Evening star., 1932-09-03
Official Record Over Three
KiIometer Course EStab-
Iished at Cleveland.
FLASHED BY PYL0NS
AT 800 ON THIRD LAP
Skaters Bonnet's Figures by 1S
Miles an Hour-0ther Pilot
in Qualifying Runs.


ber 3 (P.-Maj. James H. Doolit.le
set new world speed mark Of
296.287 miles an hour over the three
kilometer course here today at the
national air races.
Doolittle's speed was more than Ii
miles an hour faster than the pre-
vious world mark of 278.48, set in
1924 by Warrant Oficer Bonnet in
France. Doolittle carried a baro-
graph to make his record official.
After breaking the record he
flashed by the pylons on the fifth
lap at 306 miles an hour. At the
third lap he was making 3o9 miles
an hour.
By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND AIRPORT, Ohio, Sep
tember Speed aces began tuning up
their flying power plants today for as
sault upon time in the qualifying
dashes for the 100-mile Thompson
Trophy event Monday of the National
Air Races.
James G. Haizlip Of st. Louis, who
last Monday broke the transcontinental
record by flashing from Los Angeles to
New York in 10 hours and 19 minutes,
was the first to take his plane into the
air.
Haizlip sent his black and white
monoplane four times along the 3-kilo-
meter course for an average Of 266.44
miles an hour. Two of the dashes were
southbound with the wind, and two into
the wind. His fastest dash was 273.352
miles an hour.
Haizlip continued for two more trips,
recording speeds of 264 and 1858 miles
an hour. But these did not count in
the average.
Lee Gehlbach, flying short red and
white monoplane similar to that flown
by Maj. James H. Doolittle, was next
to try out the 3-kilometer course. Gehl-
bach had oil trouble in the transconti-
mental dash last Monday and finished
fourth at Cleveland in that event.
OlOCkeu Oh Oue OdSus
After a few preliminary turns, Gehl-
bach was clocked on only one dash
He then landed His time for the one
dash with the wind was 248.548 miles
an hour.
Gehlbachs motor is only 375 horse
power as compared to Doolittle's ITO,
and his speed was considerably under
that of Doolittle, who set an unofficial
world record of 293 miles an hour this
week.
Dooittle later failed to equal this
record when he flew with a Paragraph
to make the mark official.
Two pilots hurt yesterday when
their planes locked wings in the air
and crashed continued in serious con-
dition early today, but doctors said they
would recover. The victims were Paul
S. Bloom of Davenport, Iowa, and VIII
liam Warrick of Cleveland.
They were speeding 100 miles an
hour, about so feet above the ground,
and were rounding a pylon before the
gaze of thousands of spectators, when
the accident occurred. Warrick suf-
fered a conclusion of the brain and
Bloom was similarly injured, but not SO
seriously.
Almost as spectacular as the crash
of the two planes, was a parachute
Jump by Mrs. Marie McMillin, 25-year-
old mother, from height Of 10000 feet
"a new unofficial world record for
women.
THAT was my 10th jump-and my
last" Mrs. McMillin said as she re-
ceived congratulations and applause.
There are better ways to earn living
for my child" she added. Mrs. McMil-
| lin plans to become an airplane pilot
and has nearly completed her training.
The principal event on today's pro-
gram was free-for-aI race for planes
with motors of 1000 cubic inches dis
placement, 10 laps over smile course
| The entries were Lee Gehlbach of De-
troit, Ray Moore OF Almeda, Calf.
| Wedell, Haizlip, Lewis Bowen of Omaha
Nebr., and Roscoe Turner of Los An
geles
The disadvantage Of an ordinary
judges stand was demonstrated yester-
day in the Amelia Earhart Trophy race
| Pylons of the course had been pointed
out, but once in the air several of the
women became confused by the variety
of markers dotting the landscape and
/ began darting hither and yon.
The first and slowest plane started
bravely for the distant checkered tower
of the 31a mile course, then wavered
and turned cross country. Others got
off on a Smile course, and one even
turned a lap on 10-mile course.
One of the entries seemed to think
| better of it after looking over the stu
alton and settled back to earth to watch
| the fun.
Timing officials looked on helplessly
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