The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-29
PAULHAN WINS
BY STRATEGY
Frenchman 0utwits His English
Opponent and Takes Race
and Big Prize.
FIRST MAN TO FLY FROM
LONDON TO MANCHESTER
White Is a Good Loser. and Con-
graduates. Victor for His
Daring Flight.

MANCHESTER, Eng. April 9S.-The
first aerial derby for a prize offered by
an Fngllshman has been won By French
man. and handsomely.
Upon landing here. Louis Paulhan was
given r tremendous ovation and unstlnt-
ed praise for his remarkable feat. At
the same time his less experienced but
10 less pluclty competitor. is being show
ercG with congratulations over his splcn-
did attempt and because he has shown
himself good loser. AS soon as Graham
White learned OF Paulhan's success he
called for three cheers for tho victor,
Paulhan, winner OF the $4,000 prize
for the first niEht from London To Man
chester, made within twenty-fo,Ir hours
and with not more than two stops. ar
rived here at $50 o'clock this morning.
almost exactly twelve hours after he left
London last evening.
Paulhan WIS beuumbed with tho cold
and thoroughly exhausted whom nc
reached here. a great crowd awaited him.
Manchester first saw the French aviator
n few minutes after o'clock coming as
steadily as a steamer on n smooth sea
and heading directly for the field which
he had chosen as n landing place. Fly
Ing al a height of 400 feet, Psulhau came
over clump Of trees, and then, bringing
his biplanc 9-4und with a beautiful curve,
Paulhan do the last twenty four miles
In exactly twenty-four minutes, outdls-
tancing the special train bearing his wife
Henry Farman and other friends. which
bad accompanied him
White Praises Paulhan.
when at Polcsworth, White was told
oi the Frenchmans success he mounted
theoscai of am automobile and cried:
Ladies and gentlemen, the S50. 900 prizo
has been won by Louis Pauihan. the
finest aviator tho world has ever seen
Compared with him I am only n novice.
Three cheers for Paulhau'
The crowd gathered about tho English
man gave the cheers heartily follow
Ing them with round nf cheers for
White. Speaking of the flight which he
wade. White said:
Il was completely turned around three
times by the wind. managed 10 get
over the telegraph wires and got start
over the track OF the railroad at Reade
by aid of signal lights. but over a good
many miles about Rugby ! saw no signal
lights and there WAS considerable wind
Following the example of the French
man, who sot away from London an
hour ahead Of him yesterday. White was
In the air al $50 o'clock. more than an
hour before Faulhan started from Ljch
Held. fifty miles farther north.
White passed. Rugby just before day
light. flying at great height and with |
terrific speed in an effort TO make mp the |
dis;anc" which he had lost by his late
start yesterday. lie kept up his speed |
following the railway line. over Nuncaton
snd Atherstouc. and when he was com |
PEELED TO descend n Polcsworih he was |
only ten miles from Lichncld. from which !
point Paulhan had started but moment |
before.
Paulhan. upon ascending at LlchfcId |
nt 1909 o'clock this morning. was hur- |
ried on by the news that White already |
was in the air and approaching Iichfield |
Paulhsn encountered sharp southwest |
wind, which while toward the end OF his |
journey IL made il almost impossible for |
him 10 keep n firm grasp on tne levers |
helped him on his way.
Crowd Gathers.
An immense crowd was gathered at the |
field where the machine was stored over
night and along the roads leading north |
ward
AS he flew gracefully over them the |
French aviator made wide circle 10 get |
his bearings. and when he had deter |
mined his course he mounted 10 a good |
height. just missing Il tall elm tree in |
the ascent. Then he salled dircctlY for