FIRST PRIZE WINNERS IN AIR RACE EVENTS Shown here are portraits of the winners in each of the eleven races of the International Air Races, Dayton, Ohio, Oct. 2, 3 & 4, 1924

	Chas. Jones "On-to-Dayton" and Central Labor Union Races	Walter Lees N. C. R. Trophy	Lt. D. J. Duke Liberty Engine Builders Trophy	Robert V. Jaros Mulvihill Trophy

	Basil L. Rowe Detroit T. & C. Club Trophy	Lt. D. M. Myers Dayton Chamber of Commerce Trophy	J. M. Johnson Dayton Daily News Trophy	Harvey Mummert Dayton Bicycle and Engineer's CLub Trophy

	Lt. C. Bettis John L. Mitchell Trophy	Lt. H. H. Mills Pulitzer Trophy	Etienne Dormoy Rickenbacker Trophy

From the SLIPSTREAM, 1924

 

1924 Souvenir Program from the International Air Races from the Oakwood Library (Dayton, Ohio) Courtesy of Steve Koons, 1-17-05      "The Oakwood library, (near Dayton Ohio), has a reprint of a 1924 Souvenir program from the International Air Races.... it doesn't mention who reprinted it or when, which I thought was a bit odd.... There's one page, (page 30), that has a small photo of Walter Lees wearing the same goggles and flight suit as in one of the photos on your web pages."      To see that page from the souvenir program, click on: How to Judge the Races

 

PERRY HUTTON Dayton Daily News, Dayton, Ohio, October 3, 1924 Transcribed by Steve Koons, 1-20-05      Perry Hutton, in a Laird Commercial plane, started the day by turning in high average speed for the first lap of the N.C.R. trophy race, the first event on the day's program. For a time he looked a likely winner of the race, but Lees, the winner, made a big gain in the sedone lap, nearly approching Hutton's 90.3 with his 89.9, and then passed the first lap winner in the third, 93.4 to 91.6. Hutton was unabgle to regain his lead, and finished second./B>

 

HOBO KING IS HERE TO 'MIT' WALTER LEES Dayton Daily News, Dayton, Ohio, October 3, 1924 Transcribed by Steve Koons, 1-20-05       Jeff Davis, "King of Hoboes" made a special trip to Dayton Friday from Cincinnati.       He read in a newspaper Thursday that Walter Lees won the N.C.R. trophy race at Wright field Thursday.       And Lees is the pilot who took him for an airplane ride at Atlantic City in 1919. The trip marked the first time a hobo ever went up in airplane, Davis says.       Davis hurried to Wright field immediately after his arrival to congratulate Lees on his achievement.       "Dayton is better decorated for the air races than I have ever seen a city "dolled up" for a big occasion," Davis remarked.       He has just returned from a trip to Honolulu.

 

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