The San Francisco call., 1910-01-21


Hamilton and Willard have taken
second and third prizes in most of the
events.
The meet ended with a perfect day
and all the aviators at their best
unique parade, showing the evolution
Of travelling. was the feature 1t was
headed by old Ezra Meeker of oregon
trail fame, seated in the prairie schoon-
er that took him over the plains, hauled
by oxen After him came cowboys, au-
tornobiles, burros. carriages, balloons.
dirigibles and finally the various builds
Of airship. ending up with a multiplane
that looked like a harvester. Curtiss
and Paulhan walked behind the van
like bashful schoolboys.
A medal presentation took place after
this, then Paulhan went upon his en-
durance flight.
Amateurs Have Inning
The amateur aviators had their
innings early today. Long before the
grsndstand was filled and while the
line along the fences was thin, Colonel
Frank Johnson Of San Francisco had
mis- Curtiss machine brought out.
Mounting the seat he started on
series OF short low flights over the
course 10 test the engine and his own
nerve.
Because today offered the last chance
Paulhan would have here for lifting
The Michelin cup, the crowds came
carly in expectation of seeing the
nlucky Frenchman make his start on
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which is simply an elongation Of the
course used for all previous speed and
duration trials, carrying the flights one
mile further to the northward. No
other aviator here was competent to
compete for the Michelin trophy be-
cause none but Paulhan is a member of
the Aero club Of America.
Machine Fails to Fly
Attempts at noon today by /Roy
knabenshue 70 hy in the new biplane
made by him in Los Angeles were un-
successful. He did not succeed in get
ting the machine on the ground.
After the disbanding Of the evolu-
tion parade the aviators were brought
before the grandstand. D. A. Ham
burger, chairman OF the aviation com
mittee of the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' association, delivered a short
address and presented each of the avi-
atOrs with gold and bronze medals,
commemorating with inscriptions the
Los Angeles meet.
Charles X Hamilton viii go to San
Diego and attempt there to secure the
worlds record for altitude now held
by Paulhsn.
Glenn Curtiss will leave tomorrow
for Hammondsport, " Y.
Charles +. Willard will go to Port
hand. Ore.
Louis Paulhan with Mason and
Miscsrol will leave tomorrow for San
Francisco. It is probable that Paul
han viii fly i'm Salt Lake and Denver
and reach New Orleans during the
Msrdi Gras celebration there
Curtiss made il known today that he
had no intention of making a flight to
san Diego for the $4,000 prize offered
by the business men of that CITY.
BY many at Aviation field this was
taken 10 mean that Curtiss doubts the
ability Of the biplane he has here 10
make the flight over the mountains
and across the bays and inlets of the
sea that lie on the air line route to
san Diego. The assumption was
strengthened by the further announce
meDt that as soon as Curtiss finishes
with his appearance in court in con-
nection with the infringement suits in
stituted by the Wrights, he will begin
constructing an immense flying ma
chine Of the biplane type that will
definitely force into second place the
rival Farmans, which during the last 10