The San Francisco call., 1910-01-23
Daring ''Birdman" Plans At.
tempt to Break His Own
Records
Cross Country Flights and Tam.
alpais Trip in Biplane Are
Scheduled
Farnan and BleirOt Machines
To Be Used in the Aerial
Eeats
Paulhan Is Welcomed by French
Colony on His Arrival in
the City

the lily
TO the chorus of eager greetings
from two score members of the
French colony Louis Paulhan.
the famous aviator. who viii To-day
first pierce the unaccustomcd skies OF
San Francisco with an aeroplane, ar
rived in this city last evening.
'Paulhan, Paulhan. cried the COM
patriots of the bird-man as they led
him an dhis pretty wife. Nine Paul
han, from the train at the Third and
Townsend streets depot to waiting
automobiles. The French colony had
assembled in greater numbers in the
tapestry room at the St. Francis and
Paulhan entered between Felix San
TELLER, president of the Fourteenth of
July committee, and Edwin Cleary.
Paulhan's manager, to the air of The
Marsellaise"
Aviator Given Ovation
Under the flags OF America and
France the famous Frenchman was
given an ovation as conqueror of the
air-such an ovation as few foreigners
coming to this city for the first time
have received.
Earlier in the day preparations had
been under way for the great flying
meet which is to open this afternoon
at Tanforan track, San Mateo county.
short distance south Of the San
Francisco county line.
On an early train from Los Angeles
Edwin Cleary, Paulhan's manager,
Didier Mason and Eduard Miscarol.
the two French aviators who accom-
pany Paulhan. a corps of capable
French mechsnicians and four aero
planes arrived.
Cleary spent the day in studying the
situation and considering the program
for the three days week.
Promise of Good Weather
Last evening he was dubious about
the weather. but was somewhat cheered
when informed that Prof. A. 6. McAdie
the forecast official. predicted clearing =
in the afternoon. McAdies promise of
showers for the morning was not an
agreeable one. however, to the manager
of the aviation meet.
Our first attention will be paid to
making the aviation local success,
said CIeary last evening 1--WE owe it
to the people of San Francisco that
we give as successful meet as pos
sibIe At first we will devote ourselves
TO making the contests at the aviation
field successful Paulhan will make
three flights day. Two of them will
be demonstration flights on the course,
in full view OF the people at the meet.
in which he will show the great control
he can exercise over the machines.
Flights will be made with both the
Farman and the Bleriot.
Then on each day of the meet Paul
han will make a major fight-the tour
deforce of the day. Tomorrow. Sunday.
he will try for the height record.
Cross Country Flights
IF the weather clears he will con-
slider making the cross country flights.
either to San Jose or to Mount Tamal-
pals He is anxious TO demonstrate to
the people of this section OF California
the power of his machines. and is proud
to fly over a city which so recently has
recovered from a great calamity re-
covered in way which has astonished
the world.
The four machines were two Farman
biplanes. the aeroplanes with which
the slim Frenchman broke all records
for height and endurance at Los Ange-
les. and two BIeriot monoplanes of the
cross channel type.
The aeroplanes filed two large ex-
press cars. The cars were sidetracked
at the Tanforan track. Late in the
afternoon the meehanicians under the
direction of Mason and MiscsroI un-
loaded the frsil looking shapes which
accomplish such marvellous results
when driven into the air.
Home of Aerial Racers
Tanforan track built to accomuo-
date the racing thoroughbred. became
for the time the home of the aerial
racers. The paddock. where the last
touches would be put to the silken
coats of the mettlesome steeds. be-
came the grooming ground for the
planes
The machines were in their dis
mantled state. Tha ~dsskhaads' OF the