 

Jersey City, N. J., March 6 (P)—
Climbing through cold blue skies
Miss Ruth Nichols, New York soci:
iety aviatrix who holds coast-to-coast

speed marks set an unofficial alti.
tude record for women today.
The altimeter on her speedy mon-
loplane showed nearly . 30,054 feet.
|The sealed barograph placed iu the
plane by the National Aeronautic
Association, was immediately sent
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.

‘Miss Nichols was informed that to

attain recognition. as the record
holder, she must beat Miss Smith's
mark of 27,418 feet by more than
600 feet.
’ She took off from Jersey -Citr
Airport at 12:33 p. m. and was
aloft 90 minutes. There was a 30-
mile wind blowing when she cir-
cied the city, swung over Manhat-
tan and started the Jeng climb.

“Everything went fine,” she said.
“The engine worked perfectly. I
did not suffer any discomfort.” |

 
 
Jersey. City, N. J,,. March 6
(Py—Clim bing thronigh .cold. bluse
skies moro than five aud one-
‘half. miles over Jersey and Man-
‘hattan today, Miss Ruth Nichols,
iRye, N. Y¥,, flier, who. tolds
coasttto-coast speed marks, -set
an unofficial altitude record tor
women.

The allimeteron her speedy
Lockhead-Yega monopline show-
ed nearly 30,054. feet, The
sealed haragraph placed on the
plane by’ tite National Aoranau-
tic. association, wag immediately
shipped to Washtogton . for,.ex-
amination. If it shows 28,074

 
 