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Throng From All Quarters
  The throng of people who came to see the aviators from all points of New Hampshire and many from Massachusetts cities and towns was undoubtedly the largest ever assembled at one time and place in the granite state.

  They were largely made up of people from Manchester, Lowell, Lawrence and Haverhill, besides the people of Nashua and the number was limited only by the ability of the available steam and trolley cars to transport them here.

  The people begin arriving at a very early hour and by 11 o'clock the half mile training track, which had been put at the disposal of spectators, was completely filled was a mass of arrows and humanity. The standing spectators occupied 2/3 of the track around the level oval to the right of the grandstand, which had been reserved for them.

  They also worked into the space to the left reserved for automobiles and occupied by a double roll of 300 cars. By the same hour ever seat of the 2000 in the grandstand itself has been taken. All the knolles and ridges outside the park were covered.

  He'll alone was occupied by at least 1000 persons, while autos stood in roadways and elevated parts of the suburbs, the occupants just getting a view of the risers at long range. Trees in the woods south of the fairgrounds were filled with boys and men. The vast attendance, although disappointed that no more competitors arrived, felt repaid by having seen each type of flying machine at its best, in a real race.

 After the news of the departure of Atwood, Ovington, Stone and Milling for Squantum was announced from the judges' stand the next intelligence of the landing of Atwood and Stone at Winchester and Medford.
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 Ovington Fought Head Wind
  Then came the announcement that Lieut Milling been seen at Tewksbury. A real thrill went through the vast assemblage when someone with a strong glass discerned a speck in the sky in the direction of Lowell.  Soon after it could be seen by the naked eye, and in a few minutes it was made out to be a monoplane.

  Then the flash of the propeller could be seen and it's action heard and the aviators soon began to drop earthward preparatory to allighting. Ovington came in from the southeast corner of the field, his wheels taking the turf just inside the white starting line. He bowled easily along slacking to stop at a point just west of the middle of the field.

Auto horns were tooted and the great crowd cheered. Mr. Ovington was completely surrounded by the officials of the meeting, newspaper men, and congratulated on his successful flight. To the spectators,  his departure was the more interesting spectacle, for after the machine had risen and gone 500 yards northeast he turned it back and made a circle of the entire race track at no great distance above the ground, giving everyone an opportunity to see the monoplane in full action. The he sailed away toward Worcester.

Ovington's passage over Groton, where the bells were rung, Ayer, Lancaster, Clinton and West Boylston and his arrival at Worcester were announced from the judges' stand. Just before his departure from Nashua, Ovington said that during his flight from Boston, he had reached an altitude of 750 meters and fought a stiff headwind all the way.

Milling Goes Around Field.

Lieut Milling, coming in from the south, was compelled to make a turn at nearly right angles to effect his landing, which was nevertheless grandly done. He did not drop until he had passed a considerable distance beyond the white starting mark, but after his skids took the ground he rapily [[rapidly]] brought his car to a stop. Milling's departure was equally satisfactory or Ovington's, he also making the circuit of the field.

Had Atwood been able to reach Nashua, his arrival would have been the signal for a tremendous outburst of enthusiasm, he being the favorite of all the aviators in this section, having been the first aviator who ever landed in New Hampshire.

The officers of the meet in Nashua were Gen Jason E. Tolles starter and manager of the field, Capt James H. Hunt, Col George E. Danforth and C. E. Smith timers, Thomas F. Moran and Albert Terrienn clerks.

  

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