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In October, 1923 the air races were held at St. Louis. Buck flew four in the cabin of the Breguet and arranged for Billie Burke to fly little buck and Hattie in his laird swallow. Billie Burke was a pilot from Okmulgee, Oklahoma. This was the first "Daddy" hadn't piloted his own family. The laird swallow had Hisso motor and it was the first time Hattie ever realized the decided pull of a motor, the speed seemed so much greater than an OX5 job. Due to fog over the river at St. Louis, x the ship was late getting in, much to the alarm of Buck, who had arrived considerably earlier in spite of a later start in a logier ship. Sam and Clayt were at the meet with a Waco, which Clayt had flown in. Buck flew the ship for the boys and as usual all other ships stayed on the ground to witness the skillful art of Buck's flying. Out of Bennie or that particular Waco which was only one he lived to see, Buck got the performance of one of today's sport Wacos or that the army gets out of a Pl. This is not [stikethrough] hyperble [strikethrough] hyperbole but much voiced appreciation.  [Strikethrough] xx [Strikethrough] UN/flattering as it may seem, but to be truthfil, Hattie was beginning to "woof" a bit about the seeming futilities of aviation. Her lack of enthusiasm at the meet is one the things she [strikethrough] xx [strikethrough] was not proud of.