Show MAYNARD REACHE p. p F a kY Gh mN C SMITH r LOSES LEAD IN Ili RACE RA CE T TO 0 A C J SIC f T lO I WAY I I Ik k 11 j I Lieutenant Smith Bre Breaks kS' kS Propeller in a Forced Force d Landing Major Now v Leads Westerners CLEVELAND 0 O. Oct Major 11 Major No 61 took the lead in the eastbound race when he left here for Buffalo at a. a m. m Lieutenant E. E E C. C Kiel Kier machine No 62 left for Buffalo at a a. a m. m Captain L. L H. H Smith one of the leaders in the eastbound airplane race lost his way in the heavy rain ram seven miles south of Cleveland broke his propeller in in making a forced landing and will continue east as soon as he secures a new propeller he announced when he arrived at the landing field for the new propeller at a. a m. m In making the landing Captain Smiths Smith's machine struck a ditch turning turning turning turn turn- ing completely over breaking a strut as well as the propeller The captain escaped injury As soon as he makes make the necessary repairs he will fly to the landing field here and later continue continue continue con con- eastward Captain Smith sai saihe said he was over Cleveland at a a. a m. m but had been misdirected as to the location of the landing field landing in the vicinity of the mail plane field aj at Woodland Hills avenue seven miles south A heavy rain starting at 7 a m. m I held hed up all westbound aviators I Captain Smith landed here at and left for Buffalo at I 1 51 32 I T r BUFFALO N. N Y Y V Oct 11 Lieu Lieutenant Lieu Lieu- t tenant F. F C C. C Kiel landed here at I 1148 a. a m. m leading the eastbound I fliers in the transcontinental air race Two minutes later Major Earl came in I It was announced by Lieutenant A A. B B. B Pitts in charge of the Curtiss control control control con con- station that Kiel and would be held here until the weather clears The official landing anding time here was I Kiel Major left for far Rochester at I p. p m. m PU Lieutenant Lieutenant Kiel left at t p p. p nt m. m BINGHAMTON N N. N Y Y V. Oct TT 11 I Carl reached Major Binghamton n from Rochester at p p. p m. m It is raining but weather permitting he I will leave for far Mineola at 4 p p. p m m. m I I p C AGO Oct 11 I 11 Leading cading I s. s fliers in ill the twice transcontinental trans trails t I ans-I IE E continental c airplane race between neen Mineola l N. N Y and San F Fran Fran- Francisco all all- cisco today t the he fourth of the competition expected to complete the first half hale of oC their journe Journeys s 's thus markIng mark mark- I Ing an an epoch in aviation in America i I Deterred by br a minor accident in his fanned completion in three days dars of oC the first New York San San Francisco airplane flight J g t. t First Lieutenant nant Belvin Belvin Bel- Bel vin irin W. W Maynard The Tho Flying Parson Par Par- son son leader in the great reliability ability and ind endurance t test st was prepared this morning corning to take tac oft off for or the l I Pacific from Salduro Utah l his overnight ht I st stop In the van of ot the eastbound fliers filers for or two da days 8 and the closest cloRest rt rival v al of the he sky pilot Captain L L. II H. Smith 1 this his morning left leCt the Bryan 0 O. O control con con- II rol point with Lieutenant E E. C C. Kiel Kial and ind Major C. C They expected Continued on page S. S I I. I PILOT LOSES I I Continued fro from pa page e 1 I. I to to make Mineola ola before unset sunset today today I A continuation of or the unfavorable 1 weather that for two days has handicapped handicapped han han- I d the al airmen men was as in prospect han I for today Partly cloudy and cooler I weather was the forecast for today over over much of the Eastern part of the course with very cold weather In the tho West est Captain H H. C C. Drayton and Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieu Lieu- tenant Sw Sweeney ley closest t pursuers of ot Lieutenant Maynard on the westward flight reported last nl night ht at Rawlins Raw Wyo Wyo- where the they stopped until this I morning that they were bothered bythe by bythe bythe the cold and had fought a strong strong- head wind I 1 RACERS MEET For the first time during the race east and westbound fliers filers spent the nl night ht together to when Major I Captain Smith and Lieutenant Kiel Kel met eleven fliers tIler going west at Bryan O. O East first frIlL met West Vest two days when th the tho Parson Patson lt ago 0 Flying greet greet- ed d Captain Smith Pt III t North orth Platte Neb l eat eat care care is being ex exercised by commanding officers at the various arlous control points to safeguard ard the fliers filers in the thee contest 51 so far ral productive of rh five d deaths and a number of minor accidents among the original forty forty- seven starters at Mineola and fifteen I at San Francisco Two machines were eliminated yesterday and two contestants contestant suffered accidents FIFTH FATALITY The deaths yesterday were Worth D. D McClure observer in plane No 24 piloted by Major A A. L. L Sneed which crashed at Buffalo and nd Lieutenant S. S Wales whose ship fell In Wyoming Thursday during a severe ere snowstorm The contest conte t today between the three eastbound fliers who left let Bryan O. O apparently would vie Ie in do Interest with the performance of ot the sky pilot in hl his unexampled Westward night flight Lieutenant Maynard this morning had I but miles mile of his Journey left leCt after days das The Tite flying 2183 miles milts in three I eastbound e trio headed until late yesterday yes- yes tr b by Captain Smith had miles to fly today to The They hd covered coverd 2051 2061 miles from San ban Francisco ACROSS CONTINENT The entries this morning except forthe for forthe forthe the fourteen who remained last night at Bryan and nine who stopped at atthe the Cleveland control were strung strong out In ones and twos from the farthest Point reached In the West est by Lieutenant Lieu Lieu- tenant Maynard to Buffalo N N. T Y on lh the east The Chicago control station this morning had been en moved from Ashburn Ashburn Ash- Ash burn bum field flooded by rains rain yesterday to Grant park on the lake Jake front The first racing aviator to land atthe at atthe atthe the Green River niver Wyo yo control station station sta sta- tion w was s Lieutenant Worthington who stopped there yesterday lAck Luck of completion of ot that station for a time held up leading eastbound fliers who finally aUy were permitted J to pro proceed ed I without touching there The pilots now past that tha point will be forc forced d to m make up the thirty minute rest reet period before alighting at either end endot of ot their trip SHATTERED ROMANCE SAN SA FRANCISCO Oct 11 Lieu tenant Wales ales who was killed Thursday Thurs- Thurs I day in was to have been I I married last Saturday to Miss Jessie l of this city but the wedding wedding wedding wed wed- ding was postponed until after the 1 I flight j I Miss Mis McKenzie accompanied by byj j Mrs William Goldsborough wife of or Lieutenant William Goldsborough of Eugene Ore who also was entered I in m the transcontinental race as Lieutenant Lieu Lieu- I tenant Wales Wales' observer went to Sacramento Sacramento Sac- Sac today to await the arrival of or orthe 1 I the he ead end fliers flier's body there I The mother of ot Lieutenant Wales It ItI I was said at army headquarters here t ordered the bod body of ot her son to be bo boI I tent sent to Sacramento Mrs Wales ales was reported en route from her home to Sacramento |