| JERSEY CITY, N. J., March 6.—
Climbing through cold biue sxies
more than five and one-half miles
over Jersey and Manhattan today.
Miss Ruth Nichols, Rye, N. Y.,
flier, who holds ccast to coast
speed marks, set an unofficlal alti-
tude record for women,

The altimeter on her speedy
Lockheed-Vega monoplane showed
nearly 30,054 feet. The sealed baro-
[graph piaced in the plane by the
National Aeronautic association im-
mediately was shipped to Washing-
ton for cxamination. If it shows
' 28,074 fect, or more, Miss Nichols
, will be awarded the record now
held by Elinor Smith, young Long
j Island f{ler.

Miss Nichols was informed that
to attain recognition as the record
; holder, she must beat Miss Emith’s
mark by more than 600 fect.

She took off from Jersey Coty air-
‘port at 12:33 p. m., and was aloft
‘90 minutes. There was a 30-mile
‘wind blowing when she cireled the
‘city, swung over Manhattan anc
‘$tarled the long climb.

. “Everything went fine,” she sald

“The engine worked perfectly, 1]
did not suffer any cdiscamiort.’

 

 
 
| 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.
 