New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-25
TWO AERIAL RECORDS


that" replied the President: 'he accomplishes
things"
BY the time the Presidents visit TO the sheds
had ended the wind had subsidized slightly and
half dozen pilots brought out their machines
Young Bunau-V arilla was the first to ascend,
and he treated the crowd to a thrilling sight.
The breeze was still over fifteen miles an hour.
Every moment the spectators thought the air
ship would capsize. but the aeronaut managed
to round the first turn and come back to the
tribune.
NJ. Bunau- varia's flight was followed few
minutes later by NJ. Paulham. who saluted
President Fallieres he went by. After he had
rounded the turn and was racing down the back
stretch a railroad train came along the track
under him. moving in the same direction Paul
ham gradually overlook the train and passed IT,
Returning to the tribune. he assembled to a
height of $50 feet. and passed over the tiers Of
seats at this altitude He waved his cap in re-
Spouse to the cheering OF the spectators. who
moment later held their breath as the machine
was caught by gust Of wind. He heeed over
to a dangerous angle. but righted his aeroplane
promptly and continued his flight. He made the
round in - minutes and Is seconds.
ALARM AMONG THE CROWDS.
Without appreciably coming down from this
great altitude. NJ. Paulham completed his sec
ond and his third round Of the course ascend
ing to a height OF nearly Ave hundred feet AS
he approached the finish he descended suddenly
In great curve Many OF the spectators
thought that he was falling. and cries Of horror
went up from the crowd. At distance Of
twenty feet from the ground the biplane righted
and crossed the line on an keel. ard at
once again into the air. After a couple of
spectacular circles in front of the tribune, NJ.
Pauham came 10 the ground in front of the
tiers Of seats amid thunders of app'aIse. This
was the most remarkable feat Of aviation yet
witnessed here. and Paulham stepped out OF
his machine he was loudly cheered. His three
rounds were completed in SO minutes II 2-5 sec
onds.
An unfortunate misunderstanding arose yes
terday after Mr. Curtiss had completed his flight.
The committee decided TO penalize him one
twentieth of his time in the Prix de la Vitesse
for failure to qualify Sunday Mr.. Curtiss
and Cortiandt F. Bishop. the representative OF
the Aero Club OF America. protested energetic
ally. They held that it had been distinctly
agreed that he could qualify any day. Fur
thermore they pointed out that the rule cited
penazed also those pilots who qualified. but
failed to complete three rounds. and that this
penalty had not been applied TO NJ. Bleriot and
other French aeronauts. The committee thers-
upon reconsidered it's decision. and after re-
CelNing MT. OurtlSSS WOrQ OF HOUOr TtSdiuAAS
his understanding. the ruling was withdrawn.
AMERICAN OFFICERS AT COURSE
Commander Frederick L. Chaplin and Major
T. Bentley Mott respectively the American
naval and military attaches. as well as the other
foreign attaches who have come down TO
Rheims, interested chiefly in the endurance
and weight carrying tests. as these are the
main considerations from the military point Of
view. They all TO regard the Wright
models and the Pauham biplane as superior in
these respects.
Among the arrivals to-day Major
Parseyal. the German dirigible balloon pilot;
Leon Bourgeois and NJ Santos-Dumont The
last named, although entered for some OF the
races here. will not take part
The committee has fined NJ. Lefebvre 81 for
recklessness and daring during his manleuvrings
of Sunday. but il accompanied the penalty with
congratulations his being fined