Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-05-05
PAULHAN STkRTLES
WORLD WITH FLIGHT
pare-Devu FrcnchmaR Flies From
London to Manchester and Wins
S59.0O0 Prize.

RAulhon. the daredevil ErenChman.
completed the 1S6-mne trip from
London 10 Manchester with but one
stop. and won the $4,000 prize Of
fered by Lord NorthChffe. The cour-
ageous attempt OF Graham White. the
English entrant. 20 overtake the
Frcnchmon after the latter had made
a better start and his continuing the
Night after being forced 20 descend at
the park nj Roa0e. near Northamp-
ton. have won the hearts OF his cOun-
trymcn quite as fully as the more sue
Ccsstul deeds OF his foreign compcti-
tor England regrets the defeat OF its
champion. but rejoices IN the victory
OF Poulhan.
After ne had been compelled by
motor trouble TO come down az a
a. at Polesworth. White declared
that. N possible. re would resume the
ticht and cover the sixty miles sep
0rlrng him from Manchester. where
Pculhan arrived 90 5:30 this morning
The FrCnChman. who made the fight
ot an average speed OF about forty
FIVE miles an hour. covering tnc 1S6
miles In three hours and hfty-siN min
utcs. now bids fair 90 be acclaimed as
the champion aviator or the world.
Paulhan's Many Records.
He not only holds his new record
but that Tor the greatest altitude. hay-
ing scared nearly 5000 feet recently
1t the Los Angeles Cal. aviation
ban recently made thc fon- distance.
record. which stood until he himself
CroNr e tolay-lSD miles. The best
nlrht before that was III miles. made
f ly Henry Farman.
The Wh.te-Paulhan race proved one
OF the best conducted sportlag events
Lng.an0 has ever seen. as rar as th,
spirit OF the contest went
The immediate outcome OF tlc race.
. Nll probably be the organization o.
other contests ou ca similar basis
Notable feature OF the race was tho
f fact that thc FrenChman stole a. march
. on the EuElshmau ia the same man
ucr that Louis bleriot. the French
4 man who crossed the channel. stole
march on the other Engilshman.
. Hubert Latham, who. like. White. had
FIRST tried the flight and failed. While
White was waiting on the field al
Z Norwood Scrubs Paulhan set on
having assembled his plane without
making single inquiry as 20 Whites
plans In spite OF adverse winds Paul
han halted for the night 1t Litchheld
more than half way 90 Manchester.
/ when White was but "a third OF the
distance on his course.
Whites Brave Attempt
From first 90 last Whites nirht was
one of the braFvst attempts iu the
+ history % aviation Co force his plane
to top speed iu the hope OF overtakinE
his competitor.
In the wake 81 the Frenchman. ne
"hlrled in the darkness over the deer
Valleys anu netwcen the Mills OF inc
neaFt OF EngiAn1. outoistancing motor
cars anu trains nancuNerlng against
the wind and stopping only when
death was the alternative. AT times
bis speed. like that OF Paulhan. was
over mile minute. Never has O
more lttH'Ae "l-nt "rrh MADE
j White after being forced Go descend
az koaue. rested Tor a time. and then,
eA ~ ,.-- - -, s-.,n NEE ~ Ivt So"
A'''i''-0' vi ia" "' resumed "i7 jour
II don't mind 10 have 20 ef,-f Ga
The dark he said cas- long AS there Is
"a blr 90 light for me to land by at Man
chester.
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