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Official Programme of the International Aviation Tournament at Belmont Park, October 22 to 30, 1910 - The 1910 International Aviation Tournament at Belmont Park, on New York's Long Island, attracted dozens of the world's best pilots with some $75,000 in prize money. The tournament included altitude contests, the Gordon Bennett speed race, and a round-trip run from Belmont Park to the Statue of Liberty. An estimated 75,000 spectators watched the start and finish of that final event.
22 October 1910-30 October 1910
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Official Programme of the International Aviation Tournament at Belmont Park, October 22 to 30, 1910
The 1910 International Aviation Tournament at Belmont Park, on New York's Long Island, attracted dozens of the world's best pilots with some $75,000 in prize money. The tournament included altitude contests, the Gordon Bennett speed race, and a round-trip run from Belmont Park to the Statue of Liberty. An estimated 75,000 spectators watched the start and finish of that final event.