Show RAGE RACE PILOTS ARE CHEERFUL Preparing for Tuesday Start One Plane Qualifies MUNICIPAL AL AIRPORT AmpORT Oakland Calif Aug 12 Dy By The Associated A. A Press An Press An atmosphere of relief cheerfulness and systematic efforts prevailed today In the camps of the nine pilots assembled here for the start of the Dole air race to Hawaii because the airmen agreed among among themselves Thursday night to delay dclay off hop-off until next Tuesday noon There were no hectic struggles today with minute last adjustments adjustment no nowery weary we mechanics pilots or navigators laboring sharp tempered to lo prepare their planes for a take-off take that the pilots agreed was premature consid consid- considering considering considering ering the fact that but two of the theair theair theair air racers had completed all test flights nights Major Majr Livingston Irving of Berke Berke- Berkeley Berkeley ley Icy one of the two fliers filers to complete all aU technical tests experienced wor wor- worries worries worries ries today when it was found that dur due during durIng dueing ing a test flight late Thursday his compasses had gone Wad kad that thai necessitated necessitated a long compensating process Bennett Griffin pilot and Al Hen Hen- Henley ley Icy navigator na of the monoplane Okla Okla- Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma homa stood as the only ones one's on s ready for the island hop They had orn- orn officially daily passed all tests BOSTON PRIZE BOSTON Aug 12 By By The Asso Mao Associated Associated elated Press The The directors of the Boston chamber of commerce today approved a plan for the raising of a purse of for the first pilot to make a stop non-stop Europe to Amer Amer- America AmerIca ica lea flight provided pro the first landing is made in irs Boston AVIATRIX FALLS FAILS POUGHKEEPSIE N N. Y 1 Aug 12 By By The Associated Press Press Thea Rasche German dropped in inthe Inthe inthe the Hudson here today after an un un- unsuccessful unsuccessful Unsuccessful successful attempt to fly under the poughkeepsie railroad bridge The aviatrix uninjured was rescued by two boat men with a row boat |