Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-15
PROTEST AGAINST PlULHAN
Curtiss Charges Frenchman with Get
ting in Way During Speed Trials.
SAYS HE CUT ACROSS THE FIELD
Alleges Purpose Was 60
Cause Him to slow Down
Paulhan Carries Two Pas
senHers,

Los ANGELES, Jan. A-while Paulhan
OF France did not do anything so wonder
full yesterday as sailing q pathway to Para
disc, ne took up two passengers-Miscarol
and Maisson, his assistants, oircled the
field with them several times and cut
'cross lots In What was considered an
attempt to slow down Glenn II. Gurtiss,
who was flying the regular course at the
same time for a ten-lap speed record. The
passengers were landed safely and 10000
women breathed signs Of relief.
Flights with one passenger became an
ordinary event. No speed or altitude or
endurance records were broken, but the
days trials demonstrated the possibility
of the alrship as a commercial factor, or
at least as a sporting one. Curtiss' man
ager protested against Paulhan's getting In
the way OF the Curtiss machine in the ten
lap trial and a contest may develop, His
total time was 24:54st. Later Paulhan tried
to beat this, but failed by five seconds.
Earlier In the day, with his wife as a
passenger. Paulhan made three laps Of the
course in S:1ehs. He flew over the judges
stand after circling the field and alighted
easily in the starting square. On another
flight of seven minute he had Mrs. Dick
Ferris as a passenger. He cut corners and
flew over the stand and seemed to enjoy
his pranks, and so did the crowd, which
cheered and laughed.
Chief Features of Day.
Following were the chief features Of the
day:
Paulhan set the mark at s:16H in the off
cial trial for three laps in the passenger
carrying contest, with Nine. Paulhan as
his passenger.
Curtiss failed in his attempt TO lower
the three-lap record, which he set yester-
day.
Hamilton, Paulhan, Curtiss and Willard
qualified In three-lap flights for all events.
willard duplicated his feat of starting,
flying around the course once and landing
in a measured space of twenty feet, win
ming the prize of $3.50.
Charles X. Hamilton, in a Curtiss ma
chine, tried for the ten-lap speed record
but landed on his third lap because of en-
CINE trouble.
Paulhan assembled with two passengers
and circled the field several times.
Glenn H. Curtiss tried for the ten-laI
record, but failed. His total time wal
24:549s and his mile average 2:2s%. Paulhar
tried to break Curtiss' mark for ten laps
but failed, making 1t in 24:599s.
Strange Light In Sky.
Events on the ayiation field were eclipse,
late in the afternoon by a strange sigh
In the sky. Off over the ocean, a radiant
star-like apparition was seen. Thirty thou
sand faces looked In wonder at the heavenl,
visitor.
TITS an airship," said a man on a soal
box. II can see the smoke from the engin
and see the propellers move"
How ever, it was only Venus. which ap
pears with singular b%rilliancy and size a
this season in these latitudes. On the field
the real ships were moving with the regu
larity of express trains.
The fourth day of the meet had few fea
lures until the ,passenger-carrying flight
of the late afternoon.
Curtiss made a qualifying flight to kee
his time from being penalized. Willar
won a prize in q Curtiss machine for start
ing and landing within a twenty-foC
square. Hamilton made a circuit in
Curtiss machine. The Gill Bosch entr
from Baltimore made a short flight, bu
had to retire until repairs could be mad
to the propeller. The Kasson monoplan'
a local machine, burned its framework
The Bleriot monoplane hoped lamel
around the field, but did not appear I
nave 6IOuBn pOWci lie al
P~aulhan's record Confirmed.
Courtlandt f. Bishop, president Of I'll
Aero Club of America, received a CABLE
gram from the International Aero societ
in Paris, saying that Hubert Latham
record for altitude was 3,444 feet, mad
January 7, in France. The judges COZ
firmed Paulhan's record OF Abs feet mad
here.
Charles X. Hamilton made a flight wit
! his rudder wheel tied to show that II
Curtiss machine could be operated witho'
the Wright patents.
Clifford B. Harmon of New York al
1 nounced that he would start in the secor
week in February from San Antonio. Tex
In his balloon New York. to attempt
break the worlds distance record. IT
record is now 100 miles. Harmon WI
! also try TO lift the Lahm cup. now held /
l A. Holland Forbes, who made 693 miles
a straight line.
The balloon City of Los Angeles, whlC
assembled at moor with five passenger
! three of whom were women and which Wi
a last seen above the ocean at RedonC
4 Beach, is safe. 1t landed twenty mil