Show MITH SETS T TrA rA PACE f FO M i I Pilot of Bluebird Is the First at Omaha Fr From f l' l Where He- He Starts ItIe Starts Starts' f forEast for forEast f J East East- ast- ast at Ea Earl ly l t Early Hour Io I f ROCK ISLAND Ill Oct O 10 10 Casting Casting- off simultaneously Captain Captain Cap Cap- tain L L. L H H. Smith Lieutenant E E. E C C. C I Kiel and Major Carl the three leaders in the eastward race of the cross country aerial derby left here at 1 45 o 0 clock o'clock this afternoon for Chicago their next stop which his miles away ROCK ISLAND III Oct 10 10 Cap Captain Cap Cap- tain L. L H. H Smith driving a De Havi- Havi land 4 the first of the transcontinental fliers coming from the west to o reach here arrived at Franing field at 1043 from Des Moines having made the trip of of- miles in one hour and twenty- twenty one minutes Captain J. J O. O Donaldson who arrived arrived arrived ar ar- rived here at a. a m. m from Chicago left for Des Moines at 1033 a a. a m. m Lieutenant E. E C. C Kiel Kiel flying from the west to the east arrived arrived at Franing Franing Fran Fran- ing field here from Des Moines at 1222 p. p m. m He left Des Moines at a a. a m. m The arrival of Lieutenant nant Kiel leaves the lead of the e eastward stward race in doubt for Captain L. L H H. H Smith who has blazed the air trail in the tho transcontinental transcontinental race from the Pacific to this point was still being held here be because because because be- be cause of unfavorable flying and landing landing land land- ing conditions in Chicago Captain Smith arrived here at 1043 this morning morn morn- ing The Tho third machine from the west in the cross country air derby reached here at 1232 p p. p m m. m today piloted by Major He Ho left Des Moines at aa a. a m. m having made the mile trip in one hour twenty-one twenty minutes O 0 OMAHA MAHA Oct 10 Captain Captain Lowell Lowen II Smith of San I Francisco BI Bluebird piloting a De Dc Haviland four who is leading leading leading lead lead- I ing the Vest Western ern group of a aia via tors on their way across the country via via-I and who ai arrIved rived here last night left at 7 7 43 30 this morning for tor Des Moines I We e was accompanied by Lieutenant W. W v P. P Ruggles as observer er Most of 01 the trip from Salt Lake City was made through a 3 snowstorm I the crew said No stop was made at Green River as the landing marks could not be distinguished in the snow Captain H. H C. C Drayton pilot accompanied ac accompanied accompanied ac- ac companied by Lieutenant L L. J. J as observer driving a De Haviland four plane No 47 arrived at Ak- Ak Sar Ben flying lying field hero at 8 37 o'clock this morning having made I the trip from Des Moines in 1 hour and 13 minutes The second of tho the Western group of transcontinental aviators to arrive in Omaha reached here this morning when Lieutenant E. E C C. C Kiel Klel accompanied accompanied accompanied by Sergeant F. F McKee pilotIng piloting piloting pilot pilot- ing a De Haviland four arrived at from St St. Paul Neb Nob The plane left St. St P Paul ul miles wes west of here at a. a m. m Lieutenant Kiel Klel was quickly followed followed followed fol fol- lowed into Omaha by De plant No 62 piloted by Major Carl with Sergeant E. E Tanner as observer Major landed his plane at Sar Ben field at He Ho left St. St Paul for tor Omaha at 7 The distance Is miles OTHERS ARRIVE Plane Piano No 47 piloted by Captain H H. Continued on page 11 SMITH SETS PACE Continued from page 1 1 C. C Drayton which arrived in Omaha from rom Des Moines at 8 37 left for tor St St. Vaul Yaul aul Neb at 9 16 05 Planes Nos 61 and 62 by byi Lieutenant i E E. C C. Kiel and Major Carl Ie respectively left Ben Ak field for Des Moines at 9 28 33 a a. m I and 9 21 30 a a. a m m. respectively They were the second and third planes to toI toI I reach Omaha from the tre West Vest since the I start of the transco transcontinental flight ht I |