Show LEAK LEAR DELAYS NEW YORK TO PARIS FLIGHT Dou Doubt t Expressed as to Whether Adventure W will ll Take Place WESTBURY N Yo Y Sept 16 16 By II The Th Associated The Th Press New v Captain York to Paris flight of ot Cap Cap- tain Rene Itene Fonck French ace and three companions was as post post- postponed postponed postponed today perhaps because of ot a leak In their planes plane's e- e gasoline tank The leak was found foundas foundas WI as they were werl preparing to hop oft off ff Igor designer and ot builder of the huge three motored three bIplane gave cave orders to put plane back Into its hangar when It proved difficult to stop the flow of gasoline which was leak leak- leakIng leaking leaking ing at the th rate rato of ot 10 gallons callous an hour Fear had been expressed that It the fliers did not get ret under underway underway way ay today weather conditions mIght not permit them to start this t ear Tentatively the start of the flight was set again for or to- to tomorrow tomorrow to tomorrow morrow Mr said the trouble wa was quickly located and that It was a small matter to repair lIe expressed the tho be belief lid that the plane would take oft off tomorrow morning If weather conditions were favor tavor- favorable favor able ble Investigation showed that the head of ot a bolt In the gasoline tank had sprung oft off Workmen said that there thero were ov over r bolts boIt in the tho airplane Mr Ir presented Fonck sith Ith a gold cold key this morning to lock up his plane Some Rome six ix hundred spectators gathered at atthe atthe atthe the starting field early today to watch the take-off take nn- nn An |