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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 14, 1910

Page

2

Harmon Wins Practically All the Amateur Prizes at Meet

The Harvard Boston Aero meet ends with Clifford Harmon winning all amateur prizes including the bomb throwing cup and speed and duration cups. Grahame White dominates overall with 189 points, Curtiss engines failings mar events, Burgess sets best effort record, and field leased to Harvard Aeronautical Society for five years.

Wright Ralph Johnstone Hoe Harvard Boston Aero Meet Harmon Air Fleet Clifford B. Harmon W. Starling Burgess Harvard Glenn H. Curtiss W. Stariing Burgess-Curtiss Company Grahame-White Grahame-White and Brookins Wilhuard Shaw Boston Farman Glenn Curtiss Wilbur Wright Walter Brookins Grahame White Wilbur Harvard Aeronautical Society New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad South Station New Haven Company

Captains of the Air: Alliott Verdon Roe Profile

Aviator Alliott Verdon Roe from Manchester England, born 1877, a pioneer in English aviation, attended the Squantum meet. He built early aircraft, won prizes in London and Brooklyn, and co produced triplanes with his brother. Noted visitors from Studebaker praised Grahame-White and hinted Studebaker interest.

Alliott Verdon Roe Manchester Eng Edward H. Roe England St. Paul's School London British Columbia L. & Y. Locomotive Works London Daily Mail Brooklyn Lee Marshes Blackpool Humphrey W. Roe Mildred Kirk Brownsfield Mills

Harmon wins four firsts at Harvard aviation meet

Clifford B. Harmon takes all four amateur event titles at the Harvard aviation meet on the Atlantic field. He earns trophies totaling 7500 dollars, matching professional aviators in standing. W. Starling Burgess wins the sole amateur second prize with a five second duration flight, while Harmon's slow laps finish nearly a minute faster than his fast laps.

Harmon Grahame-White W. Starling Burgess Clifford B. Harmon Harvard Plum Island

Aviators Lost in Fog Over Hempstead Plains

Joe Seymour in a Curtiss biplane and Ted Schriver in a Howard Dietz biplane were lost in dense fog over Hempstead plains. They kept high to avoid obstacles and used engine noise to detect each other, making four and three cross country flights respectively to regain bearings.

New York Joe’’ Seymour Curtiss Ted Schriver Howard Dietz Hempstead Plains Seymour Schriver

Boats Crash Off Commercial Point During Air Show

A power boat named Edna collided with a power tender operated by William Borden near Dorchester Bay while spectators watched planes at Squantum. Borden narrowly escaped injury as his vessel sustained minor damage. The Edna, owned by John McLee of Dorchester, was also damaged.

Edna Commercial Point Dorchester Bay Squantum William Borden Boston Yacht Club

Dedham polo fans watch Farman biplane display

Spectators Charlie Bryant and Bob MecQuillen of the Dedham polo club watched the Farman biplane. Moses Williams, also from Dedham, showed interest while Ivers Adams, Harvard athlete of 1895, praised the flight and planned to buy a monoplane.

Charlie Bryant Bob MecQuillen Dedham Polo Club Moses Williams Dedham Farman Ivers Adams Harvard

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