Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-11

packs. The dlrgihles-frail looking.
cirhr SNAPPED a~itiirs-seemed TO DE
undet the complete mastery ot thc
Two pilots who directed their course
as they willed and descended to earth
without a jar.
Before this time the crowd han bo-
gan 10 inquire Tor Paulhan. All was
Quiet at the auartefs Of the French
aviator. Whatever work was being
zone in preparation FOR his night WIS
eehind closed doors and AZ seemed
nrohable that the throng would De
disappointed IN us eNpecthtidh ~ sfe
Ing the holder % the mile speed rec
ora.
1--WE caut do anything with the
Trenchman,n said Dick Ferris, master
Of ceremonies. "He pays mo ntten-
lion to rules ana regulations. nor 20
the COURSE laid out for the flights
I ,soAld not bo surprised SO sec him
appear suddenly ON his machine
through the top OF his tout
That was almost what faulhan
did. While the spectators were watch
sng rho flight OF the dirgibies. a Far
man biplane was taken quietly from
the PauIhan tent down into the gully
hidden from tho view Of those at the
starting stretch just when kanaben-
shue and BcaehN were passing over
the grand stand on their return ami
every neck WAS craned backward
there was q sudden shout aud out OF.
tho guiley shot faulhan. the motor
Of his Tarman huInrning az a tre-
mendduA rate. He swung around the
course aud came down before the
grand stand OF high speed. He gestia-
ulated first within H. right hand ana
then his lott aud az times he let 20
she steering wheel ana waved hoth
arms and shouted to the multitud b
Circling the fun course once PAUL.
han then began a second round but
stopped al the hair way pole Ia cut
across the field straight for j grand
stand.
Suddenly Ncoring he made anoth-
Ell circle finally disappearing from
view 70 the north behind the grand
stand. lie SCARED this way and that
in the adjacent country. again head
ing directly for tho stand which he
cleared from bclind, passing only 9
Few feet above the topmost row OF
seats and shouting greetings to the
lodging ana ducking crowd beneath.
Passing out QUITO the field the ma
chine descended IN front Of Paulhan's
quarters.
Paulhan had remained IN the air
eight and one-half minutes and sailed
threa md th%rec-quarters miles. His
highest altitude was 100 feet.
While the dirgibies were preparing
for their second flight tho irrepress-
luie Frenchmnn decided to start upon
another jondney. Covering the fun
cnutsn in 2.e7 a-5 he started around
again and neared the starting point
fust as Knahcnshue's balloon had
caught the wind az the head of the
stretch and was coming along at high
speed. pauihon's aeroplane shot
inward and soon Was abreast and di-
fectiy over the dirpibie. The tive
craft raced with b wind at Their
backs that ~ the Frcnchmaii soor
distanotng tins big gas bag
Continuing his flight AT high speed
Paulhan gave a thrilling exhibition
Of hlA control, lie darlcd this waS
and thnt. assembled suddenly aud shot
downward until II seemed that he
must surely wreck his aeropiane
against the earth Where groups Of
men had gathered on the field ne
scattered them with dips OF the ma
chine.
'0acs Nc headed directly FOR the
grand stand waiting until almost UP
on II before pointlng the how OF hii
craft upward and skimming JUS
above the heads az the crowd
Throughout Il an he gesticnlated wiz
MS hnnda ana shouted Ia a Language
uuaerstood by his countrymon alone
Paulhan loves the air n sccniuN
IS IL carried away by the eNhiliratiol
Of the eratiealls daring performance
ON this SECOND flight he RENAME
np ten minutes end tive seconds
reaching a hnieht OF 40o feet an
travelling about A. miles ia So
seending, he lust cleared the top g
his " tent from the rear, alightin
4 short. distance front the entrance.
Ia his third flight pRuihan aros
directly Ia front Of the grand stans
passed over u ana turned back :
the official course where he arose (
"a height OF 500 feet. covering tho mil
and half im @.Ss, he took aHotlia
shot INTO the country, oAmie bael
vent around the course "a second tim
snd had started ON his third jap iu.
As Beachy IN has difgiblc. anu Chafl'
h Hamilton la p Curtiss muupplaf
had made an ascent ana got und'
fuli ~headway The treneh afist'
zen ia behind Hamilton ana act,
as a rear guard Tor the American %
al the latter descended otter Is fig'
IT four minutes. Then. after con
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