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Russell Continues to Lead Air Contestants on Tour. Special to The Free Press. Cincinnati, Ohio; September 26, 1930. With a lead of 2,743 points over John Livingston, his nearest rival. Harry L. Russell was set tonight for the final in the sixth national air tour, which ends at Dearborn Saturday afternoon. Russell's tri-engine carrying a load of more than pounds, was groomed tonight for the last hop and a special guard placed about its hangar. Today's standings were watching but the race between Walter Beech, designer of the Curtiss-King-bird he is flying, and George Halderman, famous trans-Atlantic flier, was so close that their final position will not be known until the end. Haldeman has gained fifth immediately behind Myron Zeller, second Ford pilot, and is 80 points ahead of Beech. No other contestants are so closely matched. To Start at 2 O'Clock. Wesley Smith is in seventh place, Eddie Schneider eighth, Truman Wadlow ninth, and Les Bowman tenth. The contestants arrived in time to take part in the dedication of the $2,000,000 Lunken Airport. A group of army planes Dayton and Washington and numerous aviation leaders from all the country are here. Manager Ray Collins advised the contestants tonight that the start tomorrow would be at 2 o'clock, so that the planes will arrive at Ford airport late in the afternoon. With the leaders virtually certain of their respective positions, interest among the pilots has turned to the contest for the Great Lakes trophy for light aircraft. Schneider, youthful record holder, appears to be the winner. Bowman, in tenth place, is runner-up for the light plane award, with Bart Stevenson third. Nancy Hopkins, girl flier, is fourth; Charley Meyers, fifth, and Harvey Mummert, sixth. Protests Are Rumored. Several contestants out of the money plan to leave Ford airport immediately after their planes are weighed in Saturday afternoon, others will remain until next week to attend the meeting at which prize checks will be distributed. It is believed numerous protests will be filed for alleged violations of rules, but like rumors followed every previous tour, failing to materialize at the last moment. The contest bas been the most severe ever attempted. The veterans are particularly pleased with the skill, courage and stamina shown by the two youngest fliers, Miss Hopkins and Schneider.

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