Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-08-26
FLYING RECORD
is BROKEN
DAILY
Latham Made Fast Flight
This Morning Going a.
Miles in An Hour.
CURTISS, THE AMERICAN,
TRY THIS AFTERNOON
Paulham Still Holds Record
fur Endurance Remaining
Up Nearly Three Hours.

SpeCfdl Oy Cufteu fTcSa WIG
Rheims, France, Aug 26:-Lath-
am. the aviator, made a new record
today in flying fourtv-four miles in
one hour, one minute and flfty-one
seconds. This is the fastest long
distance flight up to date. He was
disappointed, however, as he failed
to lower Paulham's record, who In
the endurance test few consecutive
ly two hours, forty-three minutes,
twenty-four seconds.
For a time is seemed that Paul
ham would be beaten, but Latham
was forced to descend to replenish
his gasoline supply.
Curtiss, the American standby, ex-
poets to fly this afternoon in an ef-
fort to beat Bleriot's speed record.
Paulham, bandaged following yes
terday's fall, made a six-mile fight
this morning.
6etters Wilbur Wrights Time.
The previous official record for tim
In the air was made by Wilbur wrigh
at lie Mans Dec. 81, hours 20 min
utes 23 Is seconds. The unofficial rec.
ord was hours 27 minutes 10 Sec
onds, made by Sommer at Marmelons.
Paulhan's new record for distance
was about 1874 kilometers, or SO miles.
He made thirteen circuits of the
course, and the wind squall passed as
he was coming down the homestreteh
for the last time. simultaneously the
dirigible Colonel Renard appeared to
the westward, blowing its way majes.
tically through the smoke of the city
of Rheims
When Paulhan finally came down II
was because the fifty-six liters of es-
sence which he carried in his tank was
exhausted He said Immediately after
he landed that both the machine and
the revolving self cooling Gnome mo-
tor had stood up perfectly and that he
could have continued Indefinitely If the
tank had been replenished.
Faces Wind and Rain.
Paulhan battled In the teeth of rain
and high wind for ten hiinssscs up one
length of the course, and the thrilled
spectators watched the struggle against
the elements in spellbound admiration.
When he succeeded in rounding the
turn the excitement and enthusiasm
broke into a frenZied roar
Going down on the wings of the
wind Paulhan made up for the time
lost in fighting against 1t. AS the time
approached when 1t was evident that
he would beat the Wright record the
excitement was intense, and the crowds
rushed out of the tribunes each time
he passed, cheering and shouting words
of encouragement.
Exhibition flights meanwhile were
given by Sommer. lie Blanc, Latham,
Rougier, Tissandier. Bleriot, Gobron
and Bunau-Varilla. and. although they
offered a wonderfully impressive sight
as they heeled and circled about in the
gathering dusk. they were almost for
gotten In the intensity of interest as TO
how far Paulhan would GO
PauIhsn's Machine Attracts Experts.
Shortly Paulhan descended near the
back turn, and 1t was announced that
| the committee had granted him per-
mission 10 replenish his tank on the
| field TO permit his return with his own
power While they waited Glenn H.
/ luS df ldlbIs Etl ouN
| his machine for an effort to beat
Bleriot's time, and he made fast
round, lowering his own time for the
six and one-fifth miles TO minutes II
3-5 seconds, only seven and one-fifth
seconds behind that Of Bleriot.
A great cheer arose as Paulhsn fin-
ished and descended gracefully in
| front Of the tribunes. The fence was
torn down in the rush to reach him,
and he was borne on the shoulders of
some of the most enthusiastic among
| the spectators, the crowd escorting
/ him to the box Of the Marquis de
Polignac, president of the committee
1 on aviation, TO receive congratulations.
Experts are greatly impressed with
/ the exhibition of stability and regular
| ity by Paulhan's machine They are
now divided into two camps on the
question of the superiority of the
| Wright model. The cellular type has
I given an impressive display of its abil-
/ fly to fly in a wind, and many are in
clined to attribute this to the reyolv-
/ ing motor. which acts as gyroscoue.
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