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Show - ''' -Has aviation as a "sport" no longer power to attract? Reports from the ..' old world are to the effect that the principal British and continental meetings this year resulted in financial finan-cial loss to their promoters, who are "cut" a total of $375,000. Most of the "bird-men" also are worse off in pocket through participation in the exhibitions. Some "big money" has been made In the United States and in Europe by winners of prizes offered of-fered in aerial competition. But there are numerous signs that the matter haB been overdone, both here and abroad. |