Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-28

their eyes southwark 1or tne IrS siiHiPse
Of the flying man. hoping 1t would De
Graham White, the English contestant.
but prepared to give the Frenchman an
equally cordial reception.
Demonstration for Frenchman.
When Paulhan was finally sighted,
looking like a speck in the distance, the
spectators were stirred to frantic excite
ment. They shouted and yelled at the
top of their voices. Then there was a
general rush to the field selected for the
landing place.
Flying magnificentIy at q height OF 500
feet, with a strong favoring wind. Paul
han made a steady, unerring course, and
came gracefully over the tree tops with
a beautiful curve. He stopped his motor
presently and came 20 the earth as light
ly as a bird. at almost the exact center
of the chosen field
The onlookers, who up to this time.
had, out of consideration for their own
safety. given that spot wide berth,
charged across the field. cheering wildly.
They surrounded Paulhan and tried
TO shake hands with him, at the same
time throwing hats in the air.
The French aviator. however. was un-
He was thoroughly exhausted, and was
stir and benumbed from the cold.
He seemed somewhat dazed. and his
eyes were almost closed. He tried to
smile. but 1t was a forced effort .,
Il am very cold, he said but happy.
Pau han swayed as he stepped out of
the machine and was 80 helpless that -,he
police almost had to carry him TO the
railway station, 100 yards away. After
he had entered the gates of the station
were locked.
The crowd, excluded, would not be
denied. The people focked around the
gates. shouting themselves hoarse. Some
of them stormed the place and climbed
over the gates and ratings
had Beaten Out Train.
Just at the moment Paulhan reached
the p atform the special train which had
been doing its utmost TO keep up with
him from Iichfeid steamed In. The
aviator had easily outdistanced the train,
flying the final twenty-four miles at a
rate of over sixty miles an hour
The first occupant of the train to greet
Paulhan was Henri Farman, another
famous aviator. who embraced Paulhan.
kissed him on both cheeks and then
slapped him oil the back. Mrs. Paulhan
then warmly saluted her husband while
the crowd cried 'Vive Paulhan.'
The crowd again pressed fol ward to
shake HANDS with Paulhan with the
greatest enthusiasm They again cheer
ed ard seemed ha insane in their ex-
element.
| After drinking a little cordial which
| had been provided by the thoughtful
| train conductor Paulhan recovered suf-
| hciently TO enjoy thoroughly the ovation
| He cordially acknowledge the cheers as
/ he boarded the train which then steamed
out of the station.
/ White. who had stopped at Roade sta
ton, reascenGed at $50 am. hoping tc
steal couple of hours march on Paul
han 1t was a beautiful mooniit night
when he started. He flew strongly. with
the expectation that he would be able tC
| reach Manchester without a stop.
| He passed Rus by at $50 am. at a great
height and going at good speed. AZ he
was nearing Polesworth strong vino
sprang up. against which White was
helpless.
| He says he was turned around com
pletely three times in short distance
lie struggled hard and gamely. but found
! il was useless. and was finally compelled
Ia descend and abandon the contest.
White received the news of Paulhan' 5
Success IN the true sporting spirit Mount
ing the seat of an automobile. he ad-
| dressed the crowd as follows:
| Ladies and gentlemen, the fiftythou-
sand-dollar prize has been won by Louis
Paulhan. the finest aviator the world has
| seen. Compared with him I am only a
novice. Three cheers for Paulhan"
| The crowd responded with great enthu
siasm. adding three more cheers FOL
White.
II can no longer hope to win the prize.
said White but I mean to get to Man
Paulhan Eager to Finish.
After his rest at Lichfield Paulhan wa
most eager TO reascend as early as posi-
bic. He was astir at 10 and began prep
arations to start on the last leg of hi
journey. He was INSTRUCTED and inter
fered with considerably by the crow,
which had assembled
This mob. despite the efforts Of the sol
diers who were qua ding the approache
10 the field persisted in invading the spo
and trampling down the barriers, ignorin
the four-cent admission fee which ha,
been imposed by the opportunist owner o
the field.
The feverish eagerness Of Paulhan to b
off was intensified by reports that Whit
was following him hot-foot and might b
expected at any moment. There were an,
number Of false alarms
When light appeared in the sky tC
, the southwark some one shouted Her,
comes White. There were wild cheer,
and the people stampeded to the corne
4 of no field ~ q