Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-12
American Aviator EClipseS
Flights Of French Rival.
Captures Honors Tuesday Over
PauIhan at Los Angeles.
Smashes Three Worlds Records
Both Men Doing Daring Work.


,rurtise an American aviator, who
yesterday was eclipsed by LOUIS Paul-
hans spectacular feats on the hrst day
of the aviation meet, today defeated
bis French rival for the honors of TO-
day.
Paulhan again won the plaudlts .,
he immense throng with daring and
spectacular flights Wh(le the iee" .i
atrical American reaped more
tiaI honors, Curtiss established d ne"
worlds record for speed LOT aeiopioile'
carving a passenger, lylhS az 'iie
rate of 81 miles ali hour with MS Mail
agcr. ]. S. Fancuilli, beside hlfn' anu
he set two other less important rec
ords.
Not to he outdine Paulhan took up
enc of his mechanicians and flew three
miles Int failed to equal the speed
set by Curtiss in his biplane.
The FIGHTS of four aeroplanes in the
az; ar tho same time breaSting a stiff
wind that sported dangerously with
tho delicate craft, furnished 10000 spec
tators at Aviation field an exciting
fna1 70 an afternoon that promised to
be rather tame
The first serious accident of the meet
occurred today when Edgar Smith, a
Californian who built an aeroplane
similar to Langley's, while tuning up
bis machine for his first attempt at
niobt was struck down by the metal
hlades OF the propeller. His head was
severely gashed and his left arm was
broken.
Ar rhe beginning of today's program
oliZed all the honOrs of the day. Thrlce
he drove one OF his big Farman ol-
planes around the course in the SUN
wind blowing in from the sea. linen
in a tiny BleriOt machine that lookeu
like a gigantic horse fly he gave the
throne the first thrill of the day by re-
peatedly swinging over the grand
stand and daringly maneuvering IN
wind that threatened every moment TO
wreck his craft.
The flight of Paulhan in his Bleriot
was the first for the lightweight mono
rlanc in this country. Besides the Cur
tiss bipIanes. which are mere pigmles
reside the great Farman machines,
the monoplane looked puny and unable
TO raise a man in a calm, much less
to withstand a 10-mile wind. Yet after
an ahortive attempt by Miscarol. one
of the French aviators, Paulhan sped
twice around the field in it. although
he never rose higher than Is feet. The
summary:
Glenn Fl. Curtiss in Curtlss nlplahe
established a worlds record for speed
with passenger of So miles an hour.
Curtiss ir a Curtiss machine broke
the worlds record for time consumed
in getting into the air by ascending IN
6 % seconds.
Curtiss in Curtiss machine broke
the worlds record for short distance
covered in n-before-leaving- ground,
rising at 9S feet
Louis Paulhan. in a Bleriot mono
plano. failad in an attempt at the
worlds height record, rising only 400
feet.
Faulhan in Bleriot monoplane car
ried passenger twice around the
field, a distance of three and quarter
field. Il distance Of 3A miles.
Curtiss made second flight with
a passenger taking Clifford Harmon,
the young New York millionaire. Har-
mon was so pleased with the experience
that he determined to make an effort
at fight alone. Willard Lent the mil
lonaire sportsman his machine,
though without giving any intimation
of his intention, he fixed it so it could
not rise from the ground. This was
done at the request of Commodore Il.
G.. Benedict of New York, who yes
terdav offered Harmon the price of 10
acroplanes if he would not go up. Will
lards coup prevented the sportsman
from experiencing more than rapid
run along the ground for several nun
dred feet. To complete the days events.