INTERNATIONAL AIR RACES
DAYTON, OCTOBER, 1924
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Hartzell FC-1
Walter Lees, Dayton pilot, is shown rounding a pylon
in his FC-2, No. 17

 
 
INTERNATIONAL AIR RACES
WILBUR WRIGHT FIELD
Dayton Ohio
OCTOBER 2-3-4, 1924
Map of Course
SCHEDULED EVENTS

  1. ON TO DAYTON RACE, September 20th to October 1st.
  2. NATIONAL CASH REGISTER CO. TROPHY, 90 miles, Fifteen Mile Course
  3. CENTRAL LABOR UNION TROPHY, 120 miles, Fifteen Mile Course
  4. LIBERTY ENGINE BUILDER'S TROPHY, 180 miles,Fifteen Mile Course
  5. MULVIHILL MODEL TROPHY,
  6. AVIATION TOWN & CONTRY CLUB OF DETROIT TROPHY, 120 miles, Fifteen Mile Course
  7. DAYTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TROPHY, 150 miles, Fifteen Mile Course
  8. DAYTON DAILY NEWS TROPHY, 25 miiles, Five Mile Course
  9. AERIAL GYMKHANA
10. DAYTON BICYCLE CLUB TROPHY---
      ENGINEERS CLUB OF DAYTON TROPHY, 50 miles, Five Mile Course
11. JOHN L. MITCHELL TROPHY, 200 Kilometers, Fifty Kilometer Course
12. PULITZER TROPHY, 200 Kilometers,
     In Event 2, Walter placed first in a field of 13. He flew 97.5 mph over a course of 90 miles.
     In Event 3, Walter placed fourth in a field of 16. He flew 98.08 mph over a course of 120 miles.
     In Event 6, Walter placed fourth in a field of 18. He flew 97.85 mph over a course of 120 miles.

Among his good friends who flew in the races were A. E. Johnson and J. M. Johnson

This from the SCORE CARDS, Supplement to Race Program, 1924
 
WALTER LEES LOWERS & RAISES LEVEL OF TRAVEL

Following the advantage of the wind by raising and lowering the level of travel is credited by Walter Lees, pilot of the Hartzell FC-2, No. 17 with the winning of the National Cash Register trophy race, the second event of the international air meet, yesterday.
     "I had to feel my speed at various levels before I could attain the 110 miles per hour that was needed to win the race," said Lees, after landing.
     The sun's reflection from the river's surface produced a blinding effect on the pilots in the second race, but failed to impair the going of the plane.
     "The flight of a crow nearly lost the race for me, when I had to detour to miss one of the birds during the third lap," explained Lees.
     The event was won in a Hartzell ship built by the Hartzell Propeller Company, at Piqua, and designed by Fred Charavay for the company.
     Walter Lees, winner of the trophy, is an employee of the Johnson flying field service, and lives on Wilmington Avenue, Dayton.
This from an unidentified news clipping, Friday, Oct. 3, 1924

 
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