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BOSTON - 1910
Another great meet was held at Boston. I made the contract for one machine at $10,000. The management was offering cash prizes for certain events. We figured possibly we might win some of the money, so we shipped two machines. Walter Brookins and Ralph Johnstone were the aviators. The meet was a great success and we carried away about [[strikethrough]] 2 [[/strikethrough]] $24,250 for our share in the proceeds.

BELMONT RACE TRACK Oct 22 - 29 - 1910
An international meet was held at Belmont Race Track on Long Island. We had several foreign contestants. We also had a special machine which was constructed for speed. It was the first and only V type motor that the Wright Company ever built. Brookins was given the job of flying it. He made a top speed of about 86 miles per hour, much faster than anything the Europeans had been able to produce. But on coming down in front of the grandstand completely failed and Brookins was forced [[strikethrough]] came [[/strikethrough]] down and hit the track with considerable force, turning the machine over and over, wrecking everything. He was fortunate in being able to drop out on the first turn with nothing more than the breath knocked out of him. This young man seemed to bear a charmed life.

LOS ANGELES - 1910-1911 Dec-12 Jan 2
Returning to Los Angeles, I found an entirely different attitude concerning Sunday flying. It was either we fly or else. I was reluctant to do it without consulting the Wrights as I knew what their answer would be. We could not do any flying on the coast unless we conceded. So, on my own account, I made the contracts at Salt Lake, Los Angeles, and San Francisco to include Sunday flying. I knew that when I returned to Dayton I would have to face a very angry Wilbur and Orville Wright. However, it had to