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better in some respects, than Beachey's [[strikethrough]] previous exhibitions. [[/strikethrough]] There was very little public enthusiasm for [[strikethrough]] his [[/strikethrough]] Smith's flying when he started, but he soon became a sensation and remained so for the balance of the contract. The night flying pyrotechnic display developed by Smith at the time was later widely copied but never equaled.

Leaving San Francisco, Smith began another exhibition tour, and on August 11th and 12th put on his complete day and night shows at San Diego, California. In September he flew at the Iowa State Fair for one week at Davenport. On October 8th he [[strikethrough]] really [[/strikethrough]] showed New Yorkers what he could do. Starting from the Columbia Yacht Club Ground's he made sixteen consecutive loops over Manhattan, then put on his night show that evening. Following this he exhibited at the Virginia State Fair at Richmond, Virginia, with both night and day displays. In November he was back at the Panama Pacific Exposition for a brief period where he was doing a new maneuver, which he called the "Jelly Roll."

There is evidence that the later well-known Los Angeles engine man, Al Menasco, worked with Smith some that year in an engineering capacity, and together they became interested in building miniature automobiles. As a result Smith remained on the West Coast that fall for a time while some of these little cars were built. After that Smith always included one in his exhibition equipment and used it for needed transportation wherever he went.

Returning to Fort Wayne during the winter of 1915-1916 he prepared his equipment for an engagement in Japan. He sailed for the Orient on March 2d, 1916, with two planes and one of his little automobiles, and had a contract to exhibit in ten different cities. In early April he was doing great work in Japan, throngs heaped honors upon him, and he was soon the recipient of many awards and medals. He had one serious accident and was hospitalized briefly at Sapporo, Japan, then returned to the United States on crutches, with one leg in a cast, [[strikethrough]] and [[/strikethrough]] leaving an uncompleted contract. He went into a Chicago hospital at once for a check up and a convalescence, but on Labor Day was flying again at the opening day races dedicating the new Cincinnati [[strikethrough]] ,Ohio [[/strikethrough]] Speedway. The Fort Wayne Exchange Club honored Smith at a civic banquet

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