Show Nothing Like Flying in France Its nothing like flying In France said Lieutenant J. J G. G Hall one of the the most disappointed of ot the contestants in the transcontinental air race as he explained his disappointment last night Hall hail while in France was attached to toa toa toa a French unit at the front He lIe arrived yesterday with the twelve other machines machines machines ma ma- chines and had made excellent time having flown a direct compass course but hut his anticipation of victory was blunted when he hit an embankment on the edge of the Buena Vista field and smashed the landing gear sear of hi his prane plane FLEW COMPASS COURSE The most unusual thing a about out Halls Hall's flight is the fact that he flew entirely by compass while most of the other airmen chose to direct themselves by following the railroad In France there are the Napoleonic roads and other national highways to follow which are laid out in a straight line for scores of miles Hall explained Here there are comparatively very few tew distinguishing objects on which to guide As I flew over the Sierras I Imet Imet I Imet met numerous cloud banks and mists at times the earth being entirely ob ob- ob- ob My compass proved to be ac accurate accurate accurate ac- ac curate however and with the aid of my drift Indicator I was enabled to fly above the clouds with the least variation from my course 4 Hall lIall wired the commanding officer of ot Rockwell field last night and will await instructions here |