New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-25
rJJGHTS IN HIGH UIND
By RHEIMS.
4 Rleriot Co;7rS Course in 8 Min
Ufrs - SecOnds-Paul-
ham UO 900 Feet.

-ls's record for 10 kilometres. at
-. ~ T4SlS metres an hour. by NJ
-. ,re-. f.t featu.es Of the aerial rsce
.,.. ,o-6av. owing 10 the high wind there
.s,,lv would have been no flights If Presi-
- roniares and members OF his Cabinet had
!, arrived here this afternoon. The Rresi-
y, ras accompanied also by distinguished
80 of the French and British armies His
.serca stimulated the aeronauts 20 display
.,- r,rovess and a dozen machines We're
.-.rrh, u, ou the field. hut most Of them
-.-e unable to hattie against the wind Cor
-,,s frqn a frw hundred metres.
v,,rp Ruuau- Varilla however. with his ma.
..,o reeling and plunging like ship I'm
r-,,v sea. managed 20 navigate the turbulent
=. currents for one round. Then NJ. Paulham.
- already had won a reputation for courage
=, endurance. began his thrilling flight. He
-. she frs; two rounds az an altitude Of
=, hundred and fifty feet but. ascending In
49,, NJ the tribunes as he entered the third
.,,, be reached a height Of between four
,--s-as and i've hundred feet. The spectators
..s aloft I'm admiration. mingled. with horror.
=, az rl,.,- watched. the biplane struck what
od n dangerous angle. The machine swaYed
. ,be wind hut each time righted itself Paul
,.r corrlcte8 his daring exploit with won
.-f,l exhibition Of manpuvring. and the VAST
-,5. hcaved a sigh Of relief when he landed.
,-.p,c,.s arl,i.vemcnt has made him the hero
dte meetirg.
= PAt-IHAM TELLS OF FLIGHT
uhss rl,.. correspondent saw him in the shed
..s- Che Gferr D., appeared calm and described
i. sensations which he experienced as magnin-
.,y,, 4.s Won venture out in such wind"
b was asked
The President II the Republic was there
.rondsa PauIham: 1t was necessary to ny.
-Tid ,ou have any feeling of danger!
-yot a particle. ] had absolute confidence IN
H. motor of the machine.
why did you go so high
-psragse" said ii Paulham. in height lay
.rri,v The higher ! went the safer was as
- Wind though strong. Was more regular al
.trh altitude than close TO earth where there
o. sir breakers ike waves near shore during
rm"
n Psuu.aDl had nothing TO gain by the risks
. took to-day as his flight WAS not counted Ia
=. endurance test and il is probable that a
-grh higher rate Of speed than that made py
psulham I'm the wind to-day will be reached
brise contestants in the PriK de Ia Nitesse' NJ
Rulham's time to-day was six minutes slower
han that Of yesterday for thirty kilometres
a RtrilfS record making 4dI vas MN
,l.sled witt his So-horsepower machine at a
low level lie made the circuit OF six and one
f,h miles in : minutes and ! 80 seconds. The
4s preyious record was made yesterday by
Gem n. Curtiss. the American ayiator-S min
vs and - - seconds.
Latham put TWO machines out Of commission
Il an attempt 10 start Finally. just at dusk
D. got away and made a superb flight Of three |
fmds ~ ar average height Of one hundred |
-e, Tie Hgt had already faded as he fin
Sled and t.,, mouoplane looked like gigantic |
lEi q prey s.luouetted against the darkening !
ay as he crossed the line.
This was Latlams second try for the PriN
e. Ia Yitesse. and To the actual time Of 30 min
Ties and seconds one-twentieth must be added
as Ienslzati1n
No WRIGHT MACHINES OUT.
Tie management Of the Wright machines de-
,-aed 10 tal.. ANS chances. explaining that they
lad nothing at stake. as these machines are at
Resent classified as first. second and third in
ae PrX Be- la Nitesse
black flag Swapping from tail staff over
t committee t.ut IN front Of the tribunes facing
NJ terHarDme. ana a signal which said The
'Ao is ".sr t.l metres "A second" told the
o.es "f persons who assembled on the
S'aeny a.Il this morning for the third day ~
''au'n week that no Sights would be possible
.l'l the wind ahated. The morning was spent
u discussing The previous performances OF the
'a l".' '-'t th'I' nave beeh 10
e. e. ''' -''''S. 'Neh "h'h the haChih's were
"a d" " N-"a .i '"eh'E-s'N lhl''s an h"ur
eng t2couuterinE srroug oddios. IS regarded as
shfif PROOF rHar th- aeroIlane already is a prac-
a,a- mtchino whose further development is |
cay question n time and money. Tho cx-
.'a differ as 20 The respective merits of bi- |
zane and n"n"rl.nc ard tho various types II
--eaines in ,a,b class but il is unanimously
-t' fhg' fh. future - aviation depends the /
erectipu os tl.. motor
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