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Show BEAMY THRfLLS SPECTATORS AT AVIATION MEET 4- 4- LOS ANGELES, Cal., Jan. 4- ' 4- 23. Lincoln Beachey, whoBe 4- 4- daring feats of flying havo bocu 4- tho feature of the international 4- 4- aviation meets hero, played a 4- 4- rather ghastly joke today on 4- 4- a crowd that was still on edge 4- 4- as a result of tho tragic fato 4- 4- of young Rutheriord Page yes- 4- 4- terday afternoon. 4- , 4--r4-4-4-4-4-,4-4-4- 4- After several thrilling "death dips," attempted in emulation of which caused the sudden end of Page's career,. ca-reer,. Beachey rose to an altitudo of about 400 feet, from which he mado a sheer drop almost perpendicularly and disappeared in the gulley whore Arch Iloxey fell to his death a year ago. From the grand stand and the grounds It appeared that Beachey had fallen, and when he did not reappear . at the other ond of the hill moro than a mlnuto later, automobiles loaded with doctors, mechanicians and reporters re-porters dashod to the foot of the hill It was fully three minutes lator when Bcachoy reappeared at the north end of the course, flew past the grand stand and laughingly waved to the crowd, which had experienced all the thrills of witnessing an aerial trag-ed. trag-ed. Had Tvo Narrow Escapes. Although tho day was devoid of accidents, ac-cidents, H. Kearney of St. Louis had two narrow escapes In tho five-mile handicap first when his engine stopped while "banking," and a moment mo-ment later when tho "wash" from the propeller of a stationary monoplane almost capsized his machine. On both occasions Kearney righted his biplane, bi-plane, but was compelled to leave the course. Racos, altitude flights and trick flying made up tho day's program pro-gram The figure eight contest between be-tween Phil O Parmalco and Lincoln Beachey furnished several Intense momonts. Parmalce won in tho record lime of 1-05 2-5 for three "eights." Beachey's time was 1.09 4-5 Parmalee also captured the altitude honors for the day, reaching a height of 7,500 feet Glenn H Martin's barograph registered nearly G.OOO feet Young Fish Carries Passenger. W. II. Cook of San Francisco remained re-mained in the air two hours and 35 minutes and climbed 1,800 feet Passenger-carrying honors wont to Farum Fish, the boy aviator, who was in tho air most of tho afternoon with a passenger, making several crosscountry cross-country flights. The "five-mile handicap race, which was flown in sections owing to tho number of contestants, was won oy ' Hillery Boachey of SL Louis in ; G 161-2, with Glonn Martin of Los ' Angeles second and William Ho ft of ' San Francisco third. Lincoln Beach- ey. who mado the fastest time, 6:33, and Panna'ee wcro disqualified for exceeding thoir handicap limit The ' five-milo froe-for-all, with four entries, en-tries, was won by Lincoln Beachey, with Hoft" second and Martin third. 1 Parmaloo was tho fourth contestant. The tlmo was G-4S. t |