| Show RUTH LAW SHATTERS AMERICAN LONG DISTANCE FLY RECORD ITO N. N Y Nov No 19 19 BINGHAMTON B Attempting a nonstop flight from Chicago to New York Miss Ruth Law driving a a. Curtiss bi biplane biplane bl- bl plane plaue of ot the military scout typo shattered all al American America long distance dis dis- dis tanco tance aviation records s for tor a single flight today when she flow fow from tram Chicago to Hornell Hornel N. N Y a a distance distance dis dis- tance U by railroad of at about miles bettering b by about miles the record ma made o b by Victor CarlStrom Carl- Carl Strom on November 2 2 A delayed start and a cross wind that cut down own Her speed and forced her to descend to replenish tho the gasoline supply were responsible for Cor her failure to reach Now v No York CI City lIs Miss Law said after anal her ar arrival arrival arrival ar- ar rival at Binghamton this afternoon at JO Previously Pre Miss 1 s Law La hail had never nover made a single lC flight longer than that twenty five r e miles Her ler machine a atal arnall tal biplane has a spread of or wings less than half haIr that of the tho one Carlstrom used It I Ius was us not IlOt specially designed ned the tite for occa occa- sion Miss Law covered a distance of ot about miles mies In iii six hours and fifty minutes time being deducted for Cor the descent at Hornell Tho first miles mUes tho the distance by rail raila rai I a between Chicago and Hornell Hornel was made without a stop Miss Law left ler Chicago at S. S 5 a. a m. m eastern time She had ex expected expected ox- ox to start before that hour but was delayed b by experiments with the carburetor for an hour and a half In the tho time thus lost the might have covered tho the remaining distance to New York At the tho outset of h her ar flight a strong strong- wind WilId blew toward the east Ald Aided d b by this she made an average speed of ot miles mies an hour at an altitude of at about feet teet DurIn During Dur Dur- In log ing the last OO mies miles before the stop at Hornell 1 Bornel a sharp cross wind blew with tho r result that her gasoline gasoline gaso gaso- line lne tank was soon emptied She glided two miles Into Bornel Hornell Hor Bor- nell nel at p. p m. m After ACor replenishing her supply of or gasoline Miss 1155 Law flew tew the tho re remaining remaining re- re I 17 miles to Binghamton without mishap Here Hore darkness overtook O her nn and site she Wa was forced to descend She intends to continue con con- to New ew York tomorrow mornIng morn- morn log Ins making tho the start at 7 Miss l s Laws Law's experience e has been gained wholly In JO short exhibition flights Tier Her flight today was waH held under tho tito of ot tho the Aero Acre Club of ot America |
