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new American altitude record at Bath when he reached 11,450 feet, flying a Thomas headless-pusher biplane with Curtiss OX engine. The record then was 11,612 feet, made by Lincoln Beachey at the 1911 Chicago meet. In early August Burnside began some cross-country flying from Bath to nearby towns, including Hammondsport. On August 18th her started a one-week flying engagement at Put-In-Bay, Ohio at a Perry Centennial Celebration, using a Thomas Hydro. Also flying there were Walter Johnson, Tony Jannus and William Bleakley. Burnside next flew at a County Fair in Watertown, New York on September 2nd through 5th, and on October 12th and 13th for a Columbus Day Celebration at Connelsville Iowa. In December he started as an instructor at the Thomas School for the winter months. On December 22nd he flew from Bath to Corning, New York where he landed at Dennison Park, dressed as Santa Claus, for a children's Christmas Festival. He did the same on the 24th, flying to Hornell, New York.

In January, 1914 Burnside was instructing a class of students and practicing acrobatic flying. On January 24th he left for an extended exhibition tour of Cube and Caribbean countries where he remained until late April. hat month he was banqueted and presented with a medal by prominent citizens of Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic. Upon his return Burnside did considerable flying at Dobbs Ferry, New York on the Hudson River, demonstrating a new Thomas Flying Boat which he flew also around New York City and vicinity. On July 4th he entered a race for seaplanes in New York Harbor, starting from Governors Island to Spuyten Duyvil then down the river to the Atlantic Yacht Club at Sea Gate and returning to Governors Island. he had flown from Dobbs Ferry for this event in the Thomas Boat; he and Mrs. Burnside Meade the return flight on July 6th. August 12th to 15th he flew at Norristown, Pennsylvania and August 31st to September 5th he and Charles Fay flew at Quebec, Canada during a celebration September 9th to 11th, Burnside flew at Indiana, Pennsylvania; from September 15th to 18th at a County Fair at Gotham, Maine 2nd September 29th and 30th at Concord New Hampshire. That

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