October 15, 1923

October 15, 1923

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Editorials

St. Louis — 1923

Our Own Story of the St. Louis Air Race Meet

Lieut. A. J. Williams Wins Pulitzer Trophy Race

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Editorials

St. Louis — 1923

ORVILLE WRIGHT summed up the general impressions of every phase of the St. Louis meet when he said “I never thought it would be possible.” While he was referring particularly to the speeds attained, it also applies to the elaborateness of the preparations, the skill of handling the crowds, the variety of aeronautical equipment of all kinds and the speeds made by the pilots.
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Our Own Story of the St. Louis Air Race Meet

Three Hundred Thousand Miles Flown "Without Serious Mishap At World’s Biggest Air Meet
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Lieut. A. J. Williams Wins Pulitzer Trophy Race

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J. F. Moore Wins Air Mail Trophy Race

The race for the Detroit News Air Mail Trophy, held the morning of the Pulitzer race was won by J. F. Moore of the Central Division of the Air Mail at an average speed of 124.98 mi./hr. D. C. Smith, of the same division, was second with 120.83 mi./hr. and P. F. Collins, of the Eastern Division, was third with 120.09 mi./hr. The winner’s time for the 300 km. (186.24 mi.) race was 2 hr. 2 min. 71 sec.
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On-to-St. Louis Race Won by C. S. Jones

The On-to-St. Louis race for the St. Louis Chamber of Commerce Trophy, a star race from points of departure distant more than 200 mi. from St. Louis, was won by C. S. (“Casey”) Jones, exhibition manager for the Curtiss Airplane Corp., for his flight from Garden City, N. Y. He piloted a Curtiss-Oriole biplane carrying L. d’Orcy, editor of AVIATION as passenger. First cash prize in this event was $500.
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W. E. Lees Wins Flying Club of St. Louis Trophy

The opening event of the meet, Oct. 4 was a race for the trophy of the Flying Club of St. Louis and cash prizes totaling $1,000. It was limited to planes of 90 hp. or less. Walter E. Lees, test pilot of the Johnson Airplane & Supply Co. of Dayton, Ohio, flying a Hartzell FC1 plane, with a Curtiss 0X5 engine, won, with an average speed over the distance of 150 km. (93.21 mi.) of 89.51 mi./hr.
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Capt. Burt E. Skeel Wins Mitchell Trophy Race

The second event scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 4, the John L. Mitchell Trophy race, was won by Capt. Burt E. Skeel, A.S. at an average speed of 146.45 mi./hr. for 200 km. distance that is, four laps of the 50 km. course. The Mitchell Trophy, donated by Brig. Gen. William Mitchell, Assistant Chief of Air Service, is annually competed for by pilots of the First Pursuit Group flying standard equipment.
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Lieut. C. McMullen Wins Liberty Engine Builders’ Trophy

In the final racing event of Thursday, Lieut. C. McMullen, A.S. flying a Fokker CO4 two-seater with 450 hp. Liberty engine, at an average speed of 139.03 mi./hr. won the Liberty Engine Builders’ Trophy Race. The race was open to regulation two-seater planes of the Army and Navy with a speed of more than 90 mi./hr., the distance covered being 300 km., (186.42 mi.) or 6 times around the 50 km. (31.07 mi.) course.
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J. Atkinson Wins Country Club of Detroit Trophy Race

The program for Friday, Oct. 5, the second day of the National Air Races, provided for two events of considerable interest—the Aviation Country Club of Detroit race for light commercial planes, and the Merchants’ Exchange Trophy race for large capacity “freight or passenger” airplanes—as the provisions of the deed of gift state.
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Lieut. H. L. George Wins Merchant’s Exchange Trophy Race

The other main event of Oct. 5, the large capacity plane race for the Merchants’ Exchange of St. Louis Trophy, received seven Army and three Navy entries. Of these all but two—the Bréguet and the Douglas DT2, both Army entries which were withdrawn—participated in the race.
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