"I want to say," he went on in a loud tone, holding up his hand to command attention, "that there has been a grave mistake made.

The machine which actually flew the longest distance is disqualified, as it was made at a New York model factory.

The first prize of fifty dollars, therefore, goes to Paul Perkins, of the Boy Scouts, the second to Edward Rivers, of Hampton, and the third to Hiram Green, also of the Boy Scouts.
"Hold on one minute," he shouted, as the crowd began to cheer and hoot.
"There is an additional announcement to be made.

The committee has decided to offer a further reward of five dollars to Thomas Maloney, whose model shows evidence of praiseworthy and painstaking work." As the cheers broke loose once more, Jack Curtiss and his cronies slunk off through the crowd, and having placed the rejected model in the buggy, drove off into the country in no very amiable or enviable frame of mind.
"Well, you made a fine mess of it," grumbled Bill Bender savagely.

"I told you to look carefully and see that all the tags were off it." "It's no more my fault than yours," grated out Jack, lashing the horse savagely, to work off some of his rage.