The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-15
pAUlHAN MAKES SENSATIONAL
cRoss-coUNTRY TRIP or
FIFTEEN MILES.
CURT|SS MAKES RECORD
American Establishes New Standard
Of Speed for One Lap Around Course
Hamilton Attempts to Wrest High
Flight Honors From Frenehman. but
Engines Fail to Work Properly.

Aviation Camp. Los Angeles. Jan. H.
"A gray sky this time and hawk
eyed young American climbing up and
up to snatch from France the laurels
for the highest in the world BIZ
plane. This was what was above the
cluster of 10000 Ipturned faces at
Aviation camp late this afternoon
when Charles X. Hamilton started out
to wrest the altitude record from
Louis Paulhan, who won it only
Wednesday with height IF i.l65 feet.
That Hamilton did not win it. per-
haps. Is because he was brave enough
to turn back from the night world
above and come down from height of
800 feet. saying:
MY engine was not quite right; I
will try It again.
raulhan careened wildly around the
course while this was going on. He
was trying to make a speed record of
the course for one lap. He
failed in more ways than one.
Not only did he fall below Glenn
II. Curtiss' time, but i'm trying to de-
scend in too short circle. his ma
chine tilted and struck the ground.
breaking one of the lower plane tips.
Earlier in the afternoon Paulhan.
ignoring the judges. sailed clear of the
grandstand and went on 1J-mile
cross-country journey to the harbor of
San Pedro. Before he retired for the
day Paulhan took Cortland Field
Bishop. president of the Aero Club
of America, as a passenger for two
lap journey around the course.
Attempt Fails.
One oil the most important events of
the day was the attempt of Lieutenant
Paul Beck. United States army signal
corps. to drop bag of ammunition in
to. measured space from a 2aO-foot
height in a Curtiss biplane. This ex-
pertinent was made at the request Vi
Captain Samuel Bottoms of the coast
artillery. The idea was to find out
whether. in time of war. II would be
possible for an airship to drop bombs
into the sunpits of the coast defenses.
destroying men and guns.
Curtiss took Beck up to make this
test. but the effort was partial fail
ure because of engine trouble and will
be made again. II Is one of a series
of army experiments on the program.
Curtiss during the day continued to
allow Pauihan to do the sensational
things while he went after speed and
durability records. After three at
tempts he succeeded in setting the
speed record for the course at one
lap.
Flies to Sea. -
Cows dreaming in the green mead
ows: farmers working in their fields:
women by cottage doors in the peace
ful valley: fowl of the barnyards-
even the fish in the sea saw Won
dcrful thing today along San Pedro
bay. High over the trees. outlined in
sharp profile against the gray sky.
came Paulhan. from the scene of his
air triumphs. II was just little
cross-eountry. run to the Frenchman
but to the countryside who gazed upon
II was the r.ost significant event sine.
the sea first cast up the new land
from the CULTS OF the unknown. Paul
han. in his Farman biplane. came out
of the gully back of the airship tents
unexpectedly. Starting as though for
an ordinary trip around the course,
he drew the crowd to its feet in de-
light as he scared high over the
grandstand and disappeared in the di-
rection of San Pedro and the sea.
Roar Of whistles.
He flew about l5 miles in all as the
crow flies. over gentle landscape,
with n hushed wind. As he drew
near Wilmington and Long Beach on
the San Pedro harbor. someone below
OWNED what tho strange sight was
and soon Paulhan was greeted by
roar of whistles from The tugs and
big craft in the harbor. He sailed
above the wireless telegraph mast at
the harbor entrance and starled back.
AS he appeared over the crowd
again. he Received another hearty well
come. but the judges paid Id atten-
ticn to the performance. as Paulhan
lad not announced to then. .nat he
intended to do anything. Paulhan
did not think the trip amount
e. to much.
Wait" he said. until the big cross
rolntry trip" /
Can you go as far as San Fran |
.i.co?"
"oh. I could. but vii, 9, in the !
other direction"
Great hsAdway.
In the regular events of the day. as
the curtiss machine made
great headway. Hamilton was out
carly and made the first circuit of the I
The interest In the event con-
.inued unabated and Hamilton was /
rewarded for his efforts by the delight
IF the crowd
Three Curtiss machines were rolled /
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