|. derdey, ‘City, . March |, 6.
Climbing . through. cold Dlue skies
more than five and. one-half amiles
over Jersey and . Manhattan. today,
Miss Ruth Nichols, Rye,. N. Y., filer,
who holds‘ coast-to-coast speed
‘marks, set an unofficial altitude
record ‘for women. 4

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

. Up. 90 Minutes.

Miss Nichols was informed she
must.: beat. Miss ‘Smith's mark of
'27,418 feet by'more than 600 feet
‘to gain the record. ‘

«She took off from Jersey City
airport at 12:33: p. -m. and was
raloft 90 minutes. There was a 80-
mile wind blowing when she circled
the dity, swung over Manhattan
rand started thelong climb. .
- “Byerything went fine,” she sald,
“the engine ‘worked perfectly. |
did not suffer any discomfort.”

She wore a flying suit lined with.
reindeer skin and the cockpit of
her plane was heated from the
‘motor exhaust. She used oxygen
apparatus and: ‘had: no difficulty In
breathing. The temperature at the
top of her climb was estimated at
50 degrees. below zero by Clarence
Chamberlain, who coached Miss
Nichols. .

The. plane’ ‘was equipped with a
650 horsepower, “‘super-charged nine-
cylinder air-cooled motor. It is the
same ship in which she set east-
to-west and west-to-east trans-
eontinental records.
 
Jersey City. N. J., March 6, (P)—
Climbing through cold blue skies
more than five and one-half miles
over Jersey and Manhattan, today,
Miss Ruth Nichols, Rye, N. Y., flier,
set an unofficial altitude record for
women,

The altimeter on her Lockheed-
Vegamonoplane showed nearly 30,-
054 feet. The sealed barograph
placed in the plane was immediately
shipped to Washington for examina-
tion. If it shows over 28,074 feet,
Miss Nichols will have passed the
record now held by Elinor Smith,
young Long Island flier.

To attain recognition as the record
holder, Miss Nichols must beat Miss
Smith’s mark of 27,418 feet by more
than 600 feet.

She took off from Jersey City air-
port at 12:33 p. m., and was aloft
90 minutes.

“Everything went fine,” ehe sald,
“the engine worked perfectly. I did
not suffer any discomfort.”

She wore a flying suit Hned with
reindeer skin, the cockpit of het
plane was heated from the motor
exhaust, and, she used oxygen ap-
paratus in- breathing Yn the thit.
cold air at high altitudes. The tem-
perature at the top of her climb was
estimatéd at 50 degrees below zero
by Clarence Chamberlain, who
eaached her forthe attempt.
 