The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-16
MRS. BEACHY ATE
 THE DUST OF THE
 ''POST" MACHINES
:. Farmer Takes Pleasure in In- forming its Contemporary Where Chas. K. Hamilton Was

Last evening the Bridgeport Post printed a story to the eject that Chas. K. Hamilton on Saturday night offer ed to bet s1,0oo that the Curtiss ma chimes in use at the Bridgeport Aero drome could not carry. passenger for a three-m minute flight.
 The story goes on to say that MT. McCurdy accepted this bet and that Hamilton did not show up.
 After the exhibition with the Post winners" remarks that paper, "he was never heard of.';
 As a matter of fact. MT. Hamilton made no such offer. The story of the bet. is garbIed from start to finish The Farmer is not surprised at that It was to be expected in view of the source. But the concluding remark s.after the exhibition with the Post winners he (Mr. Hamilton) was new yer heard of" particularly shows that The Post Is badly in need of inforna- tfon
 Mr. Hamilton was on the aviation field throughout Sundays exhibition. He watched and approved of Beachy s daring work and characterized him as one of the gamest and cleverest bird- men in existence. He smiled as he watched the representatives of the Post shower praise and congratula- tions upon Miss Shea and MT. Arnold for taking trip with Beachy, with scarcely as much as thank you' to the birdman whose nerve and grit made the trip possible
 "The Post winners were paraded in front of the grand stand and shower ed with praise, while little Beachy whose daring alone made the feat pos sible, wandered about the field en- tirely unnoticed by the Post cohorts.
 L rsr,or 1an nofi irx, rr-ff1 f11 the Post were the first and only ones to congratulate him for his plucky work
 MT. Hamilton saw Beachy start for New Haven on the first cross-country flight made in Connecticut. He saw the big crowd leaving the field. thou sands of people. hundreds of machines, kicking up clouds of dust and leaving thick trails of smoke.
 In the center of this great throng a little woman was pickihg her way. Through the dust and confusion. It was Mrs. Beachy. Within ten feet of her whirled an automobile bearing a big sign 'sThe Post Winners" It threw some of it's dust and smoke in Mrs. Beachy's face and passed along. Then came another automobile loaded with members of the Post staff which re- peated the performance of it's pre- decessor. The occupants of the ma chine sat erect in a cloud Of self-con- scious glory. while their dust settled on the wife of the bird-man. who trudged along in the dirt.
 Then came big red automobile, driven by Charles K Hamilton, the famous bird-man "who was never heard of after ''the Post flight
 The automobile was loaded to it's limit with occupants. Its driver saw Mrs. Beachy and instantly brought the machine to a stop beside her. Room in the car was immediately made for her and she was taken to her destipation TheN NStratfield in Bridgeport. She Pass- ed the Post cars on the way into town and after taking a good look at them expressed her gratitude to MT. Hamilton for his courtesy and consid- Aration.
 The Farmer takes great pleasure in thus locating. for the benefit of the Post, Mir. Charles K. Hamilton, the man "who was never heard of after the exhibition with the Post winners