Word: beachey
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...chief attractions will be Lincoln Beachey, who was the best performer at last year's meet. Last August Beachey established an altitude record at Chicago of 11,474 feet, which has only recently been broken by a foreign aviator. The other aviators who have sent their contracts are Hugh A. Robinson, William Hoff, Charles F. Walsh, Charles Witmer, Beckwith Havens, George W. Beatty and Frank Coffyn...
...year and carried away nearly all the prizes for that day. He used a Nieuport monoplane with a 70 horse-power Gnome engine, and it was the prettiest machine on the field, as well as one of the speediest. On the second day of the meet, however, it was Beachey who was the centre of interest. The weather was unfavorable for flying, being cloudy and threatening with a small gale blowing, but in spite of this he ascended some 2,000 feet in his Curtis biplane, and pointing it into the wind, against which he could make no headway...
...miles. On this day, Sopwith took first and Ovington second, although Grahame-White made the fastest time only to be disqualified. The other contestants either had engine trouble or lost their way. Other events were the altitude quick-climbing to a height of 2,000 feet, in which Beachey again demonstrated his skill in management when he came down in thrilling spirals; the accuracy in landing contest, and the quick start...
...following day, Beachey took nearly all the prizes and accomplished one of the most remarkable feats that has been done at any meet this year, by beating, in his Curtis biplane, one of the fastest Bleriot monoplanes, over the Boston Light course. Ovington took second place. A wind of 28 miles an hour was blowing, and on account of this Beachey was the only aviator willing to risk the flight to the Blue Hills observatory and back for the $1,000 prize. He encountered many difficulties on the trip but accomplished it safely in 20 minutes, 22 seconds...