The Sentinel=record., 1910-01-11
PAULHAA OF FRANCE MAKES A SENSATIONAL FLIGHT IN
 HIS AEROPLANE.
Many Americans and Foreigners Dis played Their Mastery Over The Machines at the Open
 ing of the Meet.

Aviation Field Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. 1O.--Making a sudden and dra- matic appearance while the 10000 spectators were watching the slow fiiJht of two dirigible balloons at Aviation Park this afternoon, Louis Paulhan threw the great thr ong into frenzy of enthusiasm by specta. cular flight in a Farman biplane.
 This, the first day of the aviation meet, was given over to preliminary trials and flights to give aeronauts and ayiators a chance to shake down their machines.
 Curtiss had givep an exhibition in a new and untried machine in which
 later Clifford Harmon made some short flights. Charles E. Willard, in the Crtiss No. 1, had also made a successful flight and severei times Roy Knobenshue and Lincoln Beach ey had ascended in two smal dirigibles and msneuvered their craft, but noth- ing to thrill the crowd occurred until paulhan swept into view.
 Beachey and Knabenshue were pil oting their dirigibles around the course when the daring Frenchman appeared suddenly out of a gulley hid. den from the view of the grandstand circled the course three times. went out across country. came back over the grandstand and alighted in the center Of the field.
 Tn two later flights he gave re. markable exhibition of control over his machine, gracefully making sharp turns and dipping almost to the ground.
 He skinned the grandstand only a few feet above the heads of the crowd, descending. ascending and fin ally approaching from the rear, she tent that houses his aeroplane. just clearing the to pand tlighting within 100 feet of it's entrance.
 Paulhan was given a demonstration such as is seldom witnessed at a pub. lie gathering. Men shouted them. selves hoarse, while women cheered and waved handkerchiefs. Paulhan elated by the furore he had created, danced gaily into his tent.
 The day opened with weather con. ditions suspicious for the initial con. tests. The sun shone brightly and there was but semblance of a breeze from the east. Before the forenoon had wanei. however, the sky became overcast with clouds and with suspicion of dampness in the at mosphere. The wind finally whipped to the west, blowing strongly-an un- fortunate condition, aviators said
 Promptly at l o'clock Gleen H. Cur. tiss was upon the starting stretch to open the international meet with a christening flight for a new mono plane that had never been used. Leav. ing the ground in front of the grand stand the craft rose gently with a rise in tine ground to the west, made short flight upon the course. re turned and alighted at the starting point
 The distance, estimated by the | judges at five-eighths of a mile, was covered in 2S:03 seconds. the greatest height reached being fifty feet The machine was under perfect control and the American was accorded a thunder Of cheers.
 Next Charles F. Willard appeared in his Curtiss aeroplane No. and af ter short preliminary flight, attempt ed to circle the official course. which is trifie more thar. a mile and a hall l in length.
 Rising to a height of seventy feet he maintained the altitude until hall the distance had been travelled, wher his motor gave out and he descended He was in the air one minute ant twenty-three seconds After read