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Show Pulitzer Race Makes New Air History I : . . Here Is a portrait of Lieut. Russell Rus-sell L. Maughan of the army air serv- ' ice, who won the Pulitzer trophy at Detroit in a race which shattered three world records and made aerial history. Dased at each of the 15 turns by the force of the wind, worried In kls conscious moments over the 'condition 'con-dition of bis wife, who became a mother moth-er while he was op, Maughan kept tile plane smashing through the air at an average 200 mile an hour cllpfor the entire distance. The greatest speed ship ever bunt was none too good for the winner. Numb, unconscious part of the time, even his self-confidence shaken, Maughan held the plane to her maximum max-imum effort. It was needed to win. Lieut. Lester Les-ter J. Maltland In a twin Curtlss army racer was on his heels with an average aver-age speed ef 203 miles an hour. Malt-land Malt-land made even better time than his fellow officer In some laps. For fifty kilometers he pushed his machine along at 216.1 miles an hour and for 100 kilometers at 207.3 both world records. Maltland was the only one of the eleven pilots completing the required five laps of the S1.0085-mile circuit who really challenged Maughan seriously. Both of them beat the 100 kilometer record established last September by Sadl Le Colnte, the Frenchman, who averaged 202 miles an hour. Both of them, as well as five other contestants, bettered the world mark for 200 kilometers kilo-meters set In October of 1921 by George Klrsch, the Frenchman, with a speed of 174.8 miles an hour. - |
