WOMEN’S AIR DERBY

Hokitika Guardian, 28 August 1929, Page 6

WOMEN’S AIR DERBY

WON BY MRS THADEN. (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). * NEW YORK, Aug. 2f. News from Cleveland states that Mrs Thaden, leading the thirteen participants remaining in the Women’s Air Derby, arrived there first, winning the race. Her total elapsed time was 20 hours 19 minutes 2 seconds for tile 2100 mile race from Santa Monica.

ut.-Mrs O’Donnell >vas second with the t ; me of 21 hours 21 minutes 42 seconds. Miss Earhart came, third, with the time of 22 hours 16 minutes 42 seconds^ will divide 9,850 dollars.

The flyers were greeted with wild applause by twenty-five thousand spectators at the Aerial Convention. •

All of the contestants except Thea Rasche, the German aviatrix, refused to believe the reports of the sabotage. All of them seemed eager to relate the good sportsmanship of their rivals.

The Australian, Mrs Miller’s motor trouble prevented her from arriving at Cleveland with the others.

WOMEN’S AIR RACE

MRS MILLER WINS

(Received tbia day at 10.30. a.m.) NEW YORK, August 27. In the woman’s fifty miles air race, Mrs Miller was named the winner when Omlie was disqualified as was Miss Earhart. The second place went to Lady Heath and the third to Mrs Blanche Noyes, of Cleveland. Mrs Miller’s time was thirty minutes twenty-three seconds. Lady Heath’s time was fifty-one minutes, fifty-one seconds.