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Airplanes - Historical - World's fastest planes fly in great New York - - Toronto Return Aerial Contest. At the drop of a handkerchief by Major General Menoher, U.S.A., Chief of the Air Service, the U.S. entries "hops off" from Mineola, L.I., while simultaneously the Canadian contestants took the air at the signal from the Prince of Wales. The distance to be covered is a round trip, the contestants returning to the original starting point, a distance of 1042 miles. Prizes ranging from $10,000 down are offered, and the rivalry is keen, as all makes and types of aircraft are entered. Captain Donaldson, U.S.A., at Mineola ready to "hop off" for Canada

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