New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-26
n p4ULHIN BREAKS ALL
RECORDS At RHEIMS.
4 Trim of 2 Hours 50 Minutes "a
Seconds, Coucring So Miles
CwtisS's Flight.

ors in a wonderful fight of hours So minutes
,nd "a seconds During twenty minutes Of the
time NJ Paulhan contended against a heavy rain
and wind storm. The previous official record
Cor time in the air made by Wilbur Wright
A. L. Mans on December Sl--2 hours 20 minutes
and esh seconds. The unofficial record was
bours o minutes and Is seconds, made by NJ.
sommer at Murrnelons. NJ Paulhan's new rec
ora for distance was about ls4 kilometres, or
g miles He made thirteen circuits Of the
course. and the wind squall passed he was
.o,oing down the homestretch for the last time.
simultaneously the drigible Colonel Renard aP-
,.sred 10 the westward through the smoke of
The city Of Rheims.
when NJ Paulhan finally came down il was
hecsuse the hfty-six litres OF fuel which he car
,sd IN his tank was exhausted. He said imme
sistely after he landed that both the machine
and the revolving self-coolng Gnome motor had
stood UP perfectly, and that he could have con-
,inued indefinitely if the tank had been replen-
ished
No one Who witnessed the marvellously i'm
--sss,ve flight now entertains the slightest
soubt that aerial navigation with heavier-than-
air machines has a wonderful future.
START MADE IN BRISK BREEZE.
Starting in q twelve-knot breze shortly before
4 o'clock with the avowed intention of com
order 10 bar his less venturesome rivals who
desired 70 await calner air. NJ. Paulhan not
onlv accomplished his original purpose hut con
,inued 10 circle the vast plain until his tank
was literally empty Thirteen times he made the
circuit Even when q shower. accompanied by
q high wind. sudd sny broke. the intrepid pilot
did not fslter. He hatted in the teeth of the
rsin and wind for ten minutes up ono length
Of the course and the anxious spectators
.r,a
spellbound imiration When he succeeded in
rounding the turn the excitement and enthu-
siasrn broke into a frenzied roar.
Going down on the wings of the wind N.
Paulhan made up for the time lost in fighting
against IL Fortunately the storm vas OF brief
Duration. AS the time approached when il 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.
Al one moment there was enchanting pict-
ure. as the aeroplsne fioated I'm the blue sky
with s. beautiful rainbow in the background
while the approaching dirigfbIe. Colonel Renard
vas siIhouetted against the black clouds banked
wsn the hariznn ~. Pa'aifIar- brci- ti1e
firs and distance records the jubilation OF the
srectstors was beyond description. The Ameri-
cans Joined the French and other foreigners In
paving tribute 20 the courage Of the aeronaut.
Exhibition flights meanwhile being given
by III. Sommer. lie Blanc. Latham. Rougier
Tssnder Bleriot, Gobron and Bunau-Varilla.
and although they offered a wonderfully impress
sire sight as they heeled and circled about in
the gathering dusk they were practically for
gotten in the intensity Of interest as to how far
Pauhan would GO.
BLERIOTS RECORD NEARLY EQUALLED
NJ Paulhan descended near the back turn
49, ~
granted him permission 20 replenish his tank on
the field 20 permit his return with his own
power. Everybody decided 10 await his appear
snce and IL IS doubtful IL one hundred persons
left the tribunes, despite the lateness Of the
hour. While they waited. Glenn H. Curtiss. the
American aviator got out his machine for an
effort 10 beat Blerlot's time OF yesterday. and
made fast round. lowering his own time for
the six and one-ffth miles 10 minutes and
ll3-5 seconds. only seven and one-hfth seconds
behind that OF Bleriot.
i was dark when a great cheer arose as ".
Paulhsn again appeared and descended grace
fully in front OF the tribunes. The fence was
torn down in the rush 20 reach him. and he was
borne the shoulders OF some OF the most
thusiastic among the spectators. the crowd es-
cortng him 20 the box Of the Marquis de Polig-
nae, president OF the committee aviation. TO
receive congratulations and have his health
drunk
In the midst of the mad enthusiasm N. Paul
hams eye rested a face in the crowd below.
Instantly he stretched out his arms and turning
broke his way through the throng in the tribune
moment later throwing himself into the arms
Of his wife His mother and father also were
there 10 embrace him snd weep, and finally 10
carry him of in triumph.
N. Paulhan is not an inventor. but simply an
operator, who has taken rank tonight the
worlds greatest professional The belief IS
unanimous that he won the Prix de Champagne
to-day. although the managers OF the Wright
machine intimate that they win have try for
II tomorrow. The final day for this contest is
Friday
NJ Lefebvre. with a 9o-litre tank. went out
this afternoon in an attempt for the prize but
he tank leaked. and ~. Lefebvre was forced TO
Descend before ne had gone three hundred yards
EXPERT OPINION DIVIDED.
Experts greatly impressed with the ex-
nnition Of stability and regularity by NJ. Paul
mans machine They now divided into two
camps on tho question OF the superiority of the
wright model. The cellular type has given an
Impressive display of It's ability 10 ly in a wind
aho many are inclined 20 attribute this 10 the
evolving motor. which acts as a gyrosoope
me only accident Of the day was the capsiz-
'as OF N. Rougier just before dark. He was
my slightly injured, although his machine was
Wrecked
N'hongh n. Pauhan covered 1874 Kilometres
NE distance allowed him for the Prix de Cham
pasne is only l3l kilometres. the turns being
'ninated. NM. Latham and Lefebvre. the
my others who have so far qualified for the
,"uafanee test. have thirty-one and twenty-one
"'oneires resaectively 10 their credit