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Show DOLE FLYERS THOUGHT TO BE NEAR HAWAIIAN ISLANDS OAKLAND AIRPORT, Calif., Atiff. 17. (UP) Four planes this morning were believed to be soaring over the twice conquered air lane between California and Hawaii, but the location of only one was definite. The monoplane "Woolaroc" of Arthur C. Coebel was reporting re-porting its position at half hour intervals. None of the three other planes was cquipned wilh sending radio. One of the trio -carried the only woman participant Miss Mildred Doran, pretty 22-year-old Michigan schoo' teacher who said on her hop off, "I know we'll get there," and smiled happily. "Woolaroc'' Is Near Goal The "Woolaroc" was rapidly Hearing its Hawaiian goal. Toward 8 a. m. Pacific time if was less than 000 miles out of Wheeler Field. This fact gave rise to much speruUilion here as to the outcome of the race. Both the "Ooklcm Eagle" and the "Aloha" woe built designed to attain greater rp-ed than, the "Woolaroc's" 90 miles pr hour. Irrrell of the other two lll-'lr .pin lie-should lie-should be capable of making 12"' mill's an hour, under lightened loads. The "Miss lloran" in which Mil drcd Derail, the young so I lonelier loneli-er is a passenger, is capable of st"l more Hum 12(1 miles an I r uisu no more llian a norma I I'lj ing I 'a l. Its maximum speed "ii Hie Hole flight was expected t" be around till miles an hour. Observers here believed il possible, possi-ble, if the "Woolaroc'- was close to Hawaii. Ibat the "Alolia" and Hie Coldcn KaeJo" might be closer. Flying ' Schedule 'Flving on schedule: ecr'lbiim fine."' Coebel of He "Woolaroc" reported re-ported in bis last coniiinuiiea; ion. The biplane "Miss Horan" :i not given more than a vague ' bane of winning Hie rac.. to Wheel, t Field. It started nil l:-.(ir nml a hal: late and ils maximum s;i"e-l wa-les wa-les I linn that of its thro.- competitors. compe-titors. (If I be three monoplane ; capal 1" of -reap r S! ersl it was d' linilel;. c-tablishcd that at b a--l on.-, lie 'Woolaroc.'- was Hying ulm.xi 1" miles an hour as the morning ad van.ed. If M. "Cohb-n Knslc" is flyiie. as it was I'.poried she wouhi l!v. the ship should reach Who .,.r lO'l'l about il ;'::i a. i. I...-.y. The "Aloha" of Merlin .lei.rcn, capable id' almost eiual speed si Id arrive at almost the saim time, according to estimates of oh servers hero, i The two planes took off within lour minutes of each other. The "Woolaroc" look off in a 1 lhi'eo- lane "Croup" with .Jensen anil .lack Frost, pilots of the ol hcl I Hopbines, but ils maximum speed va -. Ie.. than that, of I he other planes. The "Miss lioran," all hough i. in,!; oiT at nearly Hie same time is of iar less maximum speed under leail .obscivers said. I hrec .May 'l ake Off At ( icklumi airport all w as (iiile. Hietinb three planes remained as I'l-sibb- entranis in Hie Hole priz .bu'bl. The "liallas Spirit" of Captai Uioi.'Ui I'. Frwiu was: umlergoin: a:i nor motor rep;, i rs. 1 1 was heliev d il mi-lit be slarled (low u lb loiuny nL-aiii I. .day. 'ih" monoplane of I'-eimett Cril' fie. lie- "Oklahoma.-- niis undergo eg cl a, ive repairs- and il was be lieveil improbable that il wouli' would make anoiher take-off at The Air King." disqualified hen oil I In' Charles I 'a rljinrsl b- ca u-e of in- efficient gasoline ca-! ca-! e i!y. v.as st; , ,. ),,.;,, ,.f . i .i:.v. a.. mi ailing po - i I . ) let ligbls I, :. ei ii r Kiebard "liiel:" (eiaee or lane.-a Smith. |