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Storms and fog delayed the vessel . Finally she arrived at the Golden Gate , and then came the mad race across the North American continent in fresh airplanes . Near Cheyenne , Wyoming , the American plane was forced to the ground by engine trouble , allowing her competitor to get ahead several hours . This lead the American could not overcome , and the race ended at 5:15 o'clock on the afternoon of July 27th , with the English crew first and the American crew second . Three days later the belated French crew , who had met with mishap in Italy , came in , winning third prize . The Ross brothers were at work in the hangar when Bob Giddings , who had gone into town on his motorcycle after some more screws , came back waving the copy of the _ Daily Independent _ containing this last account . `` Cartier and his bunch have arrived , '' he cried , springing from his machine .