Evening star., 1937-10-17

resulted IN RECORDS.
An outstanding feature of the meet
was gasoline-powered model contest
in which IL models we're entered-the
largest official contest Of the kind in
Capital flying annals.
The close of the meet, after sunset.
found 18-year-old John Lawler, 251l
North Capitol street, leading in the
senior class with total Of IL points,
and 15-year-old Karl Wiehle, 1915
Wisconsin avenue, younger brother Of
former District Champion Bob While,
leading the junior class with II points.
Excluding the points won in the gaso-
line contest. there was a tie for senior
first place between Henry Putnam, Is,
1902 Forty-fourth street, and Robert
Spindler, l6, 427 Marietta place, each
with points.
The District championship for 1887
will be awarded on a basis of points
won today plus points to be won in an
indoor contest in Constitution Hall
November 13.
Meet With Disaster.
Two of the gasoline models met with
disaster, costing the young owners at
least $40 loss in engines and the loss
Of months OF work on their aircraft.
The first came during qualifying
flight by Robert Little, Is. 924 Long
fellow street, q student at Mckinley
High School.
After a five-minute fight his plane
landed more than a mile from the
starting point, in Arlington National
Cemetery. Before Little could retrieve
the little ship vandal wrenched out
and made away with the motor.
Little found the culprit's finger
prints in still wet dope on the wing,
but gloomily admitted he had little
hope of recovering his engine without
police aid. A model flown by Will
liam Draper, II, Of 1928 Garfield
street. Silver Spring, Md, student a.
Central High School, was destroyed
engine and all, when 1t crashed in
full flight into building on the post
Showkeir Flight Sensational.
Most sensational flight of the meet
was that by little glider flown by
Julian Showkeir, junior. The pre-
vious local record for the class was
l minute. 42.8 seconds and the ma
tional senior record IL minutes 81
seconds. Showkeir launched his
glider without even bothering to notify
timer After it had climbed high
into the air, however, a timer was
called, NEARLY two minutes after the
takeoff. Higher and higher climbed
the model, the timer following it or
foot. For 13 minutes, 345 seconds hi
kept it in sight. but finally lost it ir
the distance. Nearly 20 minutes later
it returned, still flying high, bu1
again was lost to view. Showkier wa.
credited with two new local and one
national record on the strength of the
13 minutes officially recorded, although
the model probably flew a half hour
or more.
Senior winners on points, includ-
ing the gasoline contest, were John
Lawler, first, IL points; Henry Put.
nam and Robert Spindler, tied fol
second at points each; Jack Perine
Is, 800 Concord avenue, third,
points, and John Beebe, II, 7 Rose.
mary street, Chevy Chase, Md; Harry
Stovall, 10, 1909 G street, and Charles
Kaman, 18, 5731 Third place, tiee
for fourth with points each.
Tied for First Place.
Senior winners, exclusive Of tn,
gasoline contest, we're Putnam anc
Spindler, tied for first, points each
Lawler and Perine, tied for secont
place, points each. and Stpvall ant
Kaman, tied for third, points each
Junior point winners were Kar
| Wiehle, first, IL points; MATTHEW
Smith, Is, AIS Madison street. second
| II points; Julian Showkeir, third, II
points, and Kenneth Ludwig, Is, 4.
| Charming street, fourth, 5 points.
Glass winners were as follows:
Senior, rise-on- -the-ground fuselag