Butterfly Chinese
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By Dan BeardA Chinese Butterfly Kite.The Aeronautical Annual, published in Boston by W. B. Clarke, is really a kite-flier's magazine and it is edited by an enthusiastic kite-flier, Mr. James Means. When this gentleman was attending the Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia, he saw in the Chinese exhibit a tailless butterfly kite which he has since flown with great success. The form of this butterfly kite so nearly approaches that of the Wing and Wing that there is scarcely room for doubt that with longer booms the latter kite will also fly without a tail, which will add immeasurably to its popularity. Mr. Means has had great success with double kites, that is, two or three kites one above the other with one spine, boom, or middle stick to answer for all. Mr. C. H. Lanson, of Portland, Maine, uses two Malay kites with only one backbone. It would be well for all boys who enter into this sport to make experiments in this line. There can be scarcely a doubt that a double Cannibal kite would be a grand flier.
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