Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-11
AMERICA VS.. FRANCE.
Continued from First Paeeo

flight and again went up in his dir
gible. Charles +. willard. in the Curtiss
NO. !, went up and sailed in the or
poslte direction to that taken by knab-
enshue. They flew directly toward
each other. but Willard quickly
brought his aerOplane to the ground
after flight of one minute and thirty
time seven minutes
Lincoln Beachy also made several
flights with his dirigible at height
OF 100 feet. and for about ten minutes
course. Knabenshue was a little faster
than Beachy. No official time was given
out.
The only accident that in any wa
marred the day occurred when the en-
eine on the Gill-Dosh machine WIS
started before the biplane had beei
taken from the tent and a bareback
tore out portion of the upper plane.
This slight accident prevented the ma
chine from flying.
Curtiss Leads OFF.
Glenn Fl. Curtiss opened the meet au-
spiciously. making the first flight in pub
lie ever made on the Pacific coast. and
5000 spectators in the grandstand seats
cheered loudly when the New York avla-
tor came to the starting point In front OF
.
surrounded by a horde of photographers,
among whom a Japanese was conspicu-
Gus. The Japanese was permitted to
take as many pictures he wished. and
he explained that they were to be sent
at once to Japan.
The wind was blowing about six miles
an hour when CurtisS gave the signal to
start. The machine used was a new
Curtiss monoplane never before used.
The flight lasted minute 2s.03 seconds
and the distance covered was tive-eighths
OF a mile. The greatest height reached
was fifty feet Curtiss made the turns
on the course with ease. and landed near
the starting point. II was the Los An
geles publbcS first view of an aeroplane
in action. and the people were greatly
excited
Wizards first flight came ten minutes
after Curtiss landed, and he remained II
the air seven seconds and covered 80
yards. Willard at once turned his ma
chine around and began a second flight
from the other end of the course. tie
rose to a height of seventy feet and COW
cred about half the course. when lie
again landed. The distance was one
mile and his time was ! minute and :,
seconds Three minutes later he started
again. finishing the course and LANDING
directly i'm front of the grandstand
Curtiss again made flight, foio"ihS
a complete circle. smaller. however.
than the official course. covering one ana
one-eighth miles in ! MINUTE and d sec sec
feet
Were Eager for Paulhan.
The crowd had begun to inquire for
paulhan. I'VE can't do anything with
that Frenchman." said Richard Ferris.
master OF ceremonies. He pays no At
tentiou to rules and regulations. or to
the course laid out for flights. would
not be surprised TO see him appear sud
denly on his machine through the top OF
his tent
That was almost what Paulhan did.
While the spectators were watching the
flight of the dirigibles Farman biplane
was taken quietly from the Paulhan tent
down into a gulley hidden from view.
Just when Knabenshue and beachy We're
passing over the grandstand. and when
every neck was craned backward. there
was a sudden shout. and out of the gull
ley shot Paulhan, the motor or MS FAR
man humming at tremendous rate.
He swung around the course and came
down before the grandstand at high
speed. He gesticulated first with the
right hand and then the left. and at
times he let 20 the steering wheel ana
waved both arms and snouted 10 the
multitude.
Cirrling the full course once. Paulhan
began second round. but stopped at
the halfway pole TO cut across the heid
straight Tor the 81 ooooNihS
yeering, he described another circle.
finally disappearing from view to the
north behind the grandstand. He scared
this way and that in the adjacent coun-
try. again heading directly for the stand.
which he cleared. passing only a few
feet above the top seats. He shouted
greetings to the lodging crowd beneath.
out on the field, the machine de-
seconded in front of Paulhans quarters
Paulhan gave thrilling exhibition OF
control lie darted this way and that.
ascended suddenly and shot downward
until IL seemed that he must wreck his
aeroplane against the earth. Where
groups of men had gathered he scattered
them with dips OF the machine. Once
he headed directly for the grandstand,
waiting until almost upon Ii before point
ing the bow of his craft upward and
skimming just above the cgog4