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at sunrise on the sixth day. He disappointed enormous crowds who fathered each day; especially was this true on the sixth day when he made his flight at dawn as comparatively few were on hand at that time of day. 
Mr. Beachey and I arrived with the twin airships and furnished the bulk of the entertainment, especially during the periods when the other contestants, for personal reasons, were not ready to fly. On the last day of the contest, the last remaining prize of one thousand dollars was still to be won. The other contestants were not anxious to fly in the high wind blowing at the time. Mr. Lambert looked to us to at least make a trial. The wind was blowing about 35 miles per hour. I told Mr. Lambert that we could not make it in this wind velocity, that undoubtedly the wind would die down within a short time and we would then try for it. The other contestants had dismantled their outfits and were leaving the grounds. We stayed on until after six o'clock. The wind actually grew stronger. I was sorry for Mr. Lambert as he had counted on our cooperation. I explained that we had another contract immediately following and in case we wrecked the ship we would lose more than we would gain.
[[written in]]Jan 1910,[[/written in]] After making the Record Herald contract I called on Albert B. Lambert at the Listerine Company offices. He was busy at the time and I waited. He did not delay very long. We left the building at once. His automobile was waiting. He did not say anything to the chauffuer and we shortly drew up in front of the Racquet Club where I was introduced to a number of business men and close friends of his. During this brief visit, I noticed that most of his friends called him polite names and referred to him as "Doc the Balloonatic". Mr. Lambert was not concerned about all the joking. He gave familiar jibes to his friends, some of course I did not understand. All this had a bearing on events to follow.