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Boston Traveler
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[[caption]] Planes lined up for the take-off at Hicksville, L. I.., in the race to Cleveland in the first annual American handicap derby for amateur flyers. [[/caption]]
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WASHINGTON D C STATE
SEPTEMBER 7, 1931

Amateurs Start Air Derby to Cleveland
BRITISH STUNT FLYER MAKES THEM LAUGH AT NATIONAL RACES.

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NUMEROUS wealthy aviation enthusiasts took off yesterday from the Long Island Aviation Country Club at Hicksville, Long Island, on a cross-country air derby to the National Air Races in Cleveland, Ohio.  The winner of the derby will be presented with a silver cup donated by Charles L. Lawrence, president of the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce.  The upper photo shows a group of fair aviatrixes standing beside a Waco plane.  They are (left to right) the Misses Laura Morgan, New York City;  Betsy Gilliers, Garden City;  Jasmine Goddard, New York City, and Manila Davis of New York City and West Virginia.

Lower:  Flight Comdr. Richard R. L. Atcherly, British flying ace, injected a little comedy into the Cleveland air races Saturday when he appeared in this garb for one of his daredevil flights.  Atcherly has recovered from injuries sustained during the early part of the races, when his plane crashed. –A. P. Photo.