The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-08-27
FRENcHMAN sPAULHAM's
WORLD MARK OF WEDNESDAY.
FOR DISTANCE AND Time
IN SECOND ATTEMPT THURSDAY
AFTERNOON, LATHAM ARRIVES.
SNATCHES PAULHAM LAURELS

afternoon Hubert Latham, the
French aviator, broke the
worlds record for time and
distance.
Latham remained in the air for 2
hours, 1s minutes, 9% seconds, and
covered distance of 154 kilometers,
375 meters COS miles and 1896 feet).
When Latham started he calculated
that he had sufficient gasoline for a
fight of three hours. The aviator re-
turned to his shed in an automobile.
AS he passed In front Of the tribunes
he was given tremendous ovation.
He said he had alighted because the
gasoline was exhausted.
But / will take more next time" he
added.
The fifth day of aviation week was
ushered in with ideal weather -condi.
tions. The light airs and overcast sky
brought the flyers out early and be-
fore noon dozen machines, like huge
gulls, were circling above the plain.
The program included the continual
ton of the trials for the grand Prix de
La Champagne, the endurance test,
the lap event, the speed event, a race
hot liriu;h1n hal1Ann, nd
ing competition for spherical balloons.
Latham, in a beautiful monoplane.
was the first aviator to get away. He
announced his intention to make an
effort to beat Paulham's great record
for the endurance prize, made yester-
day hours, SO inmates and "a Sec
onds. Latham started flying at great
height. Sommer, Cockburn, Buona
Verella, De La Grange and, finally,
Glenn H. Curtiss, the American con.
testant, followed Latham into the air.
Curtiss' purpose was to improve his
record in the speed lap contest and to
qualify for one Of the six prizes in the
endurance contest.
He accomplished three rounds in an
impressive manner, but his speed was
disappointing. His total time was 20
minutes, 59b seconds. BY rounds his
showing was as follows: 8 minutes,
1925 seconds; 9 minutes 502s seconds
and 10 minutes 364s seconds.
A Pretty Race In the Air.
In the meantime, the other flyers,
except Latham and De LAGRANGE, had
alighted without doing anything. A
noteworthy sight was witnessed when
LeGrange flying low, started to over
take Latham who was still high In
the air. There was a pretty race for
four miles and De LeGrange was over
hauling Latham when he was COMPEL
ed to descend. Latham, after covering
70 kilometers (43.47 miles), was oblig-
ed to descend because Of trouble with
his ignition. Ten minutes later he was
in the air again racing with another
machine.
Curtiss declares that he did not push
his machine this morning but he
doubts whether he can beat his time
of yesterday. Bleriot therefore will
be the winner on form II he can &c
the limit.
The Wright managers intend to
make a desperate effort to wrest the
endurance prize from Paulham and
capture the height and weight carry
ing events.
lie Febvre, in a Wright machine
with tank holding 80 litres Of fuel
will make try this afternoon.
Bieriot Carries a Passenger.
Bleriot made his first appearance In
the field today carrying a passenger
He negotiated a trial round in s min
utes, 3S seconds.
A representative of the Aero cluD o
Italy arrived here today and is max
ing arrangements to take the aviator'
and their machines on special trains
to Brescia next Tuesday. He Is par
ticularly anxious that Curtiss GO i
Italy and probably will OFFER him spec
ial conditions.
Fourier Around With Broken Nose.
Fourier was about with broker
nose this morning. He received man
knocks on his narrow escape OF yes
terday when a fortunate jump fror
his machine that had turned turtl
saved him from being mangled by tn
whirling propeller blades.
The official measurement Of Pau