The Washington times., 1931-07-03
EX.GOV. SMITH
GUEST WITH
TWO ACES
Party Motors to Stamford for
Fishing, Escape From Hero
Worshipers for Three Days

Wiley Post and Harold Gatty,
who clicked around the world
in a plane i'll less than nine days,
today escaped from the hurry
burly business of being a couple
Of heroes
They went fishing up Stamford
way to be guests aboard the
yacht of William H. Todd, ship
builder.
They flew away from the roar
ing acclamation of New York in
tneir prize round-the.globe plane.
Winnie Mae, to Floyd Bennett
Airport, where the famed ma
chine will be on exhibit to the
public.
Guests At Luncheon
Then, with their wives, they
mOtOred up to Stamford, Conn.,,
as guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
old H. Burns at a luncheon be-
fore they boarded the yacht.
Former Governor Alfred E.
Smith was to join the fishing
party at New London later today.
They hoped off in their rec
ord-breaking plane, Winnie Mae,
at 1926 a. m. COPS a. m. Wash
ington time) from Roosevelt field
for Floyd Bennett airport on Bar
rem Island, where their white
winged. aerial racehorse will be
exhibited to the public.
The plane landed IL minutes
later on the runaway at Barren
Island.
Anxious to See Winnie
They posed impatiently but
cheerfully for pictures-and then
almost ran over to the good ship
Winnie Mae, which they had not
seen since they finished their
globe-circling epic on Wednesday
night.
Looks Okay," said Post.
"The same old girl" said
Gatty.
They supervised the final check
ing OF the machine by mechanics.
They tinkered themselves, this
-gadget. that instrument.
Post may be one of a couple of
heroes to the world but he's just
a flier to Stanley Kirsch, me-
chanic.
Kirsch turned away from fid-
ding with the motor of the Win
ME Mae, spat vehemently into the
ground. and said to Post.
"Hey, you, whatdeye mean by
using hub grease on the rocker
arms of that there motor when
you was in Russia"
The mechanic added a bit more
conversation color to his "baWl-
ing out" of the round-the-world
pilot.
Was He FOOIing?
Then he concluded:
IF you ever do that again,
I'll sock you in the nose"
He may have been fooling. but
he looked as serious as when a
patient breaks his doctors orders.
Post laughed delightedly.
"Well, it was the best we
could get at the time and it
pulled us through, so what's the
use of worrying about it now,
Pal" Post apOlOgized.
On Monday Post and Gatty
will take to the air again, flying
to Washington to meet President
Hoover at luncheon and attend
a dinner of the American Aero
nautical Association and the
Washington Board of Trade. On
Tuesday they will return to New
York by air to attend a dinner
In their honor to be given by
the AerOnautical Chamber of
Commerce.
Hoover Full of Praise
The fliers were honored last
evening at a dinner given by F.. C.
Hall. of Oklahoma. hacker of the
Tight and cost of the plane and
It's motor. While at the dinner
Post and Gatty received the fol-
lowing telegram OF congratulation
from President Hoover.
your successful world -glrdling
y flight is striking contribution
to aerOnautical progress. 1t is
dramatic testimony to the eff.
flclency and reliability of Amer
lean aircraft. II demonstrates
VlS1bly how modern science is
making neighbOrS of all the ma
tlOnS of the world. America is
proud of you in your hour of
extraordinary success. You have
enhanced faith in the art of
flying and the science Of air
navigation. / congratulate you
most heartily on your achieve
.ment. look forward with
pleasure to seeing you at the
White House next Monday"
After their thrilling parade
through throng-banked streets yes
terday and a luncheon at which
Mayor Walker introduced the
aviatorS to Col Charles A. Lind
bergh and other distinguished
fliers, Post and Gatty returned to
their hotel in an attempt to
snatch some sleep. Their rest,
however. was disturbed by visitors
and interviewerS.
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