Show Planes Start in Gardner Air Air- Race Machines From Five Points Converge on East St. St Louis ouis EAST ST. ST LOUIS May 28 23 AP The The worlds world's altitude record fo for two two seated seated airplanes of weight less than pounds was believed to have been brok broken n at Parks airport here today by Barney of Marshall Mo whose altimeter re recorded recorded reo re- corded an altitude of feet when he landed at 1 45 p. p m. m He took off at 1102 a. a m. m The old record was feet made by Captain G. G DeHaviland of England ST. ST LOUIS May 28 AP Mar AP-Mar- Mar Marvin vi vin ODell Cincinnati aviator laded landed land lad ed at Parks airport at a a. a m m. to today to day the first to finish in the qualifying races for the th-e Gardner trophy race to be run on Memorial day EAST ST. ST LOUIS III May 28 23 United Press Press Press-A A new air classic classic- the Gardner annual trophy race race race- I opened opened toda today with five groups of speed planes roaring along the spokes of an imaginary wheel whose hub is the Parks airport here Planes are speeding southwest I from Buffalo N. N Y T. northwest from Jacksonville Fla Fia northeast from San Antonio Tex cast east from Denver Denver Denver Den Den- ver Colo Cob and southeast from Far Far- go N. N D. D All are due duo In St. St Louis tonight after trips ran ranging ing from on to miles Winners and second place planes in each heat will vili race from hereto hero here to Indianapolis Ind md and back Memorial l day for a a. 50 O gold purse donated by Russell E. E Gardner presIdent president president pres pres- ident of the Gardner Motor comPan com corn Pan pany DENVER Colo Cob M May y 28 AP AP- AP George Lea Lambert of ot St. St Louis in a Curtiss Robin Challenger r airplane airplane airplane air air- plane led the Gardner air races races Ina Ina in ina a takeoff from Lowry field here at o'clock this morning Their destination wilt will be the Parks Parks' airport East St. St Louis |