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TOM SWIFT AND HIS SKY RACER
machine, and breaking an arm. But he only laughed at that, and coolly demanded another cigarette, as he crawled out of the tangle of wires, planes and the motor.
After this there was an exhibition flight by a French aviator in a Curtis biplane, who raced against one in a Baby Wright. It was a dead heat, according to the judges. Then came a flight for height; and while no records were broken, the crowd was well satisfied.
"Get ready for the hundred-mile ten-thousand-dollar-prize race!" shouted the announcer, through his megaphone.
Tom's heart gave a bound. There were seven entrants in this contest besides Tom and Andy Foger, and as announced by the starter they were as follows:
| Contestant | Machine | |
| Von Bergen | Wright Biplane | |
| Alameda | Antoinette Monoplane | |
| Perique | Bleriot Monoplane | |
| Loi Tong | Santos-Dumont Monoplane | |
| Wendell | Curtis Biplane | |
| De Tromp | Farman Biplane | |
| Lascalle | Demoiselle Monoplane | |
| Andy Foger | ||
| Tom Swift | Humming-Bird Monoplane |
