The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-16
IAEROPLANG DROPS
WHILE IN FLIGHT
Machine Damaged, but Operator
Makes His Escape I'm
injured.
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CROWD GREATLY EXCITED
Heavy Rains and Lowering
Clouds Make Dreary Day
AT Aviation Field.
CROWD GREATLY EXCITED
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L5s1 Angeles, Cal. January LA
Biertot monoplane. dropping suddenly
To earth with Edward Miscarol, the
French aviator, startled the crowd OF
s.aon people at the close of this after
Moons contest at the aviation held
From the grandstand IL looked as the
naonoplaue had turned completely over
ard there was q rush OF spectators to
tae scene cf the accident Deputy
Shs-sffs- striving 30 stop the STAN
gosS5s. were brushed aside by excited
Trze1 VINO climbed over and under the
.s-scs surrounding the field and
sEsE-1sed about the wrecked machine.
II was found thar afiscarol had es-
saps; v-ithcu; injury. although he had
fallen straight downward about thirty
feet Considerable damage was done
20 tie noaopiane.
Heavy rsias in the morning and
lowering clouds IN the afternoon re-
suited in very lish- attendance, and
ssss. absence OF the usual multitude had
IS efsc, upon the sv!atars. whose
achievements during the afternoon
we're disappointing.
While devoid Of startling incidents,
the days events developed important
facts from commercial standpoint
Both Louis Paulhan and Glenn II. Cur
tiss demonstrated the undermining
capacities OF their machines. lifting
IN heavy ground and flying against a
stiff ocean breeze.
Flint Failure.
Fauihan, for the first time since the
meet began, made a flat failure Of one
OF his undertakings He opened the
afternoons events with an attempt
TO go around the course ten times
1910 miles-at faster speed than has
been made here up to the present 1t
was announced that he had added
new propeller to his machine and that
1t would be faster than ever before.
Consequently there was much disap-
pointment when he dropped to the
ground in the second lap, after hav-
ing made the first lap in 2:33 4-5. Yes
terday he was able to make lap
without the new propeller in eel l-5.
Hamilton. in CC-tiss biplane, was
able to make the ten laps in the race
for speed but his performance was
another disappointment, as his time
was far below the Los Angeles track
record for the distance, 1910 miles.
lie covered the ten laps in 30:34 3-5.
Curtiss has made the distance during
the present meet at 2i:5N 2-5. and
Paulhan, in a previous attempt, was
only five seconds glover than Curtiss.
Homiton's time by laps was:
First, 3:1l 4-5. second, SOs 3-5;
third, 3:0A LIS; fourth. AGO 2-5: fifth,
S:111-5; sixth, 3:o41-5: seventh.
s:oo1-5; eighth, 400: ninth, 2:57s-5:
tenth. 2:55 80. Total time. ao:24s-5
Accusation Repeated.
lust as Paulhan was blamed las,
Thursday for stirring air currents with
his biplane and reducing the speed Of
Curtisss machine while it was racing
IN the air. the same accusation was
repeated this afternoon after Hamil-
toms flight. While Hamilton was In
flight Paulhan rose behind him nearly
mile away. AS Paulhan's machine
was faster than the one used by HAM
iiton, the Frenchman was able, to over
take the American In the fifth lap and
PASSED MN by driving his bip!ane un-
derneath Hamilton.s machine. Proof
of Paulhan's interference It was
claimed, was given in the time record
IN the fourth lap Hamilton made 1t
IN 3:oo go. When Paulhan passed him
In the nth lap the time was lowered
10 S:ll l-5. In the sixth lap Hamilton
was able 10 regain some OF his lost
speed and made 1t in 1904 1-5. But his
manager claimed that he did not en-
'ireiy regain his lost speed until the
seventh apsSwhen he made s:oo1-s.
my hhHpeHShie, racing against time
M IN Orig ible crcled the course, l,6l
!tiies, IN a:S5. Yesterday he was able
&c MAKE the distance In $40 2-s.
eurtlsss time for speed for one lap
was 2is rs. This was seven seconds
lower than the track record hc es-
taolished yesterday-2l2.
WIZARDS time for speed was 500 a5
Gurnss tried several flights with
sIanting additions TO his planes win
ne iaea that they would Increase lie
speed OF his machine. The innovation
was not 4 success. ''.''os . '1oii
Plant Life on Planets,
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