1. Out at Wichita, broken oil line.
       2. Out at Kansas City, loose cowling. 
3. Crashed  fatally  on  take  off .

                                                                                                                                                                           
     
           "Mister Mulligan" Flown by Benny Howard & Gordon Israel

   
       Roscoe Turners # 57 Wedell Williams

        
            Northrop Gamma #35 flown by Russell Thaw
            (Sid Bradd Collection)

  Roy Hunt  Lockheed Orion  #72
                                  

                       

 1935 Official Program Cover

   Greve Trophy Race

         In 1935 the Greve Trophy Race for planes wit  no larger than
   _ _ _  cubic  inch displacement would again be flown in 2
heats and awarded points with the winner receiving the
                                                                highest number of points. The race honored Louis Greve.                                                            
                                                                      

  
             Louis Greve presenting trophy        
                                         

                                                                           Thompson Trophy Race                                                                                       

      Seven Racers were lined up for the race hoarse start of the
     1935 Thompson including two of the Bendix racers, Benny
      Howard's   Mr. Mulligan and Roscoe's Wedell. It was a last
minute decision on the part Benny to enter Mr. Mulligan
   considering the Pratt-Whitney Wasp engine had run near
         or at maximum power for well over eight hours in the Bendix.
     Perhaps Benny, whose airplanes had already won two out
    of the three major races decided try to win all three races.
         Due to a controversy at the starting line, the starters flag was
    held for a very long time causing the spark plugs to foul in
Mr. Mulligan creating a rough running engine for Harold
         Neumann. When the flag finally went down, Mr. Mulligan was
         slow to get off. Once airborne, Harold's skill and experience
        allowed him to close on the leaders, Roscoe Turner was in 
  first place on the 8th lap when his Pratt & Whitney blew.
              Near the field, Roscoe climbed for altitude to make a decision,
            at first he thought about jumping, but a look at all those people
            in the stands and the thought of where a pilot less plane might
       crash, Roscoe opted to make a dead stick landing, he very
     skillfully brought the Wedell over the fence at a high rate of
      speed and use all available land. Harold Neumann was not
              aware he had won the race until after he landed. Benny Howard
          won the Bendix, Harold Neumann won the Greve in a Howard
                        "Mike" and he also won the Thompson in Howard's "Mister Mulligan".
    Is it any wonder it was called the "Benny Howard year" ? 

       Thompson Trophy being presented to Harold Neumann
         by  Fred Crawford  and  Ruth Chatterton  with  Roscoe
Turner congratulating  Harold on winning the race.
                                                                                                                                                                                                      

   
                  #40 Mister Mulligan
                 (Bob Christensen Collection)

 
         #4 "Bonzo"
             (Bob Christensen Collection)

 
     #131 Rider R-1
                                                                             

  
             #38 Howard "Mike"
              (Bill Meixner Collection)

  
                                        (Bill Meixner Collection)                                         
#20 Sever Sky SEV-3 Amphibian
                                                                                       

 
                                      (Bob Christensen Collection)                                           
   #33 Brown B-2 "Miss Los Angeles"
                                                                              

                                           Photos are from the Wes Hansen collection except where noted.

 
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