The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
Will Demonstrate Wonderful
Control of AerOpIanes Be-
fore ThrOngs

ba0uOch. IN lnab apparatus was the
gasoline engine. seven cylinders, 40
horsepower, on which depends the sue
cess Of the flights The engine of an
seroplsne is not a stationary" engine
in any sense Of the term. 1t revolves
as il operates. and the propellers are
attached TO it TO revolve with it. The
propelIers, which are guarded as care
fully as an infant. were swaddled in
oiled clothes and jealously protected
from the rude and profane touch of the
carpenters by the repeated admonitions
Of Manager Cleary.
PropeIIers in Rear
The properers on the Farman engine
are rearmost Next is the cylinders
Of the revolving gas engine tien the
gasoline tank. and in front of it and
with his back to the vital parts of his
throbbing biplane, the aviator sits At
his hand and feet are the many wires
and levers and throttles with which
the machine is operated.
After the engine had been trans
ported TO the paddock, TO be saddled
on the planes, a strange procession was
seen crossing the aviation field in the
dusk. It was a line of many men
he airing the 40 foot main planes of the
Farman- Working under the electric
lights the mechanicians assembled the
parts Of the Farman and before they
went 10 bed the wonderful film of silk
which bears sloft a man had been
sruculated and ready for the anima-
tion that comes witn the sputtering
gasoline.
The other Farman viii be set up
early this morning and will be ready
IN the field when the throngs begin to
arrive from san Francisco. the trans
bay cities and the peninsula towns
As the engine Of the biplane was
being hauled over to the paddock the
body OF the Bleriot monoplane was be-
ing wheeled over by Miscarol. the dar-
ing young Frenchman whose delight il
Is to soar in the fiimsy imitation of
drafon fly.
The engine Of the monoplane is placed
IN front OF the aviator, who sits in
narrow compartment between the huge
wings Of the bird.
The mechanicians who worked YES
terday with Mason and Miscarol were
Albert Chsuveau, Emil Renon. Jules
Brule and Armand Malard. On his
flights with passengers Paulhan fre-
quently takes one of these men with
him.
1t requires 4 running start OF 600
meters. or about $50 yards. to give the
Farman an impetus sufficient 10 av
The starts Of PauIhan's flights at Tan
foran viii he made probably on the
homestretch in front of the grandstand
al the course. The stretch is lust about
long enough for the starts to be made.
J. ne track is IN fair shape for the ma
chine 10 run along on its bicycle
wheels The landing viii probably be
made at the same place
We VIII demonstrate" said CIesrv.
looking over the course yesterday aft
ernoon, that San Francisco has an avf-
alton field. That will be an important
factor IN favor Of the city. 1t Will help
make the city famous, or rather will
add TO the fame you already enjoy
large force Of men were working
al Tsnforan yesterday preparing for
The throng OF about $4,000 or 20 600
which is expected today
TRAINS FOR AVIATION PARK
The Southern Pacific company has
hlled up its yards at Third and Town
send streets with cars to use today iE
the run 10 Tanforan. Trains will leave
in the morning at frequent intervals
prior 10 IL o'clock and after il O'Clock
VIII leave on a 10 minute schedule. The
railroad company viii be prepared to
handle $4,000 people. The United
Railroads can handle as many more
Three lines, operating under a one
minute schedule, will reach Tanforan
The lines will run out Mission. Market
via Valencia and Larkin via Mission
The Southern Pacific fare viii be so
cents for the round trip; the streetcar
fare is Is cents each way.
Provisions were laid in at the field
yesterday by the caterer to feed thou
sands OF the hungry who will go down
10 the track early.
Special instructions have been issued
for the guidance of automobiles. Thev
are directed to go over the boulevard
and enter the field by the Mission road.
The road through South City will be
lmpassab bic to them. Yesterday the
roads leading to the field were found
10 be heavy.
oo4iASA was gwen q Spiendid recep
ton on his arrival here last evening.
he was met at the station by a large
delegation Of the fourteenth of July
celebration committee, including the
following officers and members OF the
committee:
Felix Santallier. president: +. M.
Dupas and +. Vialatte. vice presidents:
A. Compagnon, secretary: A Esmfal.
o. Nerneuil, A. Huguenin, A. p. Rob
erts. Hue-Paris, NJ Lauray. A ueprel.
r. Poudferre and "A. Lusinclini. editor
OF local French newspaper. The party
was accompanied by the wives OF sew
eral Of the committeeman. who greeted
Nine. Paulhan.
Henri Mernu The Ernncl consul min