The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-31

didn't know how far he would get,
and he felt IL RISKY undertaking.
but he was certain thar he would give
the big crowd an exhibition.
At 3:3l the bIplane was wheeled
into position pointed northwest over
an open space in the crowd outside
the race track Tine course across
to the first fence was covered with
snow and mud, uneven and dangerous
at best
During the morning the big engine
had been given tryout. IL had
worked perfectly. The glass tubes
We're protected against the cold, and
everything was In nrstrate running
order So. when the machine was
wheeled into position. Paulhan's con-
fldence In his ability to make good
seemed to radiate from him until the
crowd caught th- infection of II.
Everybody was awaiting the start.
ter bobbing along the ground for 100
yards, the biplane took the air.
No more than one attempt was
necessary Didier Mason and Edou-
ard Miscarol, Paulhan's chief mecha-
nicians, started the engine. let 1t
warm up for a few seconds while the
great car pulled against the resisting
force of half dozen men.
Heads for the Clouds.
At 1886 Louis Pauihan loosed hold
of the tller threw out his arms In
signal and he was OF for the clouds.
The course Of the biplane lay In 4
northwesterly direction. After bump.
ing over the sod for 100 yards. the
wheels lifted and the car cleared
the first fence with uncommon ease.
With a slight dip over the spot where
he alighted after the third attempt
yesterday Paulhnn then turned the
front elevating plane TO another an
gle and shot skywarG He cleared the
second fence. the sheds. the trees. as
easily as he did the nrst. and he was
fairly on his journey, The cheers of
the crowd drowned out the chugging
OF his engine. and the propeller
making 1900 revolutions minute, be-
came only a faint and undistingulsh
able part OF the fading object
Through the field glass Paulhan was
followed until he had gone about two
miles northwest He was not over 100
feet from the ground when he turned
southward over the flats west of the
Jordan river Here he seemed to
gain speed and attained the maximum
Of forty miles an hour. He drove
southwark for mile and started
back toward the rair grounds AT
times he was so low that his car was
almost lost TO sight. but 1t rose and
fell as different air currents were en-
countered. r1t
Aecends 500 Feet.
On the second circle. Paulhan lifted
the machine and attained his greatest
height of nearly 300 feet. Here he
encountered trouble and experienced
/ vast difference in the action of his
machine from What ne had been used
to Leaving the dense atmosphere
close to the earth ne ascended into
thin air, but could not send MS cal
higher than 900 feet without grea,
danger TO himself and his machine.
The Farman bipiane described q
third circle In the air, and 1t was
always along the danger line. The
danger line, so-called by aylators, ls
height sufficient 20 clear any OBJ
stacle. and because he could not &c
above the danger line, Paulhan chose
| the unoccupicd field west Of the Jor
dan as a possible landing place Be
ing so close to the earth 1t was din
! cult for him TO steer into q proper
landing in case a mishap occurred tC
his engine and that is the reason h,
sailed away from the building, tho
trees and the crowd
On the turn OF the third circuit o
the air. Paulhan started flock o
birds, which seemed 10 resent the in
trusion into their spnere. Gltdln;
gracefully eastward toward the erowC
again, he passed directly over thu
grand stand and blcacners at heigh
of not more than 100 feet AS HI
circled the southeast corner of tn,
field his features were easily discern
ible,
Running bis hands quickly over th'
many wires under his control. he ele
yated front plane. lowered a real
one. operated the rJGder-and all thu
time he was on the alert for any de
fection In the engine. Al that helgh
he would have had no choice in land
Ing had an accident occurred to tbs
engine. and the resultant loss OF lif'