Word: contests
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Dates: during 1910-1910
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...Aero meet at Squantum, in September Mr. Grahame-White proved to be the most versatile of the aviators, taking prizes in all but two events. He won first place in the speed trial, using his Bleriot monoplane; in the getaway, with a Farman biplane, and was first in the contest for accuracy in dropping bombs on a dummy battleship. In addition to this, he took second place in the trials for altitude, duration and distance, and won the Globe prize for a flight to Boston Light and back...
That the team is not sure of continuing to play in its present form was also demonstrated by Saturday's contest. In spite of the more open game as played under the new rules, men will be hurt, and misfortune in this respect will ruin the prospects of any team. Injuries which make it necessary for substitutes to play regularly, throw greater responsibility upon the men who are fortunate in avoiding accidents. All the members of the team individually and collectively must continue to develop at top speed if they are to meet Yale on equal terms in spite...
...Bleriot monoplane, in which he covered three laps of the course, a distance of 5 1-4 miles, in 6 minutes, 1 second; first in the getaway, in a Farman biplane, leaving the ground 26 feet, 9 inches from the point from which he started; and first in the contest for accuracy in dropping bombs on a dummy battleship. In addition to these three first places, he came in second in the trials for altitude, duration, and distance, and was the winner of the Globe prize uncontested, using his Bleriot monoplane...
...interesting event, designed to show the possibilities of the aeroplane in time of war, in addition to the bomb-dropping contest, was the flight of Lieutenant Fickel, who shot with a rifle at a target from a Curtiss biplane piloted by Willard...
...Monday, May 30, the eight was defeated by Cornell on the Charles by one length and a quarter. Although the crew rowed in beautiful form in this race, the contest was lost solely by poor judgment...