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[[left margin]] FROM THE FLYING PIONEERS BIOGRAPHIES OF HAROLD E. MOREHOUSE [[/left margin]]
a spectator, unknown to the pilots. As usual, Hoxsey and Johnstone were carrying on their aerial rivalry and Hoxsey especially went 'way beyond the strict orders for exhibition flying. When the show was over Mr. Wright gave the fellows quite a lecture on their risky misconduct.
Following this Hoxsey had been scheduled to fly from Chicago to St. Louis to open the flying meet there on October 8th, but as a reprimand for his disobedience of orders at Detroit the Wrights gave the flight to Brookins. As a result Hoxsey flew at the State Fair, Springfield, Illinois from October 1st to 8th using the plane Brookins had flown from Chicago on September 29th. There his marvelous flying created great enthusiasm during the week, then on the last day the Wrights forgave him and Hoxsey made his famous record-breaking flight cross-country record of 89 miles in 2 hours, 45 minutes. He planned to land at Kinloch Field where the St. Louis meet was in progress, but lost his way and landed at the Country Club golf links near Clayton to learn that Kinloch was 5 miles away. Taking off he soon saw Brookins in the air and was led by him to the air meet where he received a tremendous ovation. 
This event turned out to be one of the high points of Hoxsey's flying career, for here on October 11th he really distinguished himself when he took Colonel Theodore Roosevelt for a 3-1/2 minute ride, making two complete circles of the field at about 300 feet. Roosevelt had previously refused to fly with anyone, but after seeing Hoxsey fly he accepted the invitation at once. Flying there also were Brookins, Johnstone, Welsh, [?], Turpin, Ogilvia, and LaBlanc. At this meet Hoxsey, Brookins, Welsh and Turpin all obtained their pilot licenses, observed by Albert Lambort.  There Hoxsey received F.A.I. license No. 21, dated October 18th, 1910. 
He was next a contestant at the Belmont Park International Flying Meet, held October 22d to 30th on Long Island, New York. This was a large event with the leading aviators of the world competing, and here Hoxsey and Johnstone resumed their rivalry. Close buddies on the ground, they were real hair-raising rivals 
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