Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-14
WITH
PASSENGER
COMMON
AEROPLANES MANEUVER
AT WILL OF OPERATORS
Paulhan and CurtiSs Clash In
Contest for Speed Trophy
But No Records Are Broken
in Days Events,

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/ fBy Morning journal Special Leased Wirel
Aviation Camp, Los Angeles Jan.
13.-While Paulhan of France did
not do anything So wonderful today
as seeking a pathway to paradise, he
took up two sengers-Misearol
and Maisson, his assistants-circl
the field with them several times and
cut "aeress lots in what was consid-
cred an attempt to SLOW down Glenn
II Curtiss. who was flying the regu-
lar course at the same time for a
ten lap speed record. The passen-
gers We're landed safely and 10000
women breathed signs OF relief.
Flights with one passenger became
an ordinary event No speed or alti-
tude or endurance records were
broken, but the days trials demon
strated the possibility of the airship
as commercial or, at least, as a
sporting factor.
Curtiss manager protested against
Paulhan's getting in the way OF the
Curtiss machine in the 10 lap trial
and a contest may develop His to-
tai time was "a minutes and 2-5 sec
onds Later Paulhan tried to beat
this but failed by five minutes
Earlier in the day, with his wife
as a passenger, Paulhan made three
laps Of the course in SIG Is. He
flew over the judges stand after cir
cieing the field and alighted easily
in the starting square. on another
flight of seven minutes he had Mrs.
Dick" Farris as a passenger. He
cut corners. flew low over the stands
and seemed to enjoy his pranks and
so did the crowd which cheered and
laughed
These were the days chief features.
Paulhan set the mark at S:16 is
in the official trial for three laps
ia the passenger carrying contest
with Nine. Paulhan as his passen-
ger
Curtiss failed in his attempt to low
er the three lap record which he set
yesterday.
Hamilton, Paulhan, curtiss and
Willard qualified in three lap flights
for all events.
Willard duplicated his feat of start
ing. flying around the course once and
landing in marked space Of 20 feet
winning the prize of $3.50
Charles X Hamilton, in Curtiss
machine tried for the 10 lap speed
record. but landed on his third lap
on account OF engine trouble.
Paulhan ascended with two pass
engers and oircled the field several
times
Glenn II. Curtiss tried for the ten
lap record but failed His total time
was 24:54 rs, and his mile average
2.2a 20.
Paulhan tried to break Curlss
mark for the ten laps but failed
making it in 2G.59 2-5.
Events on the aviation field We're
eclipsed late in the afternoon by "a
strange sight in the sky. OFF over the
ocean radiant star like an apparia-
ton was seen. Thirty thousand faces
looked in wonder at the heavenly vis-
itor
"Its an airship," said a man on
saElp box II can see the smoke from
the engine and the propellers move"
However. it was only Venus which
appears with singular briliancy and
size at TINS season III liltSe ldtltuutS
on the field the real ships were
moving with the regularity of ex-
press trains
Courtand +. Bishop, president of
the Aero club of America, received
telegram from the International Aero
society of Paris. during the after
noon saying that Hubert Latham's
record for altitude was 3,444 feet
made January in France. The
judges confirmed Paulhan's record
Of 4.165 feet made yesterday.
Hamilton made a flight with his
rudder wheel tied to show that the
Curtiss machine could be operated
without the Wright patents, and Cliff
ford b. Harmon OF New York an
nounced that he would start in the
second week in February from San
Antonio. Tex. in his balloon New
York To attempt to break the worlds
distance record which is now 1,200
miles Harmon also viii try to lift
the Lahm cup held by A. HUH and
t~.vI..e With E4n f,aff9u