Davis both now flying IL
G class These boys will not recetv
their citations, however, until after tn
close Of the 1880 tournament on Fri
day afternoon.
Interest is closely conferred in tn
point holders of the tournament, as tn
az winning the greatest number o
points in all events will be declares
District of Columbia champion TO
1880 and the holder of the creates
number of points in each class viii ais
receive a handsome wrist watch.
: Yesterdays records gave first plac
i in points to the following boys:
II A class, George Shipley, 81 points
B class, Frank Ball, jr,. 26 points, @ clas
Fremont Davis, "a points, and ID clasI
J Harry Heimer and Jack Friedman, tie
with 10 points each.