Evening star., 1936-05-11
SOMERV|LLE Wins
AIR DERBY TROPHY
Local Pilots Take Majority
of Prizes at Langley
Day Program.

After a flying meet in which local
amateur and sportsman pilots took a
large majority of the prizes from com
petitorS representing a number OF
nearby States, the fourth annual
Langley day program at College Park
Airport closed late yesterday with
presentation of the Washington Air
Derby Association Trophy to Harri-
son Buddy" Somerville, 1885 presl-
dent Of the association.
In announcing the award, made an
nually to the person who has done
the most during the year to promote
aviation in Washington" j. Earl
Steinhauer, field marshal of the meet,
explained Somerville had been named
because of his work in promoting local
sportsman flying during the year, IN
cluding his handling of the 1885
Langley day meet. The trophy was
presented by Chester H. Warrington,
president of the ASSOCIATION ana for
mer holder of the trophy.
Steinhauer said Somervine had
been given serious competition for the
1885 award by Benjamin King, local
sportsman flyer, who captured SIX
world aviation records during the past
year, and by Warrington and George
Rrinckerhoff. Brinckerhoff, manager
of the College Park field and chief
starter in Yesterdays meet, was con-
tender because of his assistance TO
local amateur and sports flyers dur
ing the year.
Strange Largest Winner.
Largest prize winner in the flying
meet was Robert F. Strange, who took
two of the four first-place awards
Strange won the precision landing
contest after George Kalic had been
disqualified after a landing only two
inches from the mark. Kalic was
eliminated because of a technical fault
in landing. Strange also took first
place in the aerobatic or Stunt-hylng
competition.
Prize winners in the four flying
events were:
Event A, bomb dropping (SandbagE
on a target on the landing field
First, George Kahc, % feet l inch
from the mark; second, H. J. Landers
SIS feet 3 inches; third. H. w. Clap
saddle. LOG feet.
Event B, precision on spot land
ing-First, Robert F. Strange, % fee
from the mark; second, Don Hamll
ton, SO feet inch; third, C. NJ Hen
derson, 78 feet 4 inches.
Event c, precision landing for solt
students-Canceled because Of insuf
ficient entrants.
Event D, balloon bursting (snal
gas-f1lled balloons released and burs
with the propeller OF the airplane)-
First, James NJ. Samnlon of Balti
more, Md, who burst all three bal
looms in minutes; second, Dicl
Schall. two balloons, minutes. II
seconds; third, H. K. Gault of Bal
timore.
Event E, aerobatic or stunting con,
test-First. Robert F. Strange, 81
points; second, C. M. Henderson, 2
points; third, Fritz Schramm, II
points.
Miss Helen Frigo, who as a pilo
competed in several of the events, ais
made an exhibition parachute jump
Due to a slackening of the wind wher
the airplane was climbing for alti
tude, she fell short of the airport
landing in a small clearing without
injury to herself or damage to the
parachute.
MedeI Plane Contest.
An interesting feature of the pro-
gram was a contest for model air
planes. powered with gasoline-driver
engines. The planes were limited
to flights of three minutes, the deci-
sion being based on performance ano
landing. First place was won by Car
roll P. Carter 1899 Twenty-sixtt
street northeast. whose model of ar
Army pursuit airplane, after circling
and gaining about 100 feet of altitude
crossed the airport to the judges