The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-10
|DLHAN ARRIVES,
| READY FOR RACES
|hldpr of Worlds Mile Record
|FIs Not Pleased With Start
ing Course.
NpECTS TO ASCEND OVER
4 FOUR THOUSAND FEET
Fne Weather Predicted for the
Opening of International
Aerial Races.

hos ANGELES. Cal. Jan. 9.-I.ouis
kplhsn the French aviator and holder
4 me aerial speed record for one mile.
"a Two members OF his syndicate Of
~. Mscarol and Mason. arrived here
Lay. wearisd by trans continental
y, that WAS a continual battle with
rzrds. but ready 10 enter tomorrow
\. arrt aeroplsne contest OF the ten day
k,snntional meet.
! Ibsy brought with them two Bleriot
Ltroplsnes-great black things that look
"a gigantic casting f1les-and two Far
L. oiplanes painted white. which to-
%,rpw, with Mason and Miscaroi hand
a the complicated systems OF control
IA soar in competition with Willard
million and Curtlss in the speed and
|hhi tests.
addition o. the foreign machines
.dngs thc total of eavier- than~air craft
4 the ground up 10 nine. Paulhan said
|ai the crew OF five mcchanicians he
|pcsnt with him could set all four up
i lcss than half day They will work
|pushout tonight and he ready foc the
La flights tomorrow.
II Machines Set Up.
Besides the acronefs. there arc three
.igbles or the fleld-Roy Knahenshue's.
|hroln BeacDy S and that belonging TO
. United States government.
/ lhe two express cars containing Paul
has four aeToplanes were switched from
y main linc 10 the electric road running
.gu 10 the aviation camp, sixteen miles
|jpw the city. and before evening they
|frs set up and ready. with the eXcep-
10 OF instslling the engines, Standing
.6iis the i've Curtlss type machines in
"a great shelter tent. they looked gigan-
u TIE Cur,iss machines are the small
81 successful aeroplancs yet developed
/. the Inventor declared that he fully ex-
|ftt5 10 sec the speed records lowered.
Ne he hoped himself 10 surpass the high
|shts OF his chief French competitor dur
N The coming ten days.
tharles Is. Hamilton, who is here fresh
|7n his recent 6ighis IN Kansas City. Is
|Ers groomed by Curtiss To beat Paul
|rs official speed record OF A mile In
|p minutes end one-fifth second. He
1 lhe Iuckless DC Ia Grandc. who heN
|niIe and 500 yards In / minute and !
|gnds.
Aeronauts Meet.
|cliss was in working clothes when
II Frenchmen. nattly attircd in Euro
|h sporting eaTb--Cloih caps. belted
|9's and put,ces. appeared In the shell
'Esor OF the machine in which Clifford
4mion. the New York millionaire
Erismsn. will Hy here
|rnrtiss speaks no French and Paulhan
English so they shook hands in SOL
10 silence
|Hfymon. who is more than SIX feet tall.
% ftsnding near, and noting the size
4 ihe two aviators. he shook his head
~ remarked
This is the first time ! ever wanted
NE small -
|Fhen Edmund Cleary. Psulhans man
IA. arrived however. there was some
/hg Ike conversation between the two
nf OF the aviation meet
|lozether they went out Oh the field-
LII lies stretched between the noun
|e and the sea. Like Curtiss. Paul
% found the course not quite TO bis
|Fg because, as FIRST marked out. the
/<tors would have either 10 breast an
/lne or go down il in starting, He
voted for a hezagonal course, and
/ence score of road making machines
y screpers were set at work smoothing
|a "eet-away." which will permit
/rs 10 be made level with prairie
= pls tcsu that continues almost up, TO
base of the mountains. which shut
fE valley on the cast
II Shown the Course.
b. two men were shown around by
cvd ot thousands of persons who had
10 lIiG camp. I'NpulN oINlllAs w
d TO guard the grounds and shelters
be away ali except dozen or so priv
% intervieWevs and reporters.
Eilh Cleary acting as interpreter they
trhsed as TO his plans and prospects
ouidoiug those who have been es-
hhIng new records abroad. while he
travelling through the snow-swept
hnd of this country,
You cannot speak English? said enc
Say OF an opening, u
no but ] can fy, said the httle
Gan YOU do better than Latham"
ph but yes that is why | came.
Did you know that lie flcw higher
1000 feet the other day? Can you
that here?"
ies." PauIhan declared
lhen pointing toward the snow clad
Era Madres. cleaning in the sun above
lrialn of clouds that hid their bases,
tsked.
How high is that?"
aore than 1000 feet" he vas told.
Nell, II you don't mind IN ny over
rniIss had thc Harmon blpIane all
3med and ready today il had never
put together before. and shone with
I|'NHh and bright metal fittings.
Harmon Optimistic.
tsbe ihe veteran machines Of naml-
and Willard, IL looked new Haml-
eighty times and Wizards $50 times
Mon was anxious TO make his FIRST
I|Dl bit trade wind sweeping from
"a caused o halt in the plans. as
49, did not care TO Try out new ma
H. IN the breeze.
psmon was eating heartily OF hot
AZ a lunch stand. when the word
: brought that he could not ny today.
ms " something like a condemned
Na breakfast; II might be my last,'
hn saving. when curtiss came UP,
nwn him the wind was too strong,
~ rcprievc." ne added.
d the American biplanes. includ
~ S1e nuilt by Capt. Mueller the bal
which is 81 modified Wright, have
H%ylinder motors--that is, all except
sM wy IN which Curtiss hopes to make
6s's and takc n large portion of tho
money This is an eight cylinder
4 and the one In Which he made
smarkahlo flights at Rheims. AT
bomeeting. he said, he could not use
.sIn M, power az the motor FOR fear oi
The machine and killing him
s3l ne has made some modifico
,m,h'ch he believes will enaoie him
: H+I 10 hv q great deal faster. but
M IN the air longer.
4 ~ weslner forecastcr predicted clear
NS ~~tsesner for tomorrow. wItb llttic
NllSS MAKES SH0RT