18 July 1913

Beckwith Havens of Hammondsport, NY, in a Curtiss hydroaeroplane, completed an aerial cruise of about 900 miles from Chicago to Detroit, July 18th, 1913. The cruise was intended to be a race between a number of aero yachts. Five were entered and four started, but three of the craft were disabled by accidents resulting from gales and heavy seas and were forced to give up the contest.