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Cicero Field, Chicago, Illinois, and on may 17th was arrested for landing without sanction in Grant Park, Chicago. On May 26th he flew over water from Chicago to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to take part in a meet there. This was a distance of 80 miles, flown in two hours, carrying Fifty pounds of silk from the Boston Store, Chicago. While in Milkwaukee, Fish carried authorized air male from the State Fair Gounds [[Grounds]] to West Allis, Wisconsin. On June 1st he flew from Milwaukee to Chicago to enter an air meet being held at Cicero Flying Field. There he took part in the inaugural flights of an air mail service between Cicero - Elmhurst and Wheaton, Illinois. 

In late June, 1912, Fish became assistant instructor for Harry Atwood at Atwood Park, Boston, Massachusetts. There he flew in the Boston Meet, June 29th through July 7th, entering major events and carrying passengers. Through July and August, in addition to his work with Atwood, he was also flying exhibitions and carrying passengers around Boston and vicinity. On August 30th he started flying for a several days' engagement at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, carrying passengers. Following this he flew in the Chicago meet at Cicero Flying Field and Grant Park, September 12th through the 20th, where he was active in all the major events. When the meet ended he was awarded first prize for total time flown during the meet. 

September 26th he flew from Chicago to Milwaukee again to fly a newsreel photographer over the Vanderbilt Cup Races. On October 9th his plane was partially wrecked in a storm during the night when it was staked out at Springfield, Ill. He had it rebuilt in time to fly one week at the Illinois State Fair, which started October 18th. Fish continued to fly exhibitions around Chicago and vicinity and as the fall season ended he shipped his machine back to Los Angeles for the winter. There he flew in the Los Angeles meet at the Ascot Park Race Track November 28th through December 1st. Following this he took a rest from flying during the winter months at his home in Los Angeles. During mid-March, 1913 he visited the Curtiss Camp at North Island, San Diego, to learn of the activities