The Archive · 1929

An Eight Days Event

NCE, SMECIAL SERVIER

Cleveland, Aug. 26.

After all manner of mishaps including one fatal accident and strenuous efforts to call off the race, the first "women's air Derby" finished here to-day at 2.15 o'clock this afternoon, Mrs. Louise Thaden was first, Miss Blanche Noyes of Cleveland] was second and Mies Gladys O'Don-' nell of Los Angeles was third.

The Derby started from San Diego eight days ago. So numerous were the initial break-downs. that sabotage was charged. A federal investigation failed to discover substantiating evidence—United Press.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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