The San Francisco call., 1910-01-22
P[RF[CTING PLANS
OF AVIATION MEET
$4,000 Persons Will Probably
Make the Journey TOmOr=
row to TanfOran Park
Program Outlined for the Three
Days Exhibition by the Fa=
nous French AyiatOrS
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following days. The machines are two
Farman biplanes and two Bleriot mono
planes of the "eross channel type,
which Bleriot made famous by using
in his marvellous epocha1 fight from
Calais, France, to Dover, Eng.
VAST CROWDS EXPECTED
San Francisco is ready for the fight
There is little else talked of about the
streets in the bay cities but the con-
quests in the air which Paulhan is to
make. 1t is estimated that $4,000 will
journey to Tanforan, II miles south
of San Francisco, just across the San
Mateo county line, Sunday, and that
probably as many will make the trip
Monday and Tuesday
Workmen were busy at the Tanforan
track yesterday putting it in shape for
the aeroplanes and the. throngs that
VIII gather to see the machines cut into
the air. Extensive improvements were
mace In the grandstand to fit it for the
unusual function of an aviation stand
A large park for automobiles was set
apart.
All automobilists are warned to go
10 Tanforan by the Mission road and
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south City road will not be open to
machines. owing to the congested
streetcar service which will be neces-
sary to carry the thousands of specta-
tors to the grounds Furthermore, if
the automobiles go by any other line
than the Mission road they will have to
cross the railroad tracks, which also
will be dangerously crowded with NOV
ing trains. By using the Mission road
the aviation field can be reached with
little difficulty.
SPECIAL TRAIN SERVICE
The Southern Pacific company has
planned 10 minute train service to
the aviation field after II o'clock in
the morning. The trains will run by
the Bay Shore cutoff and will land
their passengers directly at the en-
frances to the grounds. so as to afford
them the greatest convenience in
reaching the field. The round trip
rate will be so cents. A train was run
over the line yesterday and 1t was de-
termined that the time will be % min
utes from Third and Townsend streets
to Tanforan
The United Railroads will run cars
out Mission and Market and Valencia
streets direct to the aviation field.
charging the regular IS cent fare each
way. 1t will maintain a one minute
service.
A caterer is planning to conduct an
eating place in the grounds.
PAULHAN OUTLINES PROGRAM
Paulhan has outlined a program for
the three days meet, starting about ,
o'clock each day.
Sunday he will fly particularly for
height
Monday he will fly cross country, prob
ably making at that time his effort to
win the $1,000 prize offered by Presi-
dent, c. T. Runyon of the Mill Valley
and Mount Tamalpais railway, as ex-
clusively announced in The Call last
Monday for the first aviator who flies
from San Francisco to the top of Mount
Tamalpais.
Tuesday Paulhan will devote himself
to endurance flights.
While this program is subject to re-
vision it will be followed if practicable.
With Paulhan at Tanforan and in the
air above will be Eduard Miscarol and
Didier Mason, both famous French
aviators.
WILL SEEK NEW RECORDS
San Francisco is particularly for
tunate in having Paulhan for it's first
aeroplane visitor. He was the boast OF
the Los Angeles meet. While Glenn
Curtiss. the American inventor and
aviator, flying his own machine with
distinction, captured the speed prizes,
it was Paulhan, the Frenchman, in his
Farman biplane, a heavier type than
the Curtiss biplane, who won the en-
durance, the cross country and the
altitude prizes. He intended at San
Francisco to break his own Los An
geles records.
At Los Angeles Paulhan went 75.77
I, fac a
he went three laps on the course, or more
than four miles, carrying a passenger.
He made an altitude of 4.165 feet, or
nearly a mile and he is determined at
Tanforan to soar a mile in the air.
SAN JOSE is EXCITED
San Jose is eager to be connected
by airship with the San Francisco
Tanforan meet and has sent pressing
invitation to Paulhan to take little
flyer over San Mateo and Santa Clara
counties to the garden city. The hos
pitality of the rich Santa Clara city
will be spread before the French
aviator should he take the airline to
San Jose. The chamber of commerce of
San Jose has invited Paulhan to take
the flyer.
The Peerless automobile company
has placed a car at the disposal of
Paulhan and it will take him from his
hotel to the aviation field and follow
him during his flights.
HONORs BY FRENCH COLONY
The French colony is ready to do
honor to Paulhan and the other two
Frenchmen while they are in this city.
A meeting of the Fourteenth of July
committee was held last evening at
the rooms of the Associated Charities.
1900 Jackson street, and plans were
perfected. A large delegation will be
at the station tonight when the bird
men arrive and will escort Paulhan and
his associates through the streets be-
hind brass band to the ST. Francis
hotel, where the aviators will stay.
The French tricolor will fly from
the hotel during the visit of Paulhan.
Plans are now being made for ban
quet to be given in honor OF Paulhan,
Miscarol and Mason by the French
residents of San Francisco, which will
be attended by city officials and men
interested in aeronautics.
HOTELS STRUGGLE TO
FURNISH THE NEST
FOR FAMOUS BIRDMAN