Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-16
AV|ATORS FLY
IN WIND AND
RAIN
HEAVY WEATHER FAILS
10 HALT AER0PLANES
Confidently Predicted This.
Method Of Travel VIII Soon
Replace Automobiles Of Rich
Men in Muddy Weather,

Hlii li efNNNJ NttAtfAif
n sornIng journal speciei Leased wirel
los Angeles Jan. ib While devoid
~ sensational incident. the aviation
meet today developed important facts
from a commercial stnnapoiut. Both
Louis paulhan and Glenn r. furtiss
In ihelr hiplanes demonstrated tho
mud.running capacities 81 their mae
ehincs, lifting from heavy ground and
nying against Q stiff broeze rom the
ocean. and it Is confidently predicted
mat soon rich mon viii come on on
their 'front.' porehes and iooh az the.
ground and the shy before deciding
whether 70 get out their automobiles
or airships.
Flying In the mud and rain looks as
simple 49, horse racing under the same.
conditions a new world sport is bo-
ing rapidly bnill
The flights today were made 10 al
small crowd because of rain and were
confined 10 speed laps around the.
eunrse, Paulhan pied 10 beiii Curtiss
len-lap record, but failed Cnr.iss
tried to beat his avn one lap record
aud failed Willard ANA Hamilton
failed In similar attempts.
Mlscnrol IA the balky little Bieriot
monoplanc came ont for au exhibition
flight. using the tail controller ONLY
In landing he tried too short "a circle
and the machine tipped striking tho
ground on one wing Miscnrol jumped
and was unhurt
Paulhnn, 1t WAS announced, on the
last day Of the meet viii trS for the
Michalin cup for long distance, Henry
f'nrman nf England holds this cup for
4 flight % Ia miles Ia four hours
seventeen minutes ana thirty-thrcc
seconds. ftfuihan probably will nv
toward the southern part OF the state
Ry the time the first trainload OF
aviatinn-mhd populncc of Los Angeles
reached the grounds this morning thc
sky WAS datk in the Fultbeaat and
soon the rain eaFt d dismal blanket
upon their hopes From the noun
tains and from lhe ocean great storm
ciouds rolled.
Tile concession fonts CLOSED up aud
hundreds took the ears Tor home. 4
Jew stayed aud huddled ia the dry
spots under the drearS grand stand
a. . U~'cloeiS. however the rain
tensed ana t9e wind fuesna AWAY.
The main Afect n the storm from
an airship standpoint was 20 leave a
bad starting field 10 constituted a..
test which was watched hy experts
with great interest a. 2 o'clock cur
tisa came out ai hts tent, looked at thu
sky and gave the order 10 bring his
machine out lle was auon Followed
~ Hamilton ana willard.
FauihAn, not TO be outApns. ordered
his oar out and preparations began on
all sides. The Freuchman came over
aud talked With Gurtiss abeui the
prospect Of rising from the muddy
ground An ambulance came down
ne field and took un 4 convenient no.
sitinn
Paulhan was the first go rise with
mud sticking ID great picees 20 every
part of thu machine that 1t touched
on the first run over The rough ground
ho assembled il the fNce of the wind
rs he drove he smoked a Cigar and
smiled.
While FRnlhan made two circles ~
the course the crowds fiorkpd fo
whore Curtiss was bending over the
rudder plane. Curtiss iiunlls had his
maehinc rolled M whore the mud was
thlVkest ana whore the mtehuuiciaus
were hardl, able To- Walk There De
gaNc the signal to start ANA his low
erful engine htayed thr machine off
thr ground ~ almost as shnf q ais
tanec as ou q fsiif day.
Curtiss preliminary flight WIS fol-
lowed hy one with Hamilton ns driver
k~nnhcnshue in his diriHible rnsc 40 "a
height uf iVu feet and dropped dummy
bombs within u twenty foot square
This was he lime with thy NtlnN test of
Thursday II hNs |VlrtuullN been de
termincd thtA both a%eroplanes and
siifigiDlts cam tloat over 81 eunpl, Hud
drop % bomb there This may resuit
in the construction of shelter pits
ulnua the coast.