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...able to fly. E. H. Kelton, Occ., D. Gregg, 4 E.S., and R. Tuckerman '20 took no part in the flights. L. T. Lanman '20 and J. B. Garver, 1L., entered the race, but an inferior machine kept them far in the rear over the entire course. R. B. Varnum, Occ., placed fourth in the acrobatics but did not score...
...landing to mark contest, a manoeuyring and acrobatic event, and an alert competition. This last event will be in the nature of an obstacle race. The contestants will prepare their machines for flight and dress in flying togs, the first man off the ground winning. R. Blynn Varnum, Unc., is entered in the acrobatics and manoeuvres; L. T. Lanman '20, in the landing to a mark; J. B. Garver, 1L., in the alert competition, and R. Tuckerman '20, in the altitude flight. The meet starts at 1 o'clock...
...held Friday afternoon at Mineola, Long Island, has been announced. The choice comes as the result of the trials held at the Army Flying Field in Framingham by Lieutenant-Colonel Drennan. The team is made up as follows: First Lieutenant E. H. Kelton, Occ.; First Lieutenant R. Blynn Varnum, Unc.; First Lieutenant D. Gregg, 4ES.; First Lieutenant J. B. Garver, 1L.; Second Lieutenant L. T. Lanman '20, Second Lieutenant R. Tuckerman '20. All of these officers served as pilots during the war, either in flying fields in the country or in France...
There are six events on the schedule Friday afternoon, all of which are designed to test above all the proficiency of the fliers. The events and the men entered in them follow: 100-mile cross-country race, Kelton, Gregg; acrobatic and manoeuvring, Varnum; landing to a mark, Lanman; alert competition, Garver; altitude flight, Tuckerman; manoeuvres, Varnum. At a meeting of the Intercollegiate Flying Association Saturday prizes will be awarded the winners...
...will fly in the 100-mile cross-country race which is one of the six events on the schedule. L. T. Lanman '20 will also be on the team, flying in the take-off and landing event. The third member of the team chosen yesterday was R. Blinn Varnum '21, who will enter the manoeuvre and acrobatic events. He was formerly a pilot in the 166th Squadron, A. E. F. The remaining fliers on the team will be chosen tomorrow...