The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-17
CURTISS AND PAULHAN
CENTEAS OF ATTRACTION
Frencam;n's Exhibition Lacked
the BTi IlanCy Shown By
the American

Aviation Field Los Angeles, Cal,
Jan. 1T-The wind and the rain con
spired today to test the meitle of all
ships flying on the aviation field. The
result was victory for Glenn H.
Curtiss and Louis Paulhan.
In half gale of wind Curtiss rose
to height of more than 100 feet and
there performed as pretty piece OF
areoplane jockeying as has been seen.
He described cihcles in daring fash
ion, lifting and dipping and beating
against the wind and winding up by
flying figure eight.
Paulhan strove to Guido this, going
up 512 feet and circling about like a.
hawk, but his exhibition lacked some.
tring of the brilliancy shown by the
Ame,i ican.
Wonders Worked
Another wonder picture was paint
cd Curtiss and Paulhan and Charles
r. Hamilton, each driving their own
machines, swung around in an aerial
marathon. AT times they raced to-
eether headlong against the wing.
Again they played tag with each 9th
e.. They flew under and over each
other and around each other.
That there were no accident was
one of the marvels of the day The
aviators did not want to fly in the
wind. They know that the wind
strains the delecate silk planes and
pulls at the fastenings. But the crowd
was there and something had to be
done to amuse It.
A new word has been coined at the
aviation field. 1t is "aeronutty." The
reputation of Los Angeles gave an ex
Eibition of this particular form of in
sanity. Through the rain of the morn
ing they went in droves to the field
standing in mud along the fence line
or holding q ppi..g seats in the grand
stand. They started out in wagon
loads from nearby towns and farmf
and in automobiles from the city. The
mud stopped many, and the road was
strewn with bands OF stranded pill
erims.
Crowd Enormous
BY the time the events were sched
uled to begin the biggest crowd o.
the meet had gathered. Even thu
nearby hills were black with spectat
Crs.
The rain ceased. The ayiators wal
cd as long as possible. but FINAL,
Hamilton awakened the echoes by lis
ing in a short flight to test the wind
Paulhan was not long in follow
ing. He caught up with rush AM
\ sailed past the grandstand in TIVE
qualifying rounds. He veered ant
/ shot out of the course. back of tn
grandstand, 200 feet high, going owe
the field again after short run
When he came down, he said that h
had intended to try ten APPS for speed
but found the wind too strong on tn
westward course.
Curtiss Holds Records
Then Curtiss came out In a prelin
mary flight. Hamilton and Paulha
started together in wind-buckin
contest, but were sent out of tn
course and landed back of the CRANE
stand Paulhan, after finding that hi
machine was standing the strain wei
made another try for speed In fou
rounds his best lap was 2:3S 3-5. Gu
/ tiss record Is 2.12.
Finding he could not win in thl'
Paulhan tried to lower Curtiss' stra
ing record. He made 1t on the sol
turf in 1883 feet. Curtiss' record
9s feet.
Roy KnaDenshue and Lincol
Beachey brought their dlrigible
They went M and struggled har
against the wind for half mile, the
gave 1t up, whirling back over tn
| grandstand at high rate of spec
Charles +. Willard, in Curtis
machine, came out ror brief fligh
but after feeling the force of the win
gave up. Curtiss. who had announ
ed that he would try for mile spec
record, also quit.
Paulhan After Cup
Paulhan was not content. AS III
crowds were filing out he appeare
on the horizon with two passenger
behind him, a difficult and DANCE
ouy feat In such wind. The pas
! engers we're his mechanicians. Aft
La short run with them he took ,
Clifford b. Harmon, New York bt
; loonist.