Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-17
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TO PLAN AIR
time RACE
National Derby Has
Three Entered
At Opening

The Brownsville to Chicago air
race, which is scheduled to start
from this city Aug. 10, next Tuesday,
took an important step forward Sat-
urday with the arrival here Of Dick
Allen, manager Of the contest, Jack
Livingston, one Of the contestants.
and Russell Putnam, assistant man
ager and mechanic.
The Chicago men landed in their
special plane at the airport 4:3O
Saturday afternoon, and a confer
ence was held at the chamber OF
commerce building Immediately.
II was announced that the closing
date for entries had been changed
from August Is to August Is. Mon
day. Finding that information OH
the conditions OF the race was
a here, headquarters was wir-
ed for complete details. and a second
meeting was called for Monday
morning.
Five Entries Necessary
The exact number Of participants
in the Brownsville . Chicago air derby
was not known. but unless at least
five are entered the race will not be
held. 1t Is thought that at least
II or IS will enter the contest
Arrangements to handle the pilots
and their planes were made with
airport officials here. and officials
for the race were named from local
men connected with the municipal
airport.
Col. r. z. Gilmore. who Is In
charge OF the local field, was named
as in complete charge, and viii be
referee. L. II. Rowe and Pitar
Chapa will be official starters, and
A. A. Hargrove will be assistant
starter. Timekeepers will be Rihl
and Hargroye. Service men are
named as Colsa and Mcdonald.
Corpus First stop
Dick Allen, manager Of the Class
B. race, will remain here until the
starting Tuesday, and will leave
about an hour ahead Of the contest
ants, and will wait for them at the
first stop. which is Corpus Christi.
The first plane will take off at
9:01 a. IN. Tuesday, and others will
take off at minute intervals. For
example, the second plane will leave
at 800, the third at 9:03, and so on.
Immediately after the planes de-
part from Brownsville, the referee
will wire both the next stop and
Chicago headquarters the order in
which the planes took off. 1t was
considered probable that the order
for departing will be determined by
drawing numbers out Of a hat.
Planes Here Monday
All pilots and planes are expected
to arrive in Brownsville Monday,
and a pilots meeting IS planned for
that night. During this meeting,
Mr.. Allen will explain the conditions
Of the race 10 them. and answer any
questions asked. Col. Gilmore viii
also be present at the meeting, IL
was thought Saturday.
One of the entrants will be Jack
Livingston, who is already in the
city. Livingston won the Ford re-
liability tour last year, and the pre-
vious year won the transcontinental
class B event OF the National Air
Derby, from Los Angeles TO New
York.
He Is flying a Monocoupe. which
attains a speed of around lao miles
an hour. 1t has 400 cubic inch dis
placement, well under the maximum
Of 500 which is allowed.
Allen arrived here in a cabin Fox
ker single-motor plane ,accompan-
led by Russell Putnam, who is as
sisting him in handling the events
and who Is an expert mechanic.
Roland Expected
on his way to Brownsville. Allen
stopped at all points along the route
arranging for refueling. timing on
the stops and starts. etc.
The manager announced that Earl
Roland, winner of the Glass A event
OF the National Air Derby in 1928.
will arrive Monday to take part in
this event. Roland lives in Wichita,
KaS.
Change or the time limit for con-
testants TO enter from August Is TO
August 10 has prevented announce
ment Of the complete list of entries,
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