Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-05-05
WINS A|RSH|P RACE
PauIhan Gets Prize Of $4,000
for Long, Successful Trip.
Flies Half the Length of England,
Making Trip from London to
Manchester with One Stop.

London, April 28.-The Frenchman,
Louis Paulhan, whose efforts have fire.
quently been crowned with victory, to-
day won the greatest race in the his
tory of mankind and $50, 900 when he
flew into Manchester at $50 O'Clock
this morning, having Travelled by aero
plane from London, distance by rail-
way of 1876 miles, with only a single
overnight stop at Lichfeld.
His competitor in the contest, Gra-
ham White, the English aviator, after
making a successful new start at
Reade, where he made his first landing,
decended at Polesworth and no advices
have yet reached London of his having
resumed his flight.
White, few days ago attempted
the trip, but was compelled to decend
at Lichhfeld after covering lis miles.
Paulhan then appeared on the scene
and the two aviators made hasty pre-
parations for the flight, each striving
to be first at the start. Paulhan stole
the march on the Englishman and as
cended from Hendon at 5:20 p. m.
yesterday.
White, who was sleeping peacefully
at the time he was apprised Of this
fact, made quick start from Park
Royal at $50 p. m. Paulhan flying
high and fast covered lit miles before
he landed, making that distance in
two hours and so minutes. He de-
scended at Lichfeld at $40 p. M, and
reascended at a :08 a. m. to complete
the journey. White succeeded in reach
ing Reade, a distance of about go
miles, descending on account of dark
ness at 7:55 p. m. He managed to
overcome some of the handicap by
starting again on the long journey to
Manchester at 80 a. m. He landed,
however, at Polesworth, which is about
60 miles from Manchester.
The struggle for the coveted prize
took dramatic turn last night when
Paulhan stole a march on his English
rival, Graham White, which placed
him 20 miles ahead of the race when
darkness compelled him to alight for
the night. This forenoon the weather
was favorable, but owing to the heavy
work of preparing the machine, it was
supposed the start would be deferred
until Thursday. The two aviators had
met early and discussed plans, express
ing hope that they would meet each
other in Manchester.
Late in the day White, tired from
his heavy labors, returned to his hotel
and went to sleep, intending to start
tomorrow morning. Meanwhile the
spectators at Hendon were surprised to
see Paulhan, after trying his engine,
take farewell of his wife, who tied
large map of the route around his
waist, and take his seat in the aero
plane.
Word that the Frenchman had start
ed quickly reached Park Royal. Rush
ing into Whites room, his friends
awakened him. White sprang to his
feet, flew downstairs, jumped into a
motor car and made for the garage at
full speed, and within 20 minutes was
sailing around the gasometer at Kensal
Green in the first stage of what will
certainly be the most exciting contest
ever held in Great Britain.
While passing over Bletchley, 18
miles south of London, 70 minutes be-
hind Paulhan, he was flying consider
ably higher than the Frenchman and
seemed to be making faster time and
taking straighter course.
The news of the race spread like
magic in the towns and villages along
the railway, which the aviators fol-
lowed closely, Paulhan being followed
by special train steaming rapidly
northward. The people gathered ev-
erywhere to get view of the novel
sight. The sun went down and the
cloudless sky gave the spectators an
opportunity to watch the aviators as
they flew at varying heights.