Show cyclist in spectacular 1 tac ac lar feat an army r motorcyclist I 1 at one of the training camps recen recently y averted the death ot of a young by a most extraordinary feat of 06 heroism says popular mechanics Mo magazine azine racing at high speed across rough ground lie he drove his machine idao a runaway parachute that was dragging the oil officer c er to his death the latter had bad made a practice parachute jump of 2000 feet from an observation balloon A high wind had carried him a considerable distance and iff ig landing he berame became hopelessly entangled in the cordage tho the parachute ewis was caught by a strong air current anz an blown at terrific speed acress the field pulling its helpless prisoner with ita it at the same instant the cyclist pas passing pashing Zing along a nearby motor road saw flie officers plight he swerved his machine into the held cieli alid raced at top squarely into the middle of the jellied liell led parachute the ropes fouled tl machine and the beight of the latter anchored the derelict against f urther further movement yo |