The Manning Times

NATIONAL AIR TOUR COMES TO CLOSE

Thirteen Planes Land at Ford Airport STINSON WINS PRIZE

Good Will Voyage Takes to 25 Cities In 15 States-Sessions

Detroit, July 12.-Riding a lashing wind, rain and hail storm, the 13 planes of the national air tour landed safely at the Ford airport here late today, completing a good will voyage that took them to 25 cities in 15 States, with a total distance of 4,169 miles covered during the trip.

Eddie Stinson, piloting a Stinson-Detroit monoplane, was announced winner of the first prize of $2,500 and the Edsel Ford trophy following a check-up of the points made during the long flights. Stinson maintained a comfortable lead throughout the trip. A slight accident at Grand Rapids this afternoon threatened to throw him into second place, but he made temporary repairs and flew through the severe storm to win first prize.

Randolph G. Page, in a Hamilton monoplane, placed second, closely followed by Harvey C. Mummert in a Mercury.

Several thousand people gathered at the airport to witness the close of the tour, waited with apprehension when the heavy storm clouds rolled out of the northwest, directly in the course of the approaching fliers. Each plane, tossed in the heavy winds, maneuvered carefully for a landing. There were no accidents, although the Stinson plane skidded dangerously on one wing as it struck the landing field.

Following the close of the tour Henry Ford and Edsel Ford, the latter sponsor of the flight and donor of the trophy, made an inspection of all the planes.

"The fact that these planes weathered the severe storm and made the long good will voyage without serious accidents shows the increasing reliability of the modern airplane," Henry Ford said. "It is also clear testimony of the reliability of the pilots who directed the planes over the course."