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Show Only Five Fliers Still in the Race; Two Nearing Goal CHICAGO, Oct. 30 Two of the remaining re-maining live aviators in the 5-100 mile twice transcontinental army airplane race today were in easy flying distant dis-tant 't their goal and the other Ihree, barring accidents and uniavorable weather, should be at their home hangars han-gars before lhe contest officially is ended at sundown tomorrow evening. Lieutenant Colonel H E Hartney, flying a German Fokker and Lleuten anl R M Bagby were 142 miles from Mineola. N. Y . their starting point, today, having flown 66 miles from Chicago yesterday. Lieutenant D. B Gish was ready to take off today at Rock Island, 111 with 965 miles remaining and Captain F. Steinle was 1373 miles from the fini-h at St Faul, Neb-Lieutenant Neb-Lieutenant R 5 Worthington, only remaining westbound flier, was 7T." miles from San Francisco at Creen River Wyo. |