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THE JACKSON RACING AN AEROPLANE
In the little town of Wahpeton, N. D., not long ago, was pulled off one of the most spectacular auto-aeroplane races of the
scores that have been held since the aeroplane has been a practical machine. It was between a Jackson car and a Wright biplane;
and the fact that the air machine-by cutting corners and not following the course won the race, detracts in no way from the credi-
table performance of the car. As it was with conditions in favor of the aeroplane and against the automobile the former's lead
was barely a length. The track at Wahpeton is a half-mile in circumference, and of clay, and on the day of the race was heavy
from recent rains. In spite of these handicaps, the Jackson made the five miles in six minutes, fifteen seconds. The car's fastest
mile was one minute, four seconds. The car was a 1910 model and carried its regular equipment. After the race the aeroplane op-
erator said he had forced his machine to the limit of its speed throughout.
