Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-12

off the ground, unlike the appearance
of the Curtiss machine
Paulhan headed straight for the
grandstand. The spectators cheered
and clapped their hands as thousands
cried, There comes Paulhan!" With
a quick twist of his body he steered the
biplane due west about 300 feet north
of the stand. He was just skimming
over the ground, being not more than
twenty feet off the earth. AS he cir
cled to the northwest he arose higher
and higher, attaining at one time 400
feet.
Makes Crowd Scatter
Around and around the field in an
Irregular course Paulhan flew. Once he
changed his course, flying past the
stand from west to east. AS he reached
the railbirds he suddenly swooped
down like a swallow. The crowd just
under him scattered instantly. Some
of the picture men inside the fence
scrambled out of the way, slipping and
falling on the muddy ground.
Once Paulhan circled far to north of
the old Dominguez road and in a minute
was lost to view west of the hillock in
the field He finished his flight by
coming from the southwest directly
over the grandstand. Cheer upon cheer
greeted him. He came to the ground in
the center of the field just as a road
runner or quail alights after a long
flight.
Paulhan's fight lasted q minutes and
II seconds. He covered eight and three
quarter miles in sight of the judges
His actual flight was nearly twelve
miles, however, according to his state
ment The flight began at 2:29 and
ended at 2:50:17.
During the flight Paulhan did several
stunts, swooping up and down like a
swallow and turning curves of all sizes
and degrees of Curvature.
Nine. PauIhan Objects
When the announcer called through
his megaphone that Paulhan would at
tempt to break the height record Nine.
Paulhan, who was standing in front of
the press stand, asked some quick
questions in French. AS soon as she
was told what the announcement was
she and companion started north
across the field in the direction of Paul
han and his Bleriot monoplane. Walk
ing was not fast enough, so she started
to rum She had gotten but half way
across the field when Paulhan started
upward 500 feet from her. She waved
her hand to him and down he came, al
most at her feet.
Nine. Paulhan in the high tone of
anger called NJ. Mason to her and
gave him a ''piece of her mind"
You smashed your machine this
morning." she cried. you are afraid to
go up. You want my husband to go
up and be killed. He shall not make a
fight in any monoplane. I forbid it.
If anybody goes up it must be you,
Mason or Miscarol."
And Paulham did not go up in his
Bleriot.
Being an expert aviatoress herself
and knowing the dangers which ever
beset those who fly Nine. Paulhan is
always on the alert to lessen the
chances. She always says good by to
Paulhan.
When he begins a flight she says she
fears he will not get down safely, and
she has asked Paulhan many times to
give up making reckless flights. She
does not object to his making flights,
but she wants him to be more careful.
Accident is Averted
When Paulhan entered his monoplane
he was not aware of the fact that the
wires connected with the steering gear
or rear rudder, as it is known-had
been attached improperly. They had
been interchanged, so that instead of
veering to the right when he wished to
go in that direction he Veered to the
left, AS he started into the air the
monoplane dipped and swayed like a
bird with a broken wing. Once he
came near the ground and the machine
nearly turned turtle. Later the wires
were properly attached. After the near
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