The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-11
FRENCHNAN
IS CHEERED D
Stirs Rivals by His Sud
den Spectacular
Flight

Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. l1-Paul-
hans debonalr assumption OF the hero
part with his spectacular series OF
lights al aviation field yesterday has
stirred his rivals, the American ayI-
ators to a determination to oust him
today fro mthe position he snatched
suddenly from them when he swept
from behind his aeropiane tent and
flew over the huge grand stand, dan.
gerously close to the heads OF the
cheering thousands OF spectators.
Glenn II. Curtlss. prosaic rather
than theatric, the opposite Of the ..C,
tie Frenchman In every way. says lit
tie II became known today that the
propeller he damaged when he es.
sayed a flight following Paulhan's,
was the one with which he intended
to clip the little Frencamans wings.
That propeller has been repaired or
replaced, and before dark today prob
nbly the enthusiasm of the excited
throngs viii be conferred around the
American instead of the diminutive
Gaul
II is now a contest between Ameri-
ca and France. and this is the day on
which flights viii count for prizes.
Willard and Hamilton. also, no less
than their chief-CurtiSs-a deter
mined 10 eclipse the performance OF
the Frenchman spent hours after
dawn today coddling their delicate
flyers, getting ready for the tests,
They are as silent ns their vlvacious
competitors are voluble. Curtiss was
somewhat moro conversational.
II do not know what ] viii do" he
said. but ] know what 7 won't do.
believe it ls essential for those who
operate aeroplanes so take into con
sideratlon the welfare OF those who
might be injured in the event of an
accident while In flight For this rea-
son do not believe In 0yin COVER the
heads of spectators"
The program today is mostly of an
eliminating character Al o'clock
Mason or Miscarol viii make the
frat flight ever made in a Bleriot
monoplane in America
AT . 30 o'clock, without any Of the
waits thnt delayed the events of yes
terday, all the avlators on the field
VIII take turns demonstrating starting
and landing,
At , o'clock Curtiss or one OF his
pupils. Hamilton or willard, Will
make the first attempt TO wrest away
the advantage of Paulhan with test
fight for altitude This will count In
the final award of the prize.
At o'clock the three big dirigibles
on the field Knabenshue. Beachy's
and the one belonging to the United
States government, VIII rise. Here
Knabenshue. according TO the pro-
ni hIg nf
Yesterday. when he reached Beachy,
but this time his opponent VIII be the
governments aerial war craft
Cortlandt Field Bishop, president
of the Aero club OF America, who ar
rived last night, said today that while
he still maintained that some of the
conditions attached to the prizes were
impossible, nevertheless il was prac-
tIcally that with notifications they
would be approved His principal OBJ
jectlon was the proffered prize OF
$4,000 for the d,rigiblc that could fly
TO San Francisco.
When shown the dispatch from
Paris saying that the International
Aeronautical association had fixed
dates for numerous aerial carnivals IN
various parts of the world during the
year. Mr.. ishop said that he corld
not understand why the international
aviation meet was set for November
2. A full moon has n great deal TO
do with the success, of the interno-
| donal balloon contest. Mr. Bishop
said. and there will be only hall"
moon OF three-Quarters on October 20,
the date selected by the federation.
Il am not at all certain about any
Of these things" he went on. IT was
the American delegate to the meeting
but / cut attendance in Paris 10 come
out hero for the aviation meet.
wrote an otneial communication sim