xpert sailor; heis also interested in automobiles and owns many cars. He is thePresident of the publishing house of Forbes & Company, Ltd.,New York, and a director of several large corporations. Heresides in New York during the winter and at his beautifulcountry place, Garden Court, Fairfield,… … experimenting with dirigibles and aeroplanes is resulting theconcjuest of the air. Ballooning in the United States is inits infancy, sajS Mr. Forbes, and as a sport it is unapproach-able, and it is only a question of time when all men and women,who can afford it, will take it up as a recreation. It…
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