Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-26
RECORD OF WILBUR
WRIGHT IS SMASHED
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that he would again attempt to cover
fifty kilometers (31.05 miles) before :
O'Clock. He was the first aviator TO
get away. He was out for long dis
tance and flew low. lie nllSneu ms
first lap in 12:15.
Latham followed Paulham into the
air a few minutes later and at once
ascended to height of 100 feet. Sew
eral times his machine was cau8nl
in a Gust Of wind and heeled over. At
ter finishing a lap, six and ohe-nIlh
miles, in 9:35, Latham came down.
LefebVre was another starter IN the
Prix de la Champagne Prince Albert
Ieopold of Belgium witnessed the get
away. but Lefebvre had hardly
crossed the starting line before motor
trouble caused him to descend
Fournier. Ruugier and Feerber made
brief flights, and Latham got out
new machine, but only rounded the
first turn.
Didn't Stop at Sixth Round
In the meanwhile Paulham was max
ing round after round with the regu-
laTitv of clockworz and completed his
fifty kilos at 4:53. He DID not STOP
but began on the seventh.
Latham finally was successtul IN us
Ing and made another start. He was
nassed at short intervals by Bleriot
and Ia Grange. Pauham's time Tor
six rounds was 1;12:55.
Latham made his second start our
ing Paulham's seventh round. A nShI
elou-er fell shortly after o'clock and
= booi,tifnI rainbow spanned the vast
nl9in. and under it biplane and mono
nlane came home amid wild cheers
from the thousands of spectators.
Paulham continued his steady f1Eht,
niling up round after round, ana tile
interest in his performance became m
tcnse when, at the completion OF the
eleventh round, it was said that ne
was trying to beat the Wright record.
paulham's time at the end OF the
ninth lap was 1:50:3f.
Wind Causes High Speed
AS Paulham turned for the back
stretch in the eleventh round the
RAPIDLY rising wind had developed
velocity of eighteen miles, and the
pIucky aviator with that breeze behind
him was carried along at tremendous
rate Of speed.
In the beginning of the eleventh
round Paulham battled against an in
verse wind. His machine was rock
ing dangerously as he turned the post
and crossed the line amid q tremend-
GUS outburst of enthusiasm. When
Paulham caught the wind abeam ln
this round his aeroplane pitched ana
tossed like a ship at sea. He headed
back into the wind for the home run,
and with the completion of tie eley-
cnth lap had covered IS 10 miles,
There was intense excitement as
Paulham finished the twelfth round in
2:16:45, and the graudstands went
wild when both the Wright and the
Sommer records for duration of tiGht
went down before the plucky flyer
The wind subsidized slightly as Paul
ham finished the twelfth round, but it
rose again shortly after to twenty
miles an hour, and the aviator had to
fight his. way in the teeth of heavy
gusts.
Penalty Clause Enforced
The committee. after further consid-
Grafton Of the thirty -kilOmeter 08.63
miles) speed situation has decided to
apply the penalty of oue-tWGntieth of
the elapsed time to every machine
that failed to start or did not cover
the distance Sunday or yesterday.
Tho penalty for both days has been
imposed on Glenn H. EWtiss the
American aviator Cuftiss and Cort-
landt Field Bishop. representing the
Aero Club Of America. We're inclined
to protest in view of the tact that the
committee yesterday withdrew the pen
atty imposed upon Curtiss for Sunday
but refrained when they learned that
the double penalty had been applied
10 Bleriot and others.
Both Curtiss and Bleriot con-equent-
~ will compete in the final speed tests
next Sunday with a handicap or one
tenth against Tissandier's time OF
1859 10, the lowest record established
by the Wright type.
Curtiss Is Confident
Curtiss said today he thought he
v-5i.ld he able to negotiate the thirty
k.ioyneters under twenty-siX minutes
Ta. feature of today's contests was
the continuation Of the trials in the
Grzn1 Prix de Champagne, which car
r1s4 the sum Of $4,000 in six prizes