Show f t J w 7 I MIT MITI I I WELCOMED M I A T 6 E i First to Complete Race From Pacific Coast I to Mineola Field and andI 11 8 ack- ack Check i n ng 0 Time J v AN FRANCISCO Oct 21 SAN Captain Lowell II II IL Smith a rather father Mather field entry in the army's transcontinental air derby a arrived ar ar- 1 rived here at at 9 44 53 today being the first of the fliers fIlers who started from San Francisco to return i here Captain Smith had as his observer Sergeant Emmett Tanner who made the flight from here to New York with Major Carl Oarl Major discontinued the race at Buffalo handing his machine over oter td Captain Smith whose De Haviland bluebird had burned after atter a series of accidents which prevented Captain Smith from being the first of the San Francisco fliers flier to reach New York GIVEN RECEPTION Captain Smith was to be tendered a reception by Mayor James Rolph Lieutenant General Hunter Liggett LIggett- and Colonel Coonel II Ih II IL Arnold chief of the air service herd her today in the city hall The flight of Captain Smith marks the first time that an airplane has I Imade made the round trip to New York from San Francisco Beside encountering various difficulties difficulties in his his his' own airplane Captain Smith was forced to install a new engine in Major ship at Rawlins Raw Ilaw- lins Wyo Sunda Sunday I COMPARING TIME IME I Captain Smiths Smith's elapsed flying time tuna and other features or of tho the trip were to be copied from his log today in order that they might be compared with the log Jog of Lieutenant Belvin W. W V. V Maynard who was the fI first st to reach all terminals in the great derby Captain Smith reached x Reno Nev miles from Crom his destination at 6 07 p p. p in m. m yesterday after atter a hard trip from Cheyenne Wyo Lieutenant R R. S S. S SI Worthington his nearest competitor i for tor the tho honor of being first ir t to return to the Golden Gate rested last night at Chicago with 1891 miles mlles to go Captain Smith left Reno at 7 30 this morning Ho lie reached Mather field I Sacramento his home station at 8 25 and was enthusiastically received by officers and enlisted men Captain Smith is transportation officer at Mather field He lie left Mather field forSan forSan for San Francisco at 8 33 TWO OUT OF RACE Lieutenant II E. E Queen who left Cheyenne with Captain Smith dropped out of ot the race yesterday with a I burned out connecting rod at Tipton Wyo and Lieutenant E. E C. C Kiel following following fol fol- lowing him fron froll- Sidney Sidne Neb was forced out when his machine was damaged in a forced landing after a flight of but a few miles Lieutenant R R B B. B Bagby who left here yesterday as pilot of or the plane in which he had crossed the continent nt from Mineola 1 N. N Y as observer for tor Lieutenant Colonel J. J N. N Reynolds was last reported as leaving R Reno no at 1 57 p p p. m m. for tor Battle Mountain Nev ROULETT DISQUALIFIED Lieutenant J. J P P. P Roulett who took off oft for tor the Last East at 4 60 p. p m. m yesterday yester ster- ster da day was reported disqualified at the Sacramento control station on the gound sound that he left here without ch checking checking check check- ck- ck In ing out I Lieutenant W W. C C. Brown with Corporal Corporal Corporal Cor Cor- E E. J J. J Robins as observer left the Presidio aviation field here at a. a m m. m for tor his starting point at Mineola N. N Y Lieutenant T. Colonel II 12 E. Hartney driving a German Fokker plane departed de- de departed parted for Mineola at n n. at nt m on the thelast thelast thelast last leg of the transcontinental derby |