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Plans for the third annual Boston Aviation meet which is to be held from June 29 to July 7 at the Harvard Field, Squantum, under the direction of William A.P. Willard are being rapidly pushed forward. Already ten entries have been received, and at least fifteen of the world's greatest aviators will enter the contests...
...field at Squantum is now being put into shape for the meet. For the past week several surveyors have been laying out the grounds which this year will be entirely different from that of the past two seasons. The getaway, which is to be nearly a half mile long and 150 feet wide, will be at right angles with the one used at the previous meets. It will be constructed as a gravel road and when finished will be covered with oil and other preparation to make it firm...
...treasurer's report of the Harvard Boston Aero Meet which was held at Squantum from August 26 to September 6, inclusive, shows a deficit of $11,221.58 or $11,925.68 less than last year. The fact that there was any deficit at all was due largely to the continual rains and high winds which prevailed throughout the first week of the meet; not to any increase in expenses, as they were lessened by more than half. The chief reasons for this great decrease in expenses were that many constructions of last year: the field, road, hangars, parkway, fences...
...first intercollegiate glider meet held under the auspices of the Harvard Aeronautical Society on its field at Squantum yesterday and the day before contained two classes of entrants: one of mechanically and the other of body controlled gliders. In the former event Tufts with 13 points was first and Cornell with 11 points was second. In the latter event M. I. T. with 13 points and Volkmann with 11 points were first and second respectively...
...first intercollegiate glider meet will be held under the auspices of the Harvard Aeronautical Society on its field at Squantum today and tomorrow. The contests will take place between 4 and 7.30 o'clock on the afternoons of these days. There will be three events: duration, distance, and accuracy in landing. In each event a silver cup will be awarded to the aviator winning first place and a medal for second place. The entries include: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cornell, Tufts, University of Pennsylvania, Swarthmore, Waltham Aeronautical Society, Volkmonn and Harvard. Places in the events will count as follows: first...