 

., 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, Mar. &—(#)
—Chinbing through cold blue skics
more than five and ane half miles
over Jersey and Manhattan today,
Miss Ruth Nichols, Rye, N. Y., ther,
who holds coast to const speed
marks, set an unofficial altitude
record for women,

The altimeter on her speedy
Lockheed-Vega monoplane showed
nearly 30,600 fect.

The sealed barograph placed in
ihe plane by the National Acro-
nautic association was immediately
shipped to Washington for examin-
ation. TE it shows 28,074 feet, or
more, Miss Nichols will be awarded
the record now held by Wlinor
Smith, young Long Island flier.

Misa Nichols was informed that
to attain recognition 46 the record
holder, she inust beat Misb Smith’s
mark of 27,448 fect by more than
600 feor

 
 