Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE BOY AVIATORS
IN RECORD FLIGHT

OR

THE RIVAL AEROPLANE

BY
CAPTAIN WILBUR LAWTON

AUTHOR OF “THE BOY AVIATORS IN NICARAGUA,” “THE BOY
AVIATORS ON SECRET SERVICE,” “THE BOY AVIATORS IN AFRICA,”
“THE BOY AVIATORS’ TREASURE QUEST,” ETC.

NEW YORK
HURST AND COMPANY
PUBLISHERS

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BOY AVIATORS’ SERIES
BY CAPTAIN WILBUR LAWTON

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1 THE BOY AVIATORS IN NICARAGUA;
or, In League with the Insurgents.

2 THE BOY AVIATORS ON SECRET SERVICE;
or, Working with Wireless.

3 THE BOY AVIATORS IN AFRICA;
or, An Aerial Ivory Trail

4 THE BOY AVIATORS’ TREASURE QUEST;
or, the Golden Galleon.

5 THE BOY AVIATORS IN RECORD FLIGHT;
or, The Rival Aeroplane.

6 THE BOY AVIATORS’ POLAR DASH;
or, Facing Death in the Antarctic.

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Copyright, 1910, by HURST & CO.

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CONTENTS

I The Big Prize
II Billy as a Diplomat
III Under a Cloud
IV Thieves in the Night
V The Boys Decide
VI Off for San Francisco
VII Above the Earth
VIII Boy Aviators to the Rescue
IX Luther Barr Forms an Alliance
X A Night Voyage
XI The First Leg
XII Attacked by Cowboys
XIII Indians
XIV The Auto in Difficulties
XV Thirst—and a Plot
XVI The Auto Gone
XVII The Wrong Man
XVIII Wireless
XIX Arrested by Aeroplane
XX Caught in a Stampede
XXI Bart and the B’ar
XXII An Auto Leap for Life
XXIII A Mystery
XXIV The Golden Hermit
XXV A Fight for Fortune
XXVI The Sand Storm
XXVII Winning the Prize—Conclusion

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THE BOY AVIATORS IN RECORD FLIGHT

Or,

THE RIVAL AEROPLANE.