First, why was this contest called by its promoters an "Air Derby"?  In our opinion, with rules allowing the use of other modes of travel as well as aircraft, the title is a decided misnomer.  It should have been termed a "Go-As-You-Please Derby."  Not a single one of these contestants accomplished the girdle by airplane alone; every winner took a steamship across the Pacific.  Here's hoping that when another 'round-the-world contest is pulled off it will be tagged with a title which fits.