New-York tribune., 1910-01-19
paUbHAh'S FEAT
sCOUNTRY DASH
Fortv-Sspen-Nde Flight IN
.eirtu-T5ro Minutes.

.-zsfes June es-LoUls Paulhan-
Los r.r-,zn biplane made today
.~,errs regard as most remarkable
VIE -o,,n+-z- fight On the wings OF
other avistors hesitatsd - face,
m ---..-,ry-,su few from Aviation Field 70
t -, EaIdEin's ranch. twenty-thres
rsv -ircled the old Santa Anita
a.-s.t and returned 70 his tent
-s-r.sn covered an estimated distance Of
.fas IN I hour 2 minutes - As seconds.
ser - Baldvins with The wind IN
:. -..,,,+ss and came hack against IL IN 81
.as When he finished he said that the
-,- --ss as cool IS when he started and
- ,c,,l6 repeat -he trip At once
=. orlv rest approaching Paulhan's feat
..,s country was that made by one Of
=. 1--izrts last fall or z fight with an
-, osce- from Washington 20 Alexan-
ira and rack
-ls-iot. Latham Fsruzn and Cody nave
- fights nesrt- as long. but rhev dtd
=, return Cody few forty niles at Alder
s2 minutes last fall Farusn took
.+pentv-raile rUn u spend day shooting
-. friend. bur he landed ar one end Of
ne TIT
,--.xsse-- C,ortlard- : Bishop If the Aero
-rsh ~ America said that IA lid not know
= snv fight equal Paulhen's + Is
--rbsble that the prize n $4,000 will 60
:, hin There will be much official pom
ss-inc znd cabling. however. before new
zr-l5's record IS accorded To Paulhan-
Ps-,lha- maintained an altitude Of from
- an - : aa0 feet or his Tav over the val
e. Hts highest point was 2150 feet. as
,-5icsred " the instrument in his machine
7-rder him. speeding over country roads,
usrs automobiles. equestrtans and motor
--cles trying 70 be near the machine
.ho,,d Paulhan fall or have 70 descend.
u-s Paulhan vas in one Of the pursuing
ss-uuoa:les- praying and crying
r-nsn Pauihan reached the grand stand
- nis return he was mobbed The crowd
h-o-4 through TIE barriers. The aviator
-rss borne oyer the field. His countrvraen
p;ssed min and vept IN joy
-nis fight was the only one Of in
no-1snoe .n the days meet. Clirtiss did not
81 into the air until after Paulhan had
rs4n away for half an hour Then he gave
:, exhibition OF fancy starting and retired
The r,nd came up Suddenly. and for z
---,s II looked as though the programme
--orlld be spelled Al o'clock nothing had
Le-nened eycsut Z few skids ever the field
and ne crowd began 70 howl Without
any ANNOUNCEMENT PaUIhau's machine ap-
n<s-.d z- The far vest course beating
seai,st The wind Il came around and
over the heads Of the crowd 7trh tne VIM
s- SHY niles sn hour
PsuIhza cane dow as though he had
decided against further flying but before
the crowd lad tine 70 forget their 6rst
zronde- he rose over their heads again and
pointed the fat nose Of the white plane
toward the mountains Il was 8-oe o'clock
Hes OF for the 'c-oss-counry record Of
the world" announced the rnegaphones-
For Ten minutes the machine few onward
snd upward straight toward the snow line
u the Sierra Aadre range Old BaIdy
peak was the compass point Il lay in
shining white relief against the sky.
Trough the glasses PauIhan could be seen
ris1g above the haze and taking z trail
20 il seemed, 70 the summit Soon he dis
appeared from sight OF the de1d
Bulletins we're posted on & blackboard
IS The machine passed over small towns
- the way 70 the Baldwin race track
- o'clock there was e great shout
scne chs had seen the aeropIane. Soon II
ezne into sight blown from it's outward
curse and On q line with Mount Wilson
TIE machine loocaed up more and more
distinctly, and even the experts watching
s,d timing were surprised at the speed with
WHICH Il returned Mr. Bishop figured that
y would take PauIhaa twice as long TO
cone back against the wind as It had TO
20 With Il, bur the aviator had struck q
-lde- current N the high altitude and
cane home OF II
socn he was over the field and settling
Eertiy- TIE rush began The Frenchn1an
stepped griT1y OUT OF the saddle and asked
for q cigar
y vii 90 rv1ce as far some day he re-
marked