The Sentinel=record., 1910-01-19
DARING AVIATOR MAKES CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM
 FIELD TO RACE TRACK.
No Test Ever Made in the Old World Trials Have Anything on the Trip for Speed and Daring of
 Flight.

Aviation Field, Los Angeles. Cal, Jan, lS.--+llouis Paulhan, in his Far man biplane. made today what evia- tion experts here consider the most remarkable cross country flight in ns- tory. He rode from Aviation Field to Lucky Baldwin's ranch, twenty-three mile away. circled the old Santa Anna race track and returned.
 He covered an estimated distance of 471a miles in l hour ? minutes and 42 AS seconds. He went down with the wind and came back again in g minutes.
 In sheer beauty and contempt of danger the flight rivals that seen on any aviation field of the old world.
 The only test approaching it in this country was that made by one of the Wrights last fall on a flight with an army officer from Washington to Alexandria.
 Bleriot, Latham. Farman and Cody have made flights nearly as long, per. haps, but they have not come back.
 Cody flew forty miles at Aldershot in siNty-three minutes last fall. Far. man took a twenty-mile run to spend a day shooting with a friend, but he landed at one end of his journey.
 President Cortlandt E. Bishop of the Aero Club of America said tonight that he did not know of any flight equal to Paulhan's. It is probable that the prize of s10.000 will gi to him. There will be much official pondering and cabling. however. be- fore an ew worlds record is added to the glory of France.
 Paulhan maintained an altitude of from 1000 to 2,000 feet on his way over the valley. His highest point was 2,130 feet, as indicated by the instrument on his car.
 Under him speeding over country roads were automobiles and men on horseback and motor cycles. trying to be near the machine should Paul han fall or have to descend.
 Mrs, Paulhan was in an automobile, praying and crying.
 When Paulhan reached the grand stand on his return he was mobbed. The crowd broke through the barrier. The aviator was lifted up and borne over the field. His countrymen kissed him and wept with jov
 This event was the only one of great importance in the days meet. Curtiss did not go into the air until after Paulhan had been away for an hour and half, Then he gave pretty exhibition of fancF starting and retired.
 The wind came up suddenly and for time it looked as if the pro- gram would be spoiled. At 3 o'clock nothing had happened except few sltds over the field, and the crowd be- gan to howl. Paulhan rose to the oc- casion. Without any announcement his machine appeared from the west course, beating against the wind. It came around and over the heads of the crowd with the wind. at a speed of rixtv fuflec an hour
 Paulhan came down as though he had decided against further flying. but before the crowd had time to for get their first wonder, he came over their heads agai nand pointed the flat nose of his big white plane toward the mountains. It was 3:O9 o'clock
 For ten minutes the machine flew onward and upward, straight toward the snow line of the Sierra Madre range. Old BaIdy Peak was the com pass point
 It lay in shining white relief. Through the glasses Paulhan could be seen rising above the haze and talk. ine trial. so it seemed. to the sum nit. Soon he disappeared from sight.
 Bulletins were sent out and posted