Evening star., 1934-05-07
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"Tony" Little of Philadel-
phia Takes First Place in
Three Events.
SECOND HONORS TAKEN
BY BUDDY S0MERVILLE
College Park Scene of Langley
Day Celebration, With AZ ANA
teur Pilots Participating.

Washington sportsman pilots were
forced to share with two Phlladel-
phians the chief honors in the Cap
ital's largest air meet and one OF the
Nations largest meets for sportsman
flyers yesterday at College Park Air
port. The meet was sponsored by
the Washington Air Derby ASsocia-
ton in celebration of Langley day.
H. A. Tony" Little, widely known
Philadelphia sportsman pilot, who
was the heaviest prize winner at the
local Langley day meet last year, re-
peated this year, flying in three arr
planes to take first place IN three
consecutive races for planes OF va
rious speed ratings.
Second honors went to a Washing
ton amateur flyer. Buddy Somer-
vile, who took a first place, two sec
onds and was a member of the WIN
ming relay team. Miss Edna M. Gard
ner, nurse at the Naval Hospital, and
only Washington woman holding a
Department of Commerce transport
pilots license, was a star among the
numerous woman flyers, taking two
first places. one by default. and be-
ing a member of the winning relay
team.
A. Pilots Compete.
Calm. Summer-like weather aided
the 47 amateur pilots who COM
peted in staging one of the most
successful amateur competitive flying
meets in aviation history. The At
competitors flew a total of 33 air
planes. some of them taking turns
on various planes in a series of II
events which provided continuous
flying from midmorning until sunset
yesterday evening. The number OF
airplanes entered in the meet repre-
sented a 40 per cent increase over the
Langley day celebration of year ago.
While there were 80 competing air.
planes, total of IS airplanes crowd
ed the parking area at the historic
College Park field during the day.
1t was estimated that approximate
ly $500 persons witnessed the events
during the day from grandstands.
standing room and parking areas
around the nearby Maryland field,
which was the worlds first regular
airport.
Trophies donated by Washington
civic, trade and business organi-
cations. were presented to the winners
at the close of each race by former
Senator Hiram Bingham of Cornecti-
cut. president of the National Aero
nautic Association. and Chester H.
Warrington, president of the Derby
Association, whose work in promoting
the Langley day meets and other
events for sportsman pilots won for
him Saturday the first annual Derby
Association Trophy.
Winners of Events.
Winners of the. Various events were
as follows:
Event A-25-mile race for sports
man pilots. flying airplanes of
maximum speed rating of 100 miles
per hour: First, H. A Little. Phila-
delphia. flying a Fleet, average speed
9l.47 miles per hour; second. Buddy
Somerville, Washington. Fleet. aver
age, 85.43 miles per hour; third, J. A.
Foote, flying Fleet for R. D. Schall,
average. BAIT miles per hour.
Event B-25-mile race. airplanes of
maximum rating of 125 miles per
hour: First, H. A. Little. flying a
Monocoupe. average speed, 1861 miles
per hour; second. Buddy Somerville,
Stearman, average, $3.50 miles per
hour.
Event C-25-mile race. airplanes of
maximum rating of 40 miles per
hour. First, H. A. Little. Philadelphia,
Monocoupe. average speed. 1884
miles per hour; second, Edgar Wood
hams, Monocoupe, 119 miles per hour;
third. H. Doyle, Monocoupe, l1O.37
miles per hour.
In these races the failure of the
airplaneS to average their rated
speeds was due to the race horse"
start. timing being from the take-of
and including the climb to flying alti-
tude and to loss of speed in making
the pylon turns, averaging Is turns
to each race.
Event D-FTee for all race. 25 miles:
First. Ralph H. Bangs, flying Robin,
time, 1920; second, R. P. Bonsall.
Eaglet. 19:303: third, E. Woodlands,
Monocoupe, 20:23.1.
Event G-OX-5 race: Won by Miss
Edna NJ. Gardner by default.
Event E-Acrobatic contest: Won BY
r. Bircher of Philadelphia, flying a
Travelair.
Bruce Wins "SIow Race"
Event F-"Slow race: Won bv
Clarence S. Bruce, flying a Spartan,
with an average speed of only 3O.62
miles per hour for the 10-mile course
Event H-Precision landing contest:
Won by Ben King. in an Aeronaca,
with distance of only 81 PAGES from
the marker.
Event K-"Boom and 60 back" race:
Won by Buddy Somerville, flying a
Fleet
Event -Women's free for all
handicap race, IS miles: First, Miss
Edna NJ Gardner, Fleet, average, 81 80
miles per hour; second, Miss Helen E.
Cavis, Fleet, 80.51 miles per hour;
third, Miss Helen Frigo, Kitty Hawk,
1851 miles per hour.
Event M-Bombing contest: First,
Ted j. Kreis, Kitty Hawk, 27 PAGES
from the mark; second, Ben King.
Aeronca, 81 PAGES; third, Clarence S.
Bruce, Spartan, As PAGES.
Event N-Relay race: Won by team
B. composed of Miss Edna M Gard
ner, Thaddius Jones and Buddy Som