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...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...