The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-26

Lea Winchester, with whom he lived after his mothers death.
 Cleveland, AIg 26-(U. P.)-Ad- verse weather conditions to-day caused postponement of the Ben dix trophy race, a dawn to dusk" flight from Los Angeles to Cleve- land, scheduled as feature of the opening program tomorrow of the 1892 national air races.
 c. F. Liensch, manager, announce ed that six famous speed pilots in ed planes would take off at Los Angeles for Cleveland at a. m. Monday.
 Attendants at Municipal Airport to-day made final preparations for the aviation classic which has at- tracted flying enthusiasts from all parts of the world.
 More than $75,000 in cash prizes, two automobiles, and the laurels of aviation provided the lure for scores of participants, many of whom were zooming around the pylons to-day in practice flights.
 More than 200 other participants will arrive tomorrow in the fin- ish of the Cord cup derby which started last Sunday from Los An- geles and Washington, D. C.; the William B. Leeds trophy race from Roosevelt Field, New York; the amateur air pilots cruise from Washington, and a squadron of army planes from Quantioo, Va. The vanguard of the more than 100000 spectators expected to at- tend the classic also began arriving to-day. For them, the race officials o 10-6QU of aviation contests of every des- cription and calculated to test the latest creations in the flying world and the ability of the nations best pilots.
 The races will end on Labor Day with the Thompson trophy race, worlds airplane speed classic since the discontinuance of the Schnefd- CT cup races, as the feature event. | Officials predict that record of more than 300 miles an hour will ] be established in the Thompson 1 event. S Flying Family Trip Port. Menier, Atincosti Island, Aug 26-(U. ~P.)-Colonel George R. Hutchinson and his Flying l Family" hoped to take off in their huge Sikorsky amphibian to-day on the third lap of their leisurely transatlantic flight.
 | Their next stop will be at Hope- dale. Labrador.
 | Colonel Hutchinson, accompan- l jed by his wife, two small daugh- l to-day that the removal of the wheels from the big plane at St John, N. B., had caused consider able delay.
 | He revealed that Mrs Hutchinson and the two girls, Kathryn 8, and Janet Lee, 6, had narrow esca pc | from injury in an automobile al St John, before the flight north ward to this island in the estuary of the St Laurence. A tire blew out on the automobile and a wreck was narrowly averted. The two children told their father later that they didn't want to ride in automobiles any more. just airplanes."
 The Hutchinsons are flying tt Europe by way of Greenland ant Iceland, and will tour the conti' nent before returning.
 Fog Halts MoIlison Il New York, Aug 26-U. P) - Captain James A. Mollison, Scot tlSU nyCTp was to-aoJ
 by fog and storms along the At lantic coast, forcing him to post.
 pone his return flight to Englan6 indefinitely.
 "I am prepared to leave at any. time, but I shall wait for good weather allsalong the route." he said.
 The announcement of the post. Il ponement followed a conference be- tween Captain Mollison and DI James H. Kimball, aviation meteor ologist. Dr Kimball informed him that dense fog and bad storms pre- vailed along the coast and was moi conducive to safe flying. Captain Mollison also talked by telephone tc the airport by St John. N. B. where he was informed the fog was down to the ground.
 N Captain Mollison said he had nc engagement for to-day except pos. sibly, a luncheon appointment with Amelia Earhart, who telephoned him this morning to congratulate him on his westward transatlantic I. Won Gronau Waits
 Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Aug 26 - | (U. P.) - Captain Wolfgang Won Gronau and three German compan- ions tinkered with their old but re- liable Dornier- Wal flying boat here to-day. preparing their last flight before spanning the North Pacific to the orient.
 l Won Gronau. second pilot Ghere Won Roth, Mechanic Franz Hack and radio Operator Fritz Albrecht. landed in Dutch Harbor at 8:30 | last night after a nine hour flight from cordova. Alaska.
 They will continue to Attu Island I on the western trip of the Aleutian chain. where they will refuel for the daring flight over the Pacific 10 paramishir. in the northern Kurile Islands.
 The flight across tho Pacific will Do delayed until September i. Won | Gronau told the United Press. Gas. oline for tho long nisht is enroute here aboard tho steamer Derblay. which ia not due in Dutch Harbor until that date.