Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-11
Work of Famous French
Aviator Greeted With Wild
Applause by Multitude Gath
cred at Los Angeles,
TWENTY THOUSAND MEN
ATTEND OPENING EVENTS
DirigibIe and AeropIane Make
Good Over New Coursei Ef-
fort to Smash Altitude Record
on Ioday's Program,

Try Morning journal Special leased wtrel
Los Angeles, Jan. l0.-Making a
sudden and dramatic appearance while
the 10000 spectators were watching
the slow flight OF two dlrgihie ball
looms at Aviation park this afternoon.
Louis Raulh0n threw the great throng
intu a. frenzy of enthusiasm and ex-
citemcnt by a spectacular flight in a
Farman biplane
This the first day OF the big avia-
ton meet, was given over to pre-
liminary trials and flights to give the
aeronauts and aviators n chance to
snake down the machines. Curtiss had
given IN exhibition I'm a new and UNI
tried machine in which, later Clifford
Harmon mnde some short flights.
Charles e. Willard in the Curtiss No
| had also made Il successful flight
and several times Roy Knahenshue
ana Lincoln Beachy had assembled In
two small dirgihlcs and maneuvered
their craft but nothing TO thrill the
crowd occurred until paulhnn swept
into the game.
Bcachy and Knabenshue were pilot
ing their dirgibles around the course
when the daring Frcnehman appear
Itd eia 4eng out. af 4 anllt hifidcn
/ from View OF the grand staJd, cir
cled the course three times, went out
across the country, came back over
the grand stand and alighted In the
center Of the field
In two later flights he gave a re-
markable exhibition OF control over
his machine, gracefully making sharp
iurnsi now dipping almost to the
ground to scatter in frightened flight
group of officials gathered on the
field again skimming the grand stand
only n few feet above the heads of
the people, ascending, descending
and, finally approaching from the
rear the tent houses his aeroplane,
Just clearing the top and aightms
within 100 feet of its entrance.
Paulhan was given demonstra-
ton such as il seldom Witnessed at
a public gathering in this country
Men shouted themselves hoarse while
women applauded and waved hand
kerchiefs. Paulhan elated by tho
enthusiasm he has aroused, danced
gally into his tent
The day opened with weather con-
ditions auspicious for the initial con-
tests The sun shone brightly aud
ihcre was but semblance OF breeze
from the east
Before the forenoon had wancd,
hcwover the sky became overcast
rith clouds and there was suspic-
ION of dampness In the atmosphere.
| he wind nnady whipped to this west,
blowing stoutly--an unfavorable con-
iition, the aviators said.
Tho throng began gathering early.
the forenoon hours train
tfter train running ON q five minute
lcadWay poured in lis addition TO
ne crowd until long before the time
chedulcd for the first event to be
allied the official returns gave co.
100 as the number that had passed
through the gates
Fully thousand automobiles were
arkod around the course. While
.aiting for the aviators to make their
ipoarance. the throng amused itself
~ the ''plaisance," or by watching
he flight of two balloons that had
scended from Huntington park in
lis city
Promptly at o'clock Glenn II.
urtiss was ON the starting stretch -
pen the International meet with
htistening flight for a new mono-
lane that ne had never beforc useu.
caving the ground in front OF tho
rand stand. the craft rose graceful
with rise in the ground 10 the
est made short flight UP tho
urse, returned and alighted 1T the
arting point The distance, esti-
atcd by the judges at five-cighths OF
mile was covered I'm 2S: 03 seconds.
e greatest height reached being SO
O. The machine was u1dcr per
q c"n1ol and the American WAS
cordcG a thunder of cheers for his
af
Next Charles r. Willard appeared
his Curtiss acroplauo No. 1 and
'er short preliminary flight at
npicd 90 circle the official course
lich IS "A triflc more than a mile
q half Rising to d height OF 30
70 hc maintained this altitude until
lt the distance had been traversed
icu the motor save out and he de-
.ndcd.
Tie was in the air minute and s3
'onds After "a readiustment Of the
itor, willard arose again and COM
ted the soursc.
-urtiss using the machine with
ich he had made the previous
sht circlcd the field. an estimate
distance Of 1 1-e miles in ISL.
maximum altitude was 100 feet.