 

., 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 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.
 