The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-19
BRILLIANT
FLIGHT OF
FRENCHMAN
Daring Frenchman Goes to Lucky"
Radwin's Ranch % Miles Away and
Returns Against Wind-ls Mobbed
by Enthusiastic Spectators When
He Finally Alights.

AVIATION FIELD, LOS ANGELES,
Jan. 1S.-Louis Paulhan, in his Far
man biplane, made today what avia-
ton experts here consider the most
remarkable cross country flight in his
tory
On the wings of a wind that other
aviators hesitated to face, the little
Frenchman rode from aviation field
to Lucky Baldwin's ranch, % miles
away, circled the old Santa Anita race
track and bucked his way back. to his
tent
In all he covered an estimated dis
lance of AZ IL miles in l hour, min
utes, AZ As seconds He went down
with the wind in 80 minutes and came
back against it in SO minutes, leaving
off the odd seconds.
The country over which he travelled
was the valley lands of the San Cab
riel river and the plateau leading to
the ocean. He could have landed at
almost any place, but he did not.
When he climbed out of his car he
said that his motor was as cool as
When he started and that he could
10 the trip over again at once.
Flight Is Dangerous.
In sheer beauty and contempt of
LANCER, the flight rivals that seen on
my of the aviation fields of the old
world. The only test approaching it
this country was that made by
Wilbur Wright last fall, flying with
IN army officer from Washington to
Alexandria and return, distance Of
10 miles
Bleriot, Latham, Farman and Cody
lave made flights nearly as long per-
laps, but they have not come back
Cody flew 40 miles at Aldershot in
g minutes last fall. Farman took a
20-mile run to spend a day shooting
With a friend, but he landed at one end
# his journey.
President Cortlandt F. Bishop of
he Aero Club of America, said to-
light that he did not know of any
light equal to Paulhan's. 1t is prob
lble that the prize of $4,000 will go
o the Frenchman.
There will be good deal Of official
bordering and cabling however, be-
fore new worlds record is added to
he glory that already belongs to
France
from 1000 to 1000 feet on his way
over the valley. His highest point
was 2,130 feet, as indicated by the
instrument in his car.
Under him. speeding over the coun-
try roads, scattering chickens and
dogs heller SHELTER, were automobiles
md men on horseback and motor
cycles, trying to keep near the ma
chine in the event that Paulhan should
fall or have to descend. Mrs. Paulhan
was in an automobile, praying and
crying.
Paulhan Is Mobbed.
When Paulhan reached the grand
stand on his return, he was mobbed.
The crowd broke through the bar
riers. The spell under which they had
sat for an hour, straining to see the
speck in the sky, broke in ecstacy.
The aviator was lifted up and borne
over the field as a football hero would
be treated after Harvard Yale game.
His own countrymen kissed him and
wept in joy
This event was the only thing of
grsat Importance in the days meet
Curtiss did not go into the air until
after Paulhan had been away for half
an hour. Then he gave a pretty eX-
hibition of fancy starting and re-
tired.
The wind came up suddenly and for
a time it looked as though the pro-
gram would be spoiled. AS o'clock
came and nothing happened but few
skids over the field, the crowd began
to howl. 1t was like the old Roman