 

., JERBEY CITY, N. J, March
& ()—Climbing through eold

- blue'skies more than ive and
one-half miles over Jersey and.
Manhattan today, Miss Ruth
Nichols. Rye, -N. ¥., fer, who

holds the coast-to-coast speed
marks, set an unofficial alti-
tude record for women.

The altimeter on her speedy
Lockheed - Vega monoplane

. Showed near}y 30,050 feet, The
sealed barograph plaved in the
plane bythe National Aero-
naulic.association was imme-
diately shipped to Washington

‘ Yor examination. If it shows
28,074 feet, or more, Miss Nich-
ols will be awarded the record
now held by Elinor - Smith,

: young Long Island filter...

: Miss: Nichols was: informed
that do attain recognition as
the record holder she must beak
Miss Smith's mark of 27,418
feet by. more than 600 feet.

. She took off trom Jersey City

- airport at 12:33 p.m. and was
alofi:.60. minutes, .' There was
a 30-mile wind blowing when
she circled the.city, swung over
Manhattan and started the
tong climb, 7

 
 
| Jersey City, N. J., March 7.—2)
'—Climbing through cold blue skies
‘more than five and one-half miles
over Jersey and Manhattan yester-
day, Miss Ruth Nichols, Rye, N. Y.,
flier, who holds coast to coast speed
| marks, set an unofficial altitude
‘record for women.

The altimeter on her speedy
| Lockheed-Vega monoplane showed
nearly 30,054 feet. The field bar)-
‘graph placed in the plane by
the National Aeronautic Associa-
tion, was immediately shipped to
Washington for examination. If it
showed 28,074 feet, or more, Miss
Nichols will be awarded the record
now held by Elinor Smith, young
Long Island flier.
 