Evening star., 1933-01-03
PLANES LAND HERE
IN RACE TO MIAMI
Many in Winter Cruise.
Army Craft Also Nov
ing South.

Fighting forced winds which were
estimated from 80 to As miles an hour
at flying altitude, number of New
York and New England sportsmen pilots
were on their way to Washington today
on the first lap Of the second annual
Winter cruise from New York to Miami
According to word received at College
Park Airport, local control stop for the
cruise, more than twoScore New York
and New England planes were expected
to arrive early in the afternoon.
The pilots were to be the luncheon
guests of Chester A. Warrenton, local
governor Of the United States Amateur
Pilots Association, which is sponsoring
the cruise They we're to take-off at 8
pm for Richmond. where the first over
night stop was to be made.
81 Planes Entered.
The national association has received
entries for 81 airplaneS, which are
scheduled to participate in the cruise
A majority of them will join the fleet
at control points south of Washington
A number of noted amateur pilots were
in the fleet leaving New York. among
them the holder of the junior transcon-
tinental speed record, winners of sew
eral air races and leaders in the sports
men-pilot activities.
The first arrivals landed at College
Park shortly after noon, and others
were expected shortly The first two
planes were piloted by j. w. Stark and
Robert Buck Buck, 18 years old. is
holder of several junior aviation rec
ords, including the transcontinental
record.
According to an Associated Press dis
patch from New York Edgar Wood
hams Of Manhassett, Long Island, was
the first pilot to take of today from
the Aviation Country Club field at
HickSville on the first leg.
woodlands plane left the ground at
S.55 am, and was followed by II other
ships, some carrying passengers.
Army Planes Leave.
Meantime, IS planes Of the 9th Army
Observation Squadron took off from
Mitchell Field, N. Y, today to fly to
Miami for months gunnery practice.
The first scheduled stop was at Boiling
Field, here, and the squadron was to
spend the night at Fort Bragg, N. C.
The planes left New York at u o'clock
and were expected to land here during
the afternoon.
Richmond Night Stop.
Leaving Washington during the after
noon, the planes participating in the
cruise will make their first overnight
stop at Richard E. Byrd Airport, Rich
mond, Va. The feet is to leave Rich
mond beginning at $3.50 o'clock to-
morrow morning. making a midmorn-
ing stop at Greensboro, NJ c., and
luncheon stop at Augusta, Ga. To-
morrow night is to be spent at Jackson
vile, Fla
On Thursday the amateur pilots win
fly to Daytona Beach for the start OF
the last lap of the cruise to Miami.
The final leg will take the form OF a
handicap race for the Henry L. Do
The trophy, donated by the president
of the Florida Year-Round Clubs, is up
for competition for the first time this
year.
All but two of the entrants in the
cruise have entered for the race and
IL other sportsmen pilots, mostly
Florida residents, who are not partici-
pating in the cruise, will take part in
the race. The contestants will be
tagged of from the Daytona munich
pal airport in the inverse order of their
rated speeds, beginning at 1880 pm.
Thursday. The first plane to cross the
nnlSh line, above downtown Miami, Will
win the trophy and 81 900. There will
be a second place prize of $500, third
of $3.50 and Is of $50 each. The
distance from the starting line at Day.
tona to Miami is 240 miles.
Many Trophies Offered.
The cruise, an annual event, which
was held for the first time last year,
is held in connection with the ALI
American Air Races, at Miami, during
the first week in January of each year.
These races, second in Importance only
to the National Air Races, have become
of international caliber and number
of trophies offered by foreign govern
ments and aeronautical societies viii be
the objects of competition.
The cruise Is restricted TO amateur
pilots who hold Department of Com
merce pilots licenses. The rules gov
erning amateur aviation competition, as
administered by the United States ANA
teur Air Pilots Association, are similar
to those governing other recognized
amateur sports. The amatuer pilot is
one who receives no pay. either directly
or indirectly, for plotting an airplane or
other aircraft. An amateur pilot may
forfeit his amateur standing by entering
n competition open only to professionals.
accepting any reward for permitting