Show 7 IN THE r ar hf finT ME M if M T I 1 BEACHY A POPULAR BIRD MAN rs 4 pa A 44 he remained for about ten minutes two cities was 2 hours 22 25 2 5 rate of a ratio mile a minute the first cross country race between aviators in this country was won by lincoln beachy who flew from now new york to philadelphia winning a prize of 0 lie he also won several prizes at the recent international meet in chicago and excited plaudits pl audits from the thousands of spectators by his many daring circus stunts in the air beachy not long ago attracted attention by his daring flights at niagara falls driving a curtla curtis biplane L be flew over the falls down under tinder the suspension bridge and over the death dealing rapids frequently his big machine was so close to the water that ho he was drenched with spray beachy Y Is 21 years of age and la is one of the curtis flyers he Is an ambitious aviator understands his machine perfectly and never falls to perform brilliantly in the great cross country race which he won there were three competitors peti tors who started on the long journey beachy made a brilliant flight fligh t making one landing at trenton where ills his actual flying time between the es most of the way he flew at the |