Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-07
AVIATION WEEK
EVENTS OUTLINED
REGULAR PROGRAM CANNOT
BE MADE ACCURATELY
PAULHAN WILL TRY TO BREAK
WORLDS RECORD
Each Day in Week Will Be Devoted
to Some Particular City, State
or Other Conspicu-
Gus Thing


Although it is absolutely impossible
to arrange a program for Aviation
week, as it might be laid out for a
horse or automobile race meeting, the
aviation committee of the Merchants
and Manufacturers association has, In
a general way, laid out a schedule Of
events for the various contests of the
air kings. AS soon as Louis Paulhan
and his manager, Edward Cleary, ar
rive in Los Angeles, tomorrow, the
exact details of the program will be
laid out.
AS now outlined. Monday next will
be Aviation day. and Tuesday Los
Angeles day. Every balloon, aeroplane
and dirigihle will have to make some
sort of flight or ascent on these two
days, in order to qualify for the meet.
Those who fail to go up in the air Mon
day and Tuesday will be barred from
the contest for all time.
IF conditions are proper. Louis Paul
han, the world-famous French aviator,
the greatest daredevil man-bird of
them all. will attempt to break his
own high fight record, made last
month at Chalons, France, of 1900 feet.
The marvellous flight at Chalons was
made by Paulhan In Farman BIZ
which II was made will be used by
him In Los Angeles. This machine
win be in Los Angeles Saturday.
First Racing Tuesday
Tuesday will be Los Angeles day.
The first actual racing In America be-
tween heavier than-air machines prob
ably will be seen on that day.
speed contest between Glenn H. Cur
axyio
han. the Frenchman, will be held if
conditions are right. Paulhan. in his
speed contests, will use a Bleriot ma
chine having fifty-horsepoWer
motor.
Curtiss will use a machine of his
own construction, equipped with an
engine Of about fifty-horsepower. More
than fifty miles an hour is expected
out OIL both of these machines, and II
is more than probable that the mile
a-minute mark will be beaten.
Wednesday is named as San Diego
day. Two San Diego men have en-
tered machines of their own construc-
tion in the events. and these will be
given their first tests on the field on
this day. There also will be con-
tinuation of the flights of Paulhan and
Curtiss, and flights by Willard, Mas
son, Miscarol and others.
.nasson and Miscarol, who are men, ]
bers of the French aviation syndicate
which received $4,000 outright for the
of its members at the Los
Angeles meet, will use machines of
the r7arman and Bleriot types. Mas
sc 1 brought with him from France
Bleriot machine of the croSs-channel
type. and Miscarol has two Farman
machines and one Bleriot. The syn
dicate brought also one of the Santos
machines, a tiny affair, but
sfaaN to have wonderful possibilities.
san Diego will send a delegation of
5000 persons to watch the flights.
Thursday Is Pasadena Day
Thursday will be Pasadena day,
and one of the distance races will then
be held.
Friday is designated as Southern
California day" and Saturday as san
Francisco day." From San Frnciscol
several machines, both of the diigible
and the heavier-t -than-air types, are en-
tered, and these will have full oppor-
tunity to demonstrate their possible
tiles.
Free Harbor day" is to be Monday.
and it abs been planned to attempt at
San Pedro a spectacular stunt,
something that has never before been
attempted anywhere, the nearest ap-
proach to it being the fight of eriot
across the English channel. United
States warships in the harbor will be
maneuvered close to the government
breakwater at night, and airships Will
be sent from the bluffs at Point Firmin
out over the water in an attempt to
demonstrate what might be accom-
plished in time Of war,
The United States government dirig
ible balloon, piloted by Captain Bald
win, its builder, will be in Los Angeles
at this time. Captain Baldwin will
make the flight in this machine. Roy
Knabenshue will pilot one of his rae
ing dirigibles in this unique test, ami
Lincoln Beachey also will attempt the
flight.
Second Tuesday Ladies' Day"
Ladies' day" will be on Tuesday of
the second week, and to fittingy cele-
brate it Nine. Paulhan, the beautiful
wife of Louis Paulhan, will make a
flight with him in one of the Farman
biplanes he is bringing. This huge ma
chine is designed to carry a passenger,
along with the operator, and also 450
pounds of gasoline.
"Arizona Day" Set
Wednesday will be Arizona day."
and thousands of visitors from there
are expected to attend. Special fea-
lures will be provided for them. Friday,
the last day of the meet, is designated
as merchants and Manufacturers +"
day The decisive races will be then
held During each of the ten days of the
meet the spherical balloons and the
dirigibles will be seen in flights over
the city.
The aviation contests will be ar
ranged to permit each competitor to
drive his machine to the best advan-
tage and at the same time allow him
every opportunity to accumulate cred
its of points for the awards of general
prizes. General contests may be en-
tered to make the best showing for
speed, altitude and distance, for quick
starting and accurate landing, for the
most spectacular flight for the best
general showing throughout the meet,
and for additional special events.
Must Qualify at Start
The first days. January 10 and II,
will be trial days. in which aviators
viii have opportunity to qualify for the
contests. In order to qualify an aviator
must make one flight around the desig-
mated course. When he shall have
flown his machine once around the
course on the first day he will be
given a credit of 100 points. If he
makes a double fight around the
course without any intermediate land
ing his credit will be $50 points. The
same rule applies to the qualifying
contests on January II. An aviator
who fails to fly enough to qualify on
either the first or second day will be
penalized 100 points, but will not be
debarred from other contests in the