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Topical Budget 79-2: Bird-man v. Motorist (1913)
 

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"'BIRD-MAN V MOTORIST' : Gene Barham, on his motorcycle, beats the 'Sky Pilot' after an exciting 50 mile race at Manhattan". Shot from one position. The aeroplane, (Wright Baby?) and the motorcycle racing anti-clockwise around in a stadium on a mud track. The plane flies very low most of the time.