The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-11
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4 AVIATION MEET
ist Day Given Over to Pre-
4 Iiminary Trials and
Flights.
|0NDERFUL MANIPULATION
4 Of THE AERIAL CRAFTS
luIhan Creates Sensation, and
/ is Applauded by 10000
Spectators.

= fight OF Two oITlgiDIe balloons at
LatIon park this afternoon. Louis
,bsn threw the great throng into
Nv of enthusiasm and excitement by
spectacuar flight in a Farman bi-
| mis- the first day OF the big aviation
Ia was given over 10 preliminary
st and fights 10 give the acronauts
Ia ayiaiors n chance To shake down
n machines. Curtiss had given an eX-
tIon in a new and untried machine in
|'th later clifford Harmon made some
Id flights. Charles z. Willard, in the
/rtIss No. l. had also made a sue
1ful flight and several times Roy
Zabenshue and Lincoln Beachy had as
.-sed In two small dirigibles and man.
..tred their craft, but nothing to
I'm the crowd occurred until Paulhan
.tpt Into the game,
Barhy and Knabenshue were plotting
q dIrsiblcs around the course when
Il oui OF p gully hidden from the view
4 Lhc erandstand, circled the course
|ee times. went out across country,
Ine hack over the Irandstand and
Ish.cd in the center OF the field.
d tgo later flights he gave a remark
Ehe gracefully making sharp turns,
= dipping almost TO the ground TO
|aitcr In frightened flight a group OF
|tIas gathered oS the field, again
aiming the srandstand only few
4 above the heads of the spectators.
/s1dng. descending and. finally. ap-
/lcIing from the rear tent that houses
L acroplane. Just clearing the top and
hitting within 100 feet Of its en-
nce;
|Psulhan WAS given a demonstration
ID as is seldom witnessed at a public
';1seives hoarse, while women ap.,
|lded and waved handksrchiefs. and
Than. cIs,ed by the furor he had
|sied. danced eaily into his tent,
. Fine Weather.
|lhe day opened with weather condi-
|rs ehspicious for the initial contest OF
4 bird men" The sun Shone brightly
q there was but the semblance OF a
re from the east. Before the fore
*e overcast with clouds and there was
|'rspicion of dampncss in the atmos-
pre- The wind finally whipped TO the
E.. blowing strongly-an uDfavorable
Edltlon. the avlators said.
.he throne began gathering carly.
|cnghout the forenoon hours train
~ train. running on a five minute
"rdule. poured in it's addition to the
Nd until long before the time sche-
I'd for the first event to be called.
official returns gave 10000 as the
|nbsr that had passed through the
|hly thousand automobiles were
Efed In the quarters reserved Tor
|n cars. While waiting for the avta-
= 10 make their appearance. the
frng amused itself on the plsisance, or
Watching the flight Of two balloons
had ascended from Huntington park
.Ihis city. From the rising ground on
|.h the aviation camp structures are
shed. q splendid view could be had of
! Gabriel valley. stretching to the dis
3 foothills of the Sierra Madrc. with
tlty Of Los Angeles, thirteen miles
N. plainly outlined.
Ipmptly at / o'clock Glenn II. Curtiss
L upon the starting stretch TO open
International meet with n christen-
Night for a new monoplane that he
never before used. Leaving the
md in front OF the grandstand. the
" rose gracefully with a rise In the
md to. tho west. made a short flight
ihe course. returned and alightcd at
stsrting point The distance, esti-
isd by the judges at five-eighths Of
<0e. was covered In 2s.03 seconds. the
Atsst height reached being fifty feot.
! machine was under perfect control
the American was accorded thun-
q cheers for his feat.
est Charles Willard appeared upon
Wnrse in his Curtiss monoplane No /
after short preliminary flight. at
Epted to circle the official course.
th IS a triflc more than mile and
'1lf In length, Rising TO a height OF
|tnty feet he maintained this altitude
half the distance had been ira
<ed when his motor gave 'out and
desccnded He was In the air
lle % seconds. After rcadjustment
he motor. Willard arose again and
Fpleted the course.
Curtiss in Flight.
lrliss. using the machine with which
made the previous flight. Circled the
an estimated distance of one and
E-tghth miles. I'm 81. His maximum
'ldc was 700 feet.
atsd upon the course with their
/pols balloons. sailing directly over
III gfandstard nj a height of 200 feet
nst stir breeze and returning at
II speed with the wind in their backs.
dirlgibies frail-looking. cigar shaped
aS-seemed 70 be under the complete
nefs OF the two pilots. who directed
" cotrse as they willcd and descended
f1gnh Without a jar.
5lors this time tho crowd had begun
,squlre for Paulhan. All was quiet
Ms. quarters OF the French. aviator,
Hlsuon for his flight was behind
~ doors" and It seemed probable
,he ihronE would he disappointed
y 'yN Expectation or seeing the holder
Nv. mile speed record.
>Es can't do anything with that
nrnman. said Dick Ferris. master Of
Emonies He pays no attention Ia
1H anu regulations. nor 10 the course
~, ~. tor tho flights. | wouldn't be
srsn to sec him appear suddenly on
I,r"achine through the top of his
%t vas almost what Paulhan did
,ne spectators were watching the
the dirlgiblcs. Farman biplanc
eh quietly from the Paulhap tent
h,n'o hoa'o a gully hidden from the view
.ris ~ tho starting stretch. Jus;
|EE ennabenshuc and Bcachy were pass
81 inc grhndstand on their return
neck was craned backward
.ss sudden shout and out of tho
ahet Paulhan, the motor OF his
1r Ig around the course and came
~ 0flore tho grandstand al hiGl
<M no sesticulatcd first with his
- 'yy.nd and then his left and al
nd y. go the steering wheel and
|stluapso apoin erms and shouted 10 the
ing the full course once. Paulhar
a. fan second round but stopped
,Hiway pole To cut across thc
4 " y"5nt for the grandstand. Sud
I Ely SS,.'ng he described another circle
! 10 behs,aa appearing from view 10 tho
. ssynd the grandstand. He SCARED
nrsy and that way In the adjscen'
,s', sgain heading directly for thc
r Wing %,hch n,h,h lie cleared from behind
a pc for ynly few feet above the top
WI he d.1l seats and shouting Ercctlng'
J.. Ish p,nB,hI aud duckinG crowd be-