Despite official support from the Federal Government, Mexico was unable to withstand the attack of the United The challenge of the United States to supremacy in the air was answered decisively yesterday, when Mexico’s defenders failed to stop the onrush of American competitors in the International Air Derby from Los Angeles to El Paso. The race, which was flown over a course of 1,100 miles, was won by Clarence Chamberlin, who covered the distance in 6 hours 30 minutes 45 seconds, an average speed of 172.8 miles an hour. Chamberlin’s time was faster than the best previous mark of 7 hours 36 minutes 20 seconds, set last year by Captain Frank Hawks. The victor finished more than an hour ahead of his nearest rival, Captain Harry Tucker, who landed at El Paso at 9.6 p.m. Thirteen other competitors finished within an hour of Tucker.
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