| Show WORLD FLIERS GROSS OCEAN IN FIRST HOP OF lONG TRIP Sighted Sighed ed at Plymouth on onWay onWay Way Yay to Field at Croydon LONDON LO DO INTERESTED L Aviators Hope to Break Brcak Record for forY World Y orld Girdle PLYMOUTH England Aug u Au 82 The Tho Th Associated Press Press The The monoplane Pride of ot Detroit shimmering In fn the fresh morning air swung across Ply Ply- Plymouth Plymouth mouth abo t seven senn o'clock this morn morn- morning mornIn mornIng ing In and after circling over the city proceeded proc ded eastward ea toward Croydon She was watched by hundreds In Including In- In eluding a number of passengers land land- landing log ing from a New ew York Yori steamer teamer LONDON LO Aug u 23 Sy S.-C S. By The As As- Associated soci ted Press The The Dc radio reports that the monoplane Pride of or Detroit pissed passed over Plymouth at 6 a. a m. m Greenwich mean time today beLay Plymouth is approximately miles by air line from Croydon field fiel the objective of ot the trans Atlantic tran fliers filers on board the Frisk of Detroit which took oft off from Grace N N. S. S Saturday morning At t the rat rate the plane had Iud been maintaining th tl distance should b cohered co In two hours LONDON Aug 27 By 27 By The Asso Asao- Associated elated Press The Thc The Valentia radio re reports re- re reports reports ports the receipt of ot the following ing message from Irom the steamer California Greenwich mean time 2100 lati lati- latitude latitude latitude tude SI 51 01 north longitude 2445 west sighted monoplane flying cast height about 1000 feet teet While not identified the monoplane sighted by the California is thought to be the Pride of ot Detroit on its I way to Croydon Airdrome The pool pool- position position tion then given locates the plane about I miles from frons the British Isles at 9 I o'clock this evening Greenwich mean time BRITONS iS ENTHUSED CROYDON England Aug 27 y my The Associated Press William Press William S. S Brock Br and Edward F. F In their plane Pride of Detroit are await await- awaited cd ed eagerly at the Croydon Airdrome The field will be flooded with lights both tower toner and ground lights and all the staff have been warned to stand standby standby by throughout the night In case the Ihei airmen arrive earlier than expected e p i Weather conditions are arc favorable ra clear starlight but a rather strong wind I Rooms are in readiness for tor the aviators a at hotel within a five the min mm- minutes minutes utes ot of the landing spot Already 50 10 p. p m. m a great crowd of ot news news- newspapermen newspapermen newspapermen and cameramen are as assembled as- as assembled as well ell as many Interested airmen Others arc are In la the neighbor neighbor- neighborhood neighborhood hood so as to be on the scene Cene early in the morning AFTER NEW YORK Aug 27 By By Th Tise Associated Press The first race against time around the world by air air- airplane airplane airplane plane was under way tonight with the Stinson monoplane Pride of ot Detroit over o the Atlantic on Its way wa to London the first stopping place Edward F. F of ot the I Wayco Oil Company of ot Detroit and William s S. S Brock hopped off ort from Harbor Grace New at eastern standard time this morn- morn mornIng mornIng mornIng Ing la to their attempt to beat the world girdling record of 28 days das 24 hours and 30 minutes held by Edward S S. Evans and LInton Wells who used airplanes steamboats and trains OTHERS TO FLY FLYBy FLYBy By Dy leaving today y the fliers precluded ed the possibility of ot a three-cornered three ocean air derby which had been hoped for by the crews of ot the two other planes the Sir John Carling now at its starting point for tor a flight from London Out Ont to London Eng Eng- England land and the Royal Windsor which flew today to Windsor Ont preparatory preparatory preparatory tory for a flight to Windsor Eng Hug lard land The first leg Jeg of ot the the round world speed flight from Harbor Grace Orace to Croy on outside London Is 2350 miles The course to to tobe be taken around the earth earh is 2000 miles and the fliers hope to cover it in 24 flying hours and In 15 days elapsed lapsed time |
