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Take a Peek, From

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Looks like a large hoop that is out of shap. It might be taken for the small ring of a circus. It might be taken for many things, but the picture above at the left, showing a white circle with a square in the center, is Jack Dempsey's training camp with the flight ring in the center.

This picture was taken from an airplane at a height of 350 feet by Russel Van Horn, New-Bee staff photographer. Jack Dempsey and Bill Tate are mixing things in the ring and Jimmy De Forest, chief tranier, is seen in the ring, acting as referee. 

In the foreground is the road leading to the Dempsey camp from the Point Place road. Autos, concessions stands and summer cottages are visible.

A few persons may be seen sitting on shed roofs, watching the show without forking over the admission price, In the background are ((??)) orchard and a cornfield. At the ((??))
the picture the two wings

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[[??]] from a point in [[??]] lieve I saw more punches [[??]] those who were on the same pla [[??]] with the boxers. I caught some fine pictures of the men as they worked. 

Van wen tout to snap the arena on Wednesday when he met Aviators Charles W. Meyers of East Orange, [[N.]]J. and George (Buck) Weaver of [[Chicago]] in Bayview Park, where their two Curtiss planes are stationed. 

SKIMS THE TOP ROW. 
The aviators looked at Van in amazement when he made his request. 
"All right, if you'll take the chance," they said. 
Van Climbed aboard and the aviators took off. Van's plane skimmed the top row of seats. 
"Too close," shouted Van above the roar of the wind as Meyers cut off the engine. 
The plane zoomed into the skies. Van took another squint thru his sighter. Too high," he cried. Then came the request to dive 500. Just before the plane straightened Van "shot" and here's his picture. 

PRAISES AIRMAN.
The aviators who took Van up in his flights came in for a large share of praise from the photographer for their ability. The flights were not Van's first, but he declared they were the most satisfactory. 
"Lieutenant Meyers had three years in the Canadian Royal Flying Corps and certainly is an expert at the game," said Van. "I had the altimeter in my seat. I told him to drop 500 feet, the following dive plunged us 550 feet. 
"In another instance I told him that the wing tip interfered with my taking a shot. The next time we circled, the plane was tilted just at the proper angle to permit my shot. Never have I seen such dexterity in handling a flying machine. Out of 19 shots, I missed only one."

FROM CLEVELAND.
Weaver, who was an instructor for American flying men, showed Van some of his stunts with his plane. Weaver and Meyers have been flying for seven and eight years, respectively. 
They flew here from Cleveland and will remain to take up passengers. They say that neither has ever had a crash. They have visited many cities in Canada and in the lake region and have flown with passengers from Cleveland, Toronto, Buffalo, Akron, Alliance and other cities. 
For those who desire to experience all the thrills of stunt flying they execute all kinds of aerial acrobatics. For those who just want to ride they cruse around in the upper regions. 
"Nothing cooler on a warm day," they said. 
The boys will open a flying school in Lorain this fall.