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 | | He was sitting in a Curtiss pusher which had been prepared by the Curtiss Company as a contrast to the Curtiss Racers which were competing in the Pulitzer Race. |
 | | November 3, The 1921 race was to have been held in Detroit, but assurance that the army and navy flyers could be sent to take part was not forthcoming, it was said, and athe plans were canceled. |
 | | However, it was decided later that such a contest had "little merit from every standpoint," and it was canceled in favor of a 150-mile speed test at Mitchel Field, Long Island, Thanksgiving day, 1921. |
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