The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-11

uio- Wniie the spectators were watch ing the flight of the dirigibies a Far man biplane was taken quietly from the Fauihan tent down into a gulley hidden rom the view of those at the starting stretch. Just when Knabenshue and Beachy were passing over the grand stand on their return and when every neck was craned backward. there was sudcen shout and out of the gulley shot the eccentric Frenchmsn, the motor numming with loud noise. He sped around the course and came down before the grandstand. He gesticulated first with his right and then with his left hand. and at times he let go the steering wheel and waved both arms and shouted to the multitude 'Zoundsi"
 Cfrcling the full course once, Paulhan then began a second round, but stopped at the halfway pole to cut across tho held straight for the grandstand. Sud- denly veering, he described another circle. finally disappearing from view to the north behind the grandstand. Suddenly again he scared this way and that way in the adjacent country. again heading directly for the stand which he cleared from behind passing only a few feet above the topmost row of seats ana shouting greetings to the lodging crowd beneath. Passing out on the field the machine stopped in front of Pauihans quarters. He remained in the air min utes and 30 seconds and sailed three and three-quarters miles. His highest alti- tude was 150 feet
 Racing In the Air.
 While the other aeroplanes were pre- pairing for a second flight the irresistible Frenchman started out on another jour ney. Covering the full course In 2;0i 1-e. he started around again and neared the Aaxr f.IIn He loon had caught the wind at the end or the stretch and was coming along at high speed. Paulhan's acroplane snot upward and soon was abreast and di- rectly over the dirigible ship.
 The two craft raced with the wind at their back, that of the Frenchman soon distancing the big gas bag of the Dutch man sky pilot.
 Continuing his flight at high speed Paul han gave a thrilling exhibition or his control He dartsd this way and that way ascended suddenly. and then shot downward until 1t seemed that he must certainly wreck his aeroplane against the earth. Where groups Of men had gath cred on the field he scattered them with Napoleonic dips. Once he shot straight at the grandstand, waiting until almost upon it before pointing the bow Of his craft upward and skimming just above the heads of the crowd.
 On his second flight Paulhan remained up in the air ten minutes and two sec- onds. reaching a height of 400 feet and travelling about four and one-half miles. In descending he just cleared the top of his own tent from the rear, anghting a short distance from the entrance.
 In his third flight Paulhan arose directly in front of the grandstand, passed over it and turned back to the official course where he rose to height of 800 feet Cow ering the mile and a half in 2:@ he took another shoot into the country, came back. went around the course second time and had started on his third lap. just as Beachy, in his dirig1ble, and Charles K. Hamilton. in Curtiss mono- plane. had made ascent and got under full headway.
 The Last Flight.
 The French aviator fell in behind one of the American aviators and followed the latter until he had descended Then after completing his third lap Paulhan made a series of graceful maneuvers in the middle of the feid and repeatedly sailed low over the bandstand. The flight lasted % minutes and seconds.
 Tn the machine in which he made the worlds record of 12. q miles in is minutes. 6 S-5 secoIf01, at Rheims, Glenn Ii. Cur tiss attempted another flight. He rose to height of 20 feet in 500 yards flight, when his propeller broke and he was oom- pelled to stop his engine. He landed lightly
 The only accident that in any wise marred the days programme occurred when the engine of the Gill and Dosch machine was started before the tplane had been taken from the tent and a fare back tore out a portion of the upper plane. This slight accident prevented the machine from being flown today
 Tonight Richard Ferris, manager of the attempts and events. announced that Louis Paulhan will attempt to break the words record of altitude for heavier than air machines tomorrow in Far man biplane.
 A machine of unknown design and con- struction was wheeled on the field today and paraded. multiplane. built py Prof. J. B. Zerberg Sf this city. brought out tumultuous applause on account of it's appearance, but the engines failed to work and the crowd was greatly disap- pointed.