The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-13
PAULHAN GOES UP
 ABOUT 5000 FEET Daring frenchman Breaks All
 Records In Aviation CHEERED BY THOUSANDS Glenn Curtiss Makes New Records For the Meeting In Covering the
 Course-SeveraI Balloons
 Make Ascensions.
CHEERED BY THOUSANDS

Aviation Camp. Los Angeles. January 1-.-Louis Paulhan, the French aviator broke all official and unofficial records for altitude in Farman bi-plane here late today
 It is estimated that he rose to a height l of more than 4O00 feet As methods of measurement are not exact, this may be questioned but it is certain that he ex- ceeded Hubert I.atham's record made at Mourmelon, France, December 1, 1909. which was given as between 140o and 1900 l feet The instrument on Paulhan's ma chine registered his greatest height at i6o0 feet. The judges record of Paul hans altitude which is still to be sane toned officially was 1524 metres, approx imatey 5000 feet The time in the air was % minutes 46 1-5 seconds. The time of descent was minutes. 30 seconds. Paulhan made his great record shortly after losing the speed record of the course to Glenn H. Curtiss
 The Frenchman, using an engine that had just arrived from Paris. had been almost constantly in the limelight all the afternoon. He had circled the course again and again, skidded and dropped and swung corners in daring fashion that made his wife shiver.
 Cortlandt Field Bishop, president of the Areo Club of America, stood in front of the judges stand, enthusiastic over the beautiful scenes that stretched out be- fore him.
 T never saw such perfect weather for ayiation,' he remarked. We ought to have the altitude record broken today" A minute later Paulhan rose in the air. He made short circle over the mass of craning spectators. Curtiss had felt the higher currents and come down. Hamilton had landed tamely. Paulhan pointed north, went up 1000 feet. passed over the center of the field again as though to take another last look at a human face, then turned north and up again.
 High In the Air.
 By this time the Frencnman and his air conquering machine were rapidly be- coming a speck in the gathering twi- light.
 At the estimated height of 1900 feet Paulhan described a great circle as if feeling the currents. He was now aL mile and half from camp. When word had spread that he had beaten the worlds record the vast throng was aroused to frenzy
 At 5 o'clock the machine became plain CT. Paulhan began to descend. He came down easily in front of the grandstand after being in the air nearly 51 minutes AS he leaped from his machine, cheeks glowing and eyes flashing, he was grabbed by his friends and carried to the grandstand where he barred his head amid thunder of cheers.
 An Aerial Picture.
 Low around a fence post a gopher owl stuttered In fright at the height of tele- graph poles 8 great yellow sphere dan gled, preparing to drop; still higher a cigar-shaped bag with a man clinging to a spidery frame under it ducked and whirled at will; above them all-500 feet In the air-a smaller, slighter creation scared in disdain of them all-this was the symbolic picture presented on avia- ton field, a symbol of the mounting steps of aerial navigation
 At 2 o'clock Curtiss stepped from his tent and the magaphone announced that he would try for the speed record oS the course. After a short trial flight he in- creased his speed to the rate of 4s1k miles an hour. The time given for the course of slightly more than a mile and a half was 2:13 3-5. No sooner had Curtiss alight- ed than Paulhan's manager announced that the Frenchman would seek to take the speed honor from the American.
 Paulhan started again. but 1t was seen that his engine had less power. His turns were not so sharp. The Frenchman kept on flying, however, until he had circles the course six times. On none of his rounds did he equal Curtiss' record, though he covered more than eight miles in the flight.
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 Prizes Cut Down.
 It was announced today that Cort- landt Field Bishop, president of the Aero Club of America, had sanctioned as official report of that organization, the following list of prizes for the aviation meet. beginning with events this afternoon:
 Speed--Best during meet, ten laps $3000; $2000 and $5oc.
 Endurance-Best demonstration dur ing meet-$3000, $2000, $50c.
 Altitude-sS000, $2oOO, $500.
 Best flight with passenger-$10Oo $500.
 Slowest lap at any time-$500
 Quickest start-$250
 Shortest distance in starting flight