Word: ovington
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Dates: during 1911-1911
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...fact that there were no accidents, so that Boston has had two great aviation meets in which no aviator has been hurt. Unlike last year, it is difficult to pick out any star, for nearly at one time or another. Perhaps the most sensational flight was that of Ovington, by which he won the Boston Globe prize of $10,000 for the inter-state cross-country race...
...prizes, aggregating $2,500 daily, being offered each time. This year there were five machines entered as against only one last year. The course consisted of once around the field, and twice around the light and back, a dictance of 33 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...
...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...
...Labor Day, Boston witnessed the best flying that it has ever seen. Ovington won the Boston Globe $10,000 cross-country inter-state flight for monoplanes in 3 hours, 6 minutes, 22 seconds. The course lay first to Nashua, N. H., then to Worcester, from there to Providence, R. I., and back again to the field. The contest committee offered a special prize of $7,500 for a flight by biplanes over the same course, which was won by Lieutenant T. D. Milling, U. S. N., in a Burgess Wright machine in 5 hours, 22 minutes, 27 seconds. The only...