The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-08-25
CURT|SS SET RECORD
NJ. Paulham of France Made the
Longest Flight Of the Day.

American Aviator Now Intends to
Await the International Race For
the Gordon Bennett Cup on satur.
day, For Which Event He Is the Fa.
Vorite-Mounted Dragons Who Po,
lice the Course Narrowly Escape Be.
Ing Hit by Low-FIying Machines.
Rheims, Aug. 24.-Glenn II. Curtiss,
the American aviator, and NJ. Paul.
ham. representing France, divided the
honors of the second day of Aviation
week, the former with a thrilling flight
just before dusk in which ne lowered
the speed record fer the course. which
measures 6 1-5 miles, to minutes 30
2-5 seconds, the latter making two i'm
pressive high altitude flights of 49h
and Sc kilometers respectively in the
endurance test for the Prix de la
Champagne.
Curtiss' performance began Just as
the time limit for the start OF the PriX
de la Champagne was expiring when
the American enthusiasts had aban-
doned hope of seeing their representa-
tive take the field. Amid unbounded
iubilation of the French spectators,
Bleriot only few minutes before had
clipped sixteen seconds off Levebvre's
record made Sunday with his power
full S0-horse-pOwer monoplane. Sud
denly at one end of the field a cry went
up: America IS starting" All eyes
were strained to that particular point,
where Cortlandt Field Bishop, presi-
dent of the Aero club of America, and
a crowd OF other admirers surrounded
Curtiss.
Curtiss Made a Terrific Pace.
With a preliminary run along the
ground of 100 yards the machine rose
lightly and shot by the tribunes at
height of 60 feet. 1t was going at
terrific pace. Curtiss made the last
turn under the mistaken impression
that the finish line was closer. He de-
scended so close to earth that many
thought he touched, but, perceiving his
error, he mounted quickly and easily,
crossing the line majestically. An In
stant later the signal was hoisted that
he had made n record.
Curtiss said that he had not pushed
his machine to the limit of its speed
and laughingly declined to say more,
adding that the most interesting Incl
dent of his flight was the view he got
of his fallen rivals strewn around the
course.
1t is the intention of the American
aviator now to await patiently the in.
ternational event for the Borden Ben
nett cup Saturday, for which he Is again
the favorite. after which he will try for
the PriX de la Vitesse, the final of
which will be contested on Sunday.
PauIham's Long Flight.
Paulham alone made a record in the
endurance test, but Lefebvre, Sommer.
SanchisPesa. Bleriot, Delagrange,
Lambert, Cockburn, Bunau-Varllla,
Gobron, Latham. Tissandier and Far
man qualified with flights varying from
200 metres to % kilometres, the ma
jority contenting themselves with COW
ering sufficient distance to get within
the limit.
During Paulham's long flight chance
races took place between him and
Bleriot and Lefebvre, the two latter
outspeeding the high flying Paulham.
.Bleriot appeared while Paulham was
completing his fourth round and with
his S0-horse power monoplane swiftly
overhauled and passed under the BIZ
plane, leaving it far behind.
Two monoplanes having been put
out Of commission by a slight accident
in landing Latham succeeded in max
Ing his best flight with an untried ma
shine with an aluminium propeller.
The policing of the course by French
soldiers and mounted dragons is the
subject of general satisfaction. Squad
rons of dragons inside the field are
often compelled to escape on the gal
lop from some low flying machine.
Among the hundreds Of Americans
here are Mr. and Mrs. George Gould,
Mrs. w. X. Vanderbilt, Jr.; Mr.. and
Mrs. Nat Goodwin, William II. Crane
and Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Kittredge of
Cleveland.