Racing to Qualify Size:8" x 10" 670-mile flight proved that airplanes

670-mile flight proved that airplanes were viable for traveling long distances

or by water taxi to Fulton Ferry Landing

wearing her queenly crown

mingling in silent tribute

speed and strength

Racing to Qualify Size:8" x 10" 670-mile flight proved that airplanesCyclists pedal hard as they take a hill in a qualifying race for the 1960 U. S. Olympic bicycle team in Manhattan. At 10: 15 A. M. yesterday a man fired a cap pistol and 120 bicycle riders began a 112 1 2 mile battle against the heat, blind curves and stomach wracking cramps on the baked asphalt roadway of Central Park, The Times reported on July 25, 1960. One hundred seven didnt finish. Of the 13 cyclists who finished the race, only four qualified