Show T W AIR A t tt RESUMED t M Sev Several l Planes Are Still till Q tin g n Q Prize Contest From Toronto and New Ne Newyork York l M MINEOLA 1 N N. Y Aug 26 26 1 I IVI j Colonel William C. C Barker I Ithe the Cana Canadian an ace arrived here I I from froLl at 9 20 o'clock clock Albany 0 completing half of the tho first air air I Irace I race from Toronto to New York ork and return Ills His machine a captured Ger German man Fokker model carried a 3 bag of ot I Canadian mall which was immediately immediate ly hr transferred to another airplane and started for tor Washington Colonel Barker made the trip from Albany in 1 hour and 20 minutes I 1 I Because of his inability to use his left hand which was disabled in an I II I aerial engagement overseas Colonel I I Barker was unable to use a compass He was forced to commit to memory I I the route to fly In addition to a a bag of mall mail he carried a letter from Premier Borden of Canada to President President l I dent Wilson Vilson Sergeant C C. B D. Coombs the first I I flier to reach here from Toronto last I night started on the return trip at 9 31 o clock Bert Acosta arrived here from Albany at 9 11 a a. a m m. and started on the return trip at 10 o clock Five rive airplanes which were were unable to start from the local field feld yesterday yesterday yesterday yester yester- day got away Just before Colonel Colon Barker Barker Bar Bar- Dar I ker arrived Philip Melville piloting a Caproni plane took off at 8 50 o clock o'clock and was toll followed owed by Lieutenant Lieuten Lieuten- ant Roulett Lieutenant I r F. Captain C C. C II Reynolds and Lieutenant Lieuten Lieuten- ant Ross Kirkpatrick all piloting Do De Haviland four machines CASH PRIZE OFFE OFFERED ED This the first International aerial derby is for a 10 prize offered by John 1 Bowman of New York and several American and Canadian cups Three machines landed safely last night after a trip from t the e Canadian city in which storms and contrary winds made flying difficult t The twenty-eight twenty military and ind civIan Ian Han airplanes which left here yes- yes had not succeeded in reaching T Toronto last night There was a possibility pos pos- sic sib lIty that some of these airplanes wo would d reach their d destination today alth although goh gh a large n number were reported re- re porte ported to have landed at various points I in N New York state because of ot en engine engine engine en- en gine trouble t and other difficulties Three Thre machines were seriously damaged damaged damaged dam dam- aged I 1 IA making landings at Albany and nd we were wee e definitely put out of the thenice therace race nice ce to fort foil International aerial honors Sergeant Serge nt C C. B B. Coombs Roland Ind nd Major R R. M M. Schroeder who bo su successfully y negotiated the the flight from from T Toronto to Roosevelt Roo Hoo evelt field were mere prepay preparing ng early today to begin a re return return return re- re turn flight Ight DERBY DE E Y IS RESUMED ALBANY V N Y Aug 26 Thirteen Thirteen had resumed the International International international aerial derby between New York and Toronto from the landing field here before 9 a Il m m. PLUMB IN LEAD BUFFALO DUFFALO N N. Y Aug 26 Pilot Pilot Plumb flying a DH 4 led the westbound westbound westbound west west- bound bound aviators In the New York To flight arriving at Curtiss field this morning at 10 1017 17 o'clock He lie left Syracuse at 8 41 a a. a m m. Captain arrived at lO 10 1023 23 a a. a ri Il 31 from Syracuse on his way ways to Toronto To To- |