DOLE PRIZE

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 207, 16 August 1927, Page 5

DOLE PRIZE

’FRISCO TO HONOLULU. SERIES OF MISFORTUNES. PROTESTS AGAINST INSPECTION METHODS. IBy Cable —Press Assn. — Copyright.) i ■- 1 - (Received 16, 9.15 a.m.) San Francisco, Aug. 15. The series of misfortunes attending the air race to Honolulu for the Dole Prize, which so far has resulted in three deaths, three planes wrecked, and the postponeemnt of the race, continues.

The latest development is a vigorous protest by pilots against the methods of inspection by Federal officials. The pilots have claimed that the inspectors were too rigorous in their demands regarding condition of the ’planes, and the ability of the pilots and navigators. A protest against such requirements has been despatched to Mr. Hopver, Secretary of Commerce, and in the meantime Major Clarence Young, Director of Aeronautics under the Department of Commerce, who defined the standards of qualification, has returned to Washington, but departmental officials deny that the protest is connected with his departure. The death of Captain Rogers cast a shadow over the entrants’ final preparations.—(A. and N.Z.) NINE READY TO FLY. DESTROYERS ALONG THE ROUTE (Received 16, 10.5 a.m.) San Francisco, Aug. 15. Although the Dole race is scheduled to commence to-morrow, Giles is s'ill in Detroit. He has declared he is leaving to-night. In the meantime, the navy has taken special precautions for the safety of the nine entrants, who have now passed inspection and navigation tests. Seven destroyers have been despatched to cover the various points along the great circle route. The aircraft carrier Langley, and aircraft tender Arostook, have also been ordered to hold themselves in rea-'l-ness for relief work at their Pacific Coast stations. Other ships and aircraft may be sent from Hawaii after the fight starts. ORDERS TO BOATS. The following destroyers have been ordered to be at the places named by noon to-morrow: —Hazelwood, 100 miles out from San Francisco; the lightship Myers, 250 miles out; Sumner, 400 miles out. These ships have been directed to try and keep in touch with the aviators by radio. Admiral Jackson, the Battle Fleet Commander, who sailed from Honolulu for Seattle on Saturday on the destroyer McDonough, with three other destroyers of the sixth destroyer squadron as escort, is also directed to keep a watch for the airmen. These four ships will be about the half-way point on their 2400 miles journey by to-morrow — (A. and N.Z.) GERMANY TO AMERICA. THE BREMEN OVER IRELAND. (Received Is, 9.15 a.m.) London, Aug. 15. The German aeroplane Bremen, en route from Germany to America, was over the west coast of Ireland at 7.5 o’clock this morning. The reports of Atlantic weather were not encouraging.—(A. and N.Z.) FORCED TO RETURN. (Received 16, 10.5 a.m.) London, Aug. 15. The aeroplane Bremen was foreed to return owing to bad weather, and has arrived at Dressan.—(A.P.A. and “Sun” Cable). HOBART TO BLUFF. FLIGHT BEING PLANNED. (Received 16, 10|30 a.m.) Brisbane, Aug. 15. A flight from Hobart to Bluff is being planned by K. Moreton Frewen, who intends to make the flight alone. Frewen leaves for Sydney on Monday to have certain structural alterations made to his machine, which is a Bristol fighter of 275 horse-power, having a cruising speed of 95 miles per hour and a range of 1500 miles. The fight is financed by a Queensland business man.