Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-05-30 | Page 2 | Eldridge Wins First Half of Airplane Race

WINS I FIRST HAlf OF f AIRPLANE RACE Witness Memorial Day Air Circus at Flying Field Bill c. student aviator with less than fifty hours in the theair theair air air won the first half halt of ot the the- twelvemile twelvemile twelve twelve- mile mlle air race staged Thursday as part of ot th the Memorial day air circus circus cir cir- cir cir- cus cue at the municipal airport Eldrid Eldridge e covered ered the course In a horsepower ship In 11 ii minutes and 18 seconds His com corn Bill Moore flying a I. I ninety ninety- horsepower lost only by twelve seconds Wynn Vynn and Jack Critchlow two other student fliers fUels will compete In the second half of the race later in the day Persons assembled to witness the theair theair theair air circus numbered over A force of traffic officers directed the parking parkin of ot autos until cars were stretched far out into the sagebrush sagebrush sage sage- brush surrounding the airport Mayor Major John F. F Bowman addressed the crowd early in the theda da day by microphones The mayor commended those present for their spirit of ot and emphasized the point that the local airport was one of the most Important In the country Other features including an altitude al altitude altitude al- al race to feet are aie sched ached scheduled scheduled to be staged later in the day dayas as part of tho the circus George Cook jumping from an altitude al altitude altitude al- al of or 1500 feet won the parachute parachute parachute para para- chute event by landing in 1 minute and 85 15 seconds He lIe jumped from a plane piloted by Bill Bm Moore Cook CookIs Is a movie stunt performer S. S T. T Stevens won the altitude race In an Eagle Rock plane He climbed the required height of feet and returned to the ground in 9 5 minutes Verne White in a beat Stevens' Stevens time In landing but Judge Ray Peck disqualified dis dis- dis qualified White While for not making the altitude by feet