Ogden Evening Standard | 1912-02-09 | Page 2 | Fowler Finishes His Long Flight

FGWLER FINISHES i m L U i J II FLIGHT JACKSONVILLE, Fla , Feb. 8. Robert G Fowler, of Gilroy, Cal., the ocean.to-ocean aviator omcially finished fin-ished his long distance flight ncroBS the continent when ho landed at Mon-cnef Mon-cnef park at 1 15 o'clock this afternoon. after-noon. Fowler left San Francisco for New York on a prize race September 1, 1911, went as far as Emigrant Gap, September 24, turned back on account of storms; started again for tho Atlantic At-lantic ocean from Los Angoles, October Octo-ber 21, made 1.700 miles in eighteen flying days to Houston, Texas, arrived ar-rived at New Orleans December 31, left Now Orloans January 4, arrived at Brp.ntloy, Ala., January 2Q, flying only five days of that-Jtlmc, bqing do-laei do-laei by storms, Among the first to greet Fowlor on land.ng here was Frank A. Gotch, world's champion wrestler, no