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On January 10, 1913, Brown and Law performed a mock life-saving chute drop act for the movies at Vanderbilt Beach. Starting February 1st and continuing until April, Brown and Law exhibited their chute act and daily flying at the Third Insular Fair, San Juan, Porto Rico under Stevens' management. Returning late in April, Brown and Law again established headquarters at Oakwood Heights, Staten Island, where, on May 30th, they flew in a Memorial Day Meet. On that day Brown took up Arthur Lapham, of Weehawken, N.J., who wanted to make a chute jump. His chute failed to open and he landed feet first in deep mud, but was quickly pulled out unhurt. The Summer of 1913 Brown and Law exhibited at the Halifax, Nova Scotia, Exposition, and that Winter they went back to San Juan, Porto Rico.

During the Summer of 1914, Brown retired from flying, sold his equipment, was married and went into business for himself at Jamaica Plain, Mass. Later he returned to Walpole, where he lived the remainder of his life. An Early Bird and flying pioneer, he died at Walpole in 1954. One of the early sportsmen who took up flying for pure enjoyment, nevertheless he must be given full credit for interest and faith in a new sport and his help to demonstrate it to the public.