Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-08-28
THE REcORD1.,B BROKEN
PaulhamEc pses The Wriqhts
In SpelIbiRding Exhi-
bitten.
Right Only Stopped by Essence in
TANK Being Exhausted Believed
Ihat He Has Won the Prix Il
de Champagne.

Betheny Aviation Field, Rheims.
august 26.-Another sensational ex-
plo1t was added to the marveIs of avi-
aeion week today, when Paulham, the
plucky French aviator, broke the
worlds record in wonderful flight of
hours and 35 minutes and "a Sec
onds. During twenty minutes of the
tnne Paulham had heavy rain and
WIND storm to contend against.
The previous official record for time
IN the air was made by Wilbur Wright
at LeMans, December 81, hours and
~ minutes, % 1-5 seconds
faulham's new record for distance
was about 134 kilometres, or SO miles.
He had made thirteen circuits of the
course. AS he was coming down the
home stretch for the last time the dir
igible Col. Renard appeared to the
westward, blowing its way manifestly
through the smoke over the city of
Eheims
When Paulham finally came down it
was because the Sc 1itres of essence
which he carried in his tank was ex-
lausted. He said, Immediately after
ne landed, that both the machine and
self-cooling gnome motor had stood
up perfectly and that he could have
continued Indefinitely if the tank had
neen replenished.
Starting in a twleve-knot breeze
shortly before four o'clock with the
avowed intention of completing so kill
ometres before five o'clock to bar his
less Venturesome rivals, who desired
to await calmer air, Paulham, not on
y accomplished his original purpose.
out continued to circle the vast plain
until his tank was literally empty.
Even when shower, accompanied
by high wind, suddenly broke, the
intrepid pilot did not fa1ter He bat
tied in the teeth of the rain and wind
up one length of the course and the
thrilled spectators watched the strug-
gle against the elements in a SPELL
bound admiration.
Going down on hte wings of the
wind, Paulham made up for the time
lost in fighting against it. Fortunate
ly the storm was of brief duration
AS the time approached when it was
evident that he would beat the Wright
record, the excitement was intense
and the crowds rushed out of the tri-
bunes each time he passed, cheering
and shouting words of encouragement.
| At one moment there was an en-
| chanting picture as the aeroplane
| doated in the limpid blue beneath a
beautiful rainbow, while the ap-
preaching dirigible, Col. Renard, was
| sighted upon the horizon.
AS Paulham in turn broke the time
and distance records the jubilation of
the spectators was beyond descrip-
ton.
Exhibition flights meanwhile were
being given by Sommer, LIE Blanc, La
than, Rougier, Tissandier, Bleriot,
Gobron and Bunau Varilla, and al
though they offered a wonderfully i'm
pressiye sight as they wheeled and
circled about in the gathering dusk
: they were almost forgotten in the in
f tensity of interest as to how far Paul
: ham would go.
ii Glenn H. Curtiss, the American avi-
t ator, made fast round, lowering his
e own time for the 6 1-5 miles to s
. minutes, II 3-5 seconds, only 1t
\ seconds behind that of Bleriot.
d Paulham is not an inventor, bu1
e simply an operator, who tonight has
= taken rank as the worlds greates
r professional The belief is unanimous
: that he won the Prix de Ia Cham
S pagne today, although the manager.
e of the Wright machine intimate tha
they will have try for it tomorrow
j. The final day for the event is Friday
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