Evening star., 1935-12-15
WOMAN FLYERS
HIT CANCELLATION
Charge Miami Air Race OF.
ficiaIs Used FIimsy
Excuse.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, December i4,-Air
women pleaded today for an oppor-
tunity to display their skill at Miami's
air show, but the concluding days
demonstrations of speed and daring
aloft were for "men only"
Loudly and vainly Miss Annette
Gipson of New York. one of four
women entered for a scheduled handi-
cap race for their sex, protested as
shameful" the cancellation Of the
events.
Joining Miss Gipson were Miss Al
berta Barber and Miss Charlotte Frye,
both of Atlanta
They've advertised and ballyhooed
events for women for months" said
Miss Gipson. "and now, with some
flimsy excuse that is not an excuse.
the officials tell us there won't be any
races for women.
"An we can do about It, apparently,
is squawk. It's not at all fair. We've
sat out here for three days expecting
to race"
New Record Claimed.
An American altitude record for
planes weighing less than 1925
pounds was claimed by G.. M. (Tex)
Rankin, Portland, Greg, who believed
he bettered 10000 feet.
The barograph carried in Rankfn's
Ryan) low-wing monoplane must be
calibrated at Washington before he
will know whether he bettered the ex-
isting national record of 1854 feet.
established by Willford q. Moore at
Kansas City, Mo, in 1929.
With some abatement Of the high
cross-wind that swept the airport
Thursday and yesterday, pilots
brought out their undersized, fast
planes for three rousing dashes today.
Smoke pouring from his power
plant, r. A. Killing of Lamont, Ill,
nosed out Art Chester of Glennview,
Ill, to what an average speed of
239 944 miles an hour-the Col. z. H
r. Green Trophy event, the days
outstanding race.
Far behind Chester for third place
in the 15-mile test was S. j. Whitman
Of Oshkosh, Wis. Harold Neumann
of Moline. H., and Lee Miles Of Tulsa,
Okla, were disqualified because they
few q false course in error.
Chester Laps Field.
Taking command of the Shell Trophy
event from the start, Chester Tapped
the field to finish far in the van. Witt
man was second and Miles third.
The Green Trophy race was free
for all, open to planes with engine dis
placement Of $50 cubic inches or less.
The Shell also was a free for all fol
planes with 375 cubic inches or less
displacement.
The trophy offered by the Cuban
government for C-licensed craft of any
displacement was captured by Ben
Stegau of Savannah, Ga.
Stegalrs average speed was l67.115
miles an hour. Douglas Fonda OF
New York, winner yesterday of the
Glenn H. Curtiss event, was second
trailed by Tex Lagrone Of Kansas
City, Mo.
NunteSt khCdI bApIdlIlSs
Target for Miss Gipson's remarks
at the pilots meeting. r. J. Walters
contest chairman, later explained:
THE rules provide that there must
be at least five entrants for a race. AT
pm. Friday. three hours after the
race was 10 have taken place. the third
oficially entered woman pilot arrived
Thus, if weather conditions had
permitted, it would have been physi'
cal impossibility to have run the race
as scheduled. Accordingly, in drafting
today's program. we took care of tht
other postponed events in which tht
entrants were here at the scheduled
I time"
The revamped program for the con
cluding day provided for an even
every 20 minutes and officials saic
the field could not be cleared, race.
started and run in less time.
! Only 7 planes of 20 entered startet
the Dominican Republic Trophy race
final event Of the program.
Art Chester of Glenview, Ill. anc
r. A. Killing of Lamont, Ill, finishes
one-two in thrilling burst of speed
King trailing by only a few yards.
Lee Miles of Tulsa, Okla, was poo
third. The winner averaged 232.2!
miles per hour.
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