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SEPTEMBER 1, 1936 THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE BULLETIN PAGE 5 RUTHERFORD PAGE KILLED RACING BEACHEY IGNORES WARNING BY CURTIS TURNS IN TOO CLOSE CIRCLE LOSES CONTROL AND JUMPS DROPS 60 FEET, BREAKS NECK IN SECOND TRIAL LOS ANGELES, Calif., Jan 22, 1912 (E.B.)— In a reckless effort to overtake Lincoln Beachey, said to be the most skilled aviator in the game, Rutherford Page, 24 years old, who only 2 days ago qualified for a pilot's license, lost control of his Curtiss biplane here today, leaped from it at a height of sixty feet, and was killed. Page had told Glenn Curtiss and others that he was going to defeat Beachey in the race, "or break my fool neck." Curtiss sought to restrain the youth, telling him that further experience was necessary before he could hope to emulate Beachey. Page, however, ignored the warning and his death resulted. The meet opened at Dominguez Field, Jan. 20, and will continue ten days. Famous aviators who are entered in the events, which includes speed, altitude, duration quick starting, acurate landing, bomb dropping, and night flying contests are Farnum Fish, 17-year-old Wright pilot; Glenn L. Martin, Martin biplane; Weldon B. Cooke, Curtiss biplane; Lincoln Beachey, Curtiss biplane; Howard Gill, Wright biplane; Albert Elton, Wright biplane; Stuart Scott, Curtiss biplane; Horace Kearney, Curtiss biplane; Wm. Hoff, Curtiss biplane; Hillery Beachey, Beachey biplane, and Frank Stites, Curtiss biplane. Novices Fly Novice fliers, in addition to page, who received their pilot's certificates Saturaday [[Saturday]], and who are participating in the contests, are W.B. Atwater, Al Mayo and Geo. Alexander, graduates of the Curtis winter aviation school at North Island, near San Diego; and Harvey Crawford, a Los Angeles amateur. Glenn Martin, of Santa Ana, cook, of Oakland, and Beachley [[text cut off]] and drop rapidly a distance of about 400 feet. Recovering control of his machine, almost exactly over the site where Hoxey was killed last year, the aviator landed safely and refused to answer any of the questions concerning the incident, which were asked him by the excited newspaper reporters. The premier honors for thrills went to Parmalee and Beachey, however. Having ascended several thousand feet over the field, almost in unison Beachey in his Curtiss, and Parmalee in his Wright, swooped towards the ground at a frightful angle, bringing the crowd to its feet in awed expectation of an accident, then straightening out like gigantic birds of prey, the pair soared aloft again to repeat the performance. Blanche Scott, the only woman aviator taking part in the meet, made a short flight of 15 minutes duration on Sunday. The 100 yard handicap race between a man a horse, a motorcycle, an aeroplane and an automobile, was won by the horse, the automobile finishing last. Beachey, with a flag of Japan, fixed to a strut, won the race of all nations. Beachey also won the principal competitive event of the day, a 5-mile mandicap [[handicap] race. Parmalee in this event, and Atwater third. Kearney and Martin were unable to complete the contest, their motors failing to function properly. Page Wins Race Page's death occurred today while he was competing with Beachey, Parmalee and Martin in a 10-mile free-for-all race. Previously he had won the 5-mile handicap in 6:37 1/2, Huff's time being 6:53 and Beachey's 6:55. Hillary Beachey, who is Lincoln Beachy's brother, Martin and Kearney were also in the 5-mile contest. Page was trailing Beachey and Parmalee in the 10-mile race, and was pivoting his biplane sharply around the pylons, when treacherous air eddies [[text cut off]] 1910 AMATEURS ARE MENTIONED IN NEW TOME ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 1, 1911 (E.B.)— The 20 page pamphlet entitled "American Amateur Aviation," just issued by the Elbridge motor company of this city, might well have been called the "American Who's Who in Aviation" instead. That Dr. Wm. Greene, Frederick P. Greene and Francois Raiche, of the Aeronautic Society of New York, made flights as early as the fall of 1909, the booklet reveals. Raiche is said to have won the Society's cup for the first member to make a flight. Tre Greene machine, a biplane of original design, which was able to carry one and two passengers, was purchased by Wilbur R. Kimball, another member of the society, and taken to Rahway N. J. for experimental work, in January 1910. Early in 1910 Dr. Greene sold a second machine which he had built to Roy Crosby, of San Francisco and Crosby is said to have made some flights. In April 1910 E. R. Skinner of South Beach, Staten Island, is sad to have made some hops along a deserted strip of boulevard and beach. The Mathewson Automobile Company, of Denver, is said to have built a successful aeroplane in 1910. In Rochester Everett McNabb built a Demoiselle type monoplane and made some short flights, and at Indianapolis captain G. L. Bumbaugh was reported to have flown. At St. Louis, where a number of aeroplanes were built last year, some flying was said to have been done by Howard Gill, Hugh Robinson, J. W. Curzon, and Sparling. At Mineola, L. I., during June and July many flights are made by C. K. Hamilton, Clifford BN. Harmon and Captain Thos. S. Baldwin, but of a score of novice machines at the field none had made anything better than a few jumps until J.J. Frisbie, of Rochester appeared. With 2 weeks of practice Frisbie made flights of [[11?]] and 12 miles, carried passengers, flew after dark [[text cut off]] [[advertisement]] Hotel CLARK LOS ANGELES Hill Street between Fourth and Fifth [[image]] NATIONAL AIR RACE HEADQUARTERS —for— U.S. Army (commissioned) Early Birds Ninety-nine Club Professional Pilots Assn. National Aeronautic Assn. etc., etc. Special discounts for every member of these organizations off the regular rates of from $2.50 single—$3.50 double. VISIT OUR YEAR ROUND AVIATION HEADQUARTERS THE HANGAR CLUB ON THIRD FLOOR 555 rooms all with bath 3 Restaurants Personal management of P. G. B. (Bud) Morriss [[/advertisement]] [[advertisement]] This But a Sample Of the tremendous amount of early aeronautica in the Bulletin files—but we can use more and would be pleased to have personal [[text cut off]
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