The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-21
FIRST AERIAL MEET
OF AMERICA CLOSES
PauIhan Makes Fortune Flirt-
ing With Death in His
BipIanes.
CURTISS HAS BROKEN
NO WORLDS RECORDS
IIamiItons Machine Breaks
Crankshaft; He AlightS
With Safety.


Los ANGELES, Cal. Jau. 20.-As dusb
gathered over the old Domlusucz ranch
tonight four flying machines that had
been circlinc In the air in rivalry OF The
meadow larks that for so many centuries
have held dominion there, settled softly
10 earth, The aviators WALKED to their
tents. the great crowd filed down the
roadway and the first international avia-
ton meet ever held In America was over.
All was peaceful. and but few knew
that one man had been near death in
those last few minutes. Charles Is,
Hamilton was returning from n fifteen
mile flight toward the ocean. While "A
mile from the aviation field the crank
SHAFT Of his machine snapped. To sup
il would have meant Il helpless DRIFT up
on the sea. To the aeroplane 1t meant
so little that no one IN the crowd noticed
anything wrong.
Emergency Handling.
Hamilton shut off his engine and so
lcvclcd and swaycd his planes that he
with scarcely a thud. 1t was the best
piece OF emergency handling of a ma
chine that has been seen at the meet,
CurtiSs and Paulhan-thc great rivals
Of the mcct-furnshed the excitement for
the closing day Paulhan went up at
%:s5 o'clock ldr an endurance flight
n
the course. Curtiss started on ten-lap
5Rsee-qua1iers three i " Of a mile nile behind Paulhan-
Instantly IL was seen that a great race
WAS on-tbe first real race of the ten
days. The two aeroplanes, full speed on.
came over the grandstand with the speed
was gaining, He crept swiftly on PAUL
hans heels. and, on the third lap after
starting, he reached Paulhan. flying
above; The Frenchman for a few sec
ho1 lie tn, 'tYyt ice l.o lG
American machine forged ahead by Il
nose. a length. and finally by half lap
IL was no race after that The American
machine WAS demonstrated as the fastest
beyond question. AS CurtiSS rushed over
Pauhan, he received the greatest ap-
plause that any of his efforts had gained
6l.s miles and had been in the air nearly.
an hour and half. Curtiss came down
after a thirty mile trip.
This race gives the whole story of the
days meet The Curtss machines have
Won ALI the prizes for speed quick starts
perfect landings, and those events where
light, swift machine showed best.
Paulhan Big Winner.
Paulhan has won all the cross-country.
ia Sec niger carrying and endurance tests
having a heavier, slower machine and an
engine which he trusts absolutely Paul
nan has taken mere Than $4,000 in
prizes. and has broken the worlds rec
ords for altitude and for cross country
flights alone and with passenger. Cur
tlSs has broken no worlds records and
probably will take less than $1,000 in
Hamilton and Willard have taken Sec
"nd and third prizes in most OF the
events.
The meet ended with perfect day and
all the aNiators at their best. \ unique
parade. showing the evolution of travel
ing. was Tho feature, II was headed by
seated in the prairie schooner that took
hlm over the plains. hauled by oxen.
After him came cowboys, automobiles
buiros. carriages, balloons dilielbcs
and. finally. the various builds OF air
ship. ending up with a multplane that
looked like a harvester Curtiss and
Paulhar walked behind the van like
hashful schooboys.
i medal presentation took place after
This. and then Paulhan went upon his
endurance flight
Tho French machine never seemed to
run so smoothly. NJ. f. Clcarv. Paul
hans distinctly English manager. was
tiled with emotion He broke out as
follows:
Look at her' There she soes! Watch
The turn when the sun Elnts on the
white planes. BY GeorCe-lilSe a mag
nihcent white albatross after q thunder
storm
Big Prize List
The prizes won during the meeting
were as follows:
Height 5000. Louis paulhan. i165 feet
first, $2ooo. Charles Is. Hamilton. $50 3
feet second; $500 CuriiSs no official
height taken. third.
Endurance and time-s $4,000. Louis Paul
han. 75.T7 miles. 1:5s:3a, first: $1,000
Charles Is Hamilton, 1914 miles.
5000 2-S. second; $500, Glenn Curtlss.
10. Il miles. 2I;5i 20 third
tiss. 1911 miles. 25fa Is. Grst: 5000
Louis Psulhan. 1911 miles. 21:50 2-5, see
nnd; $500. Charles IS. Hamilton. IL.
miles @o:&i 80. third.
#,sl,
Louis Psulhsn. ls3 miles. s;I6 Is; no
Others contested.
Slowest lap--S5oo. Charles Is Hamilton,
81 miles. 3:26 -.
Quickest start-S250. Glenn II. Curties
rs feet. won.
Starting and landing in squsre-s25o.
Chsrle r Willard: won; score perfect.
Gross s-couniry-$l0 600 raulhan won
The following arc records for tho course
made during the meet.
Heieht-il65 feet. Louis Psuhsn. Janu-
sry u.
pistance-75.77 miles. Louis Paulhau.
indursnce-l:5s:s2 Louis psulban.
January H.
:, ,.;,; srSed, ,,,s1 ten lspsrsa:ta a-5, Glenn II.
speed, ono isp-3:l2. Glenn IT, currss,
January II.
speed. three laps with passengers
Els -, Paulhan. January 10.
SLOW speed. ono lap-S:3e 2-5. {. Is.
Hamilton. January Is.
Shortest distance In rising-9S feet. .
Glenn II. Curtigs January II.
Shortest time in risinS-6 2-5 SECONDS,
Glenn n CuTtiss. january II.
Dirigibles. ono lap-I;o7 As, Lincoln
Beachy, january 10.
Now Balloon Record.
Clifford " Harmon of New York and
George Harrison marked the end OF The
aviation meeting today by establishing
balloon altitude record OF 10. $40 feet
Ion the Pacific coast. The two aoronaui,.
asccnded III the balloon New York;
shortly aitcr noon and soon attained an
altitude Of abcu; two miles. Coming
down al HOLLYWOOD, suburb OF this
city III the darkness Tonight. they strucl,
ON n housotop aud nearly tore of the
roof. Neither Of the acronautS Was hurt.
New Swimming Record.
CHICAGO. Jan. 2o.-M McDermott. A