The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-12
WRIGHT SEES PAULHAE FLY
FRENCHMAN REFUSES STUNTS
PROPOSEO M AMERICAN.

% PSa IFsn % Prove mat the Farman
Ssaehane DOes Not Infrtase % wright
Pstent-MOrs Tests Coming seen.
Louis PauIhan, the French aviator.
made two aeroplARe flights yesterday
afternoon over the Jamaica race course
which were witnessed by several hundred
invited guests who had gone out on a
special train. In the first flight he made
two complete circuits Of the course. and
on the second trip he bettered this slightly
by making a lap ora quarter on third
round.
The French aviator did not delay his
spectators by making weather observa-
tions. but tFundled his nier out OF the shed
on schedule time. He tuned up his big
yellow propeller and jumped into the
air after q run OF about fifty feet on the
ground. The minute the machine was
dragged to the starting point PsulhAn
in a picturesque oilskin suit OF yellow
and wearing gray lowing scarf took his
seat
~ WaA cotahuMNou " "Wbuf wright
who was present. that Paulhan averaged
. height Of from forty 20 ninsty feet. al
though others thought he had gone
higher. The atmospheric conditions were
eighteen to twenty miles an hour was
blowing. u was impossible TO keep the
crowd in check and the aviator was con-
stantly hying over the heads Of the spec
.iatOrs. who sent up q cheer each time he
swept the course.
wilbur Wright aud his counsel. n 4.
Toulmin. said that they had gone out
under the impression that scientific
demonst rations were 90 he made in which
PaulhAn would attempt 20 prove shat the
Farmsn biplane used by him - not an
infringemens on the Wright machine.
Clarence J. Shrarn. attorney for Paul
han. seemed 20 have a different impress
sion. Mr.. SheArn SAID: Ny client filed
q bond this morning and IL privileged 20
make any kind Of flight he chooses
wilbur Wright had refused to consider
flights made with the rldcer sealed.
bit had asked that 10 b. removed from
the machine entirely.
Mr.. Wright and his counsel also went
out supplied With several hundred pounds
Of pig iron and rope With which TO weigh
down one side OF the machine They
said; Use this and see what you can do
with your aeroplans without the rlldder
or varying surfaces PaulhAn politely
doclined 10 accept the invitation and
proceeded 20 ny in the usual way. His
council would not say Yesterday whether
a nct Paulhan would Rttempt these tests.
He did say. however. that he would
give tests on either Monday or Tuesday
n was claimed by Paulhan thas in max
ing his hiGhts Yesterday he had not made
ne Of the aiIercns. or supplementary
wing tips. except when entering On a
turn and this was also observed by AERO
nautical experts.
After the machine hael been rolled
hack to it, shed Mr. Shearn invited Wilbur
Wrigh, and his counsel ~ 20 In and az
anime the fiier. For the first time the
two avia'ors met and shook hands
Through an interpreter PAuIhSu sx-
planned the parts Co Wright who didn't
seem convinced that the machine was
very different from his own. lie said
aftsrward that IN making the sights
yesterday PauIhan had made use ~ all
devices claimed a. infringements and
had not restrained use Of any part ~ the
apparatus. Lieut. Frederick Humphrey.
whom Mr. Wright instructed IN the hand
ling Of the Government machine. was
one Of the experts who viewed tho Tiers.
A partial examination was made of tho
BleriOt machine. but a. IL was not entirely
assembled further examination will he
mad~ this afternoon
while Wilbur Wright and LOUIS Paulhan
we're discussing the BlSriot machine
Mime Paulhan and her French poodle
babbette were sitting underneath the
structure unperturbed by the situatio
Nine. Psulhan fondlsd the pet and looked
~ u abe didn't care n Mr. Wright took
oil the flying machines a. long a. Rabbe'te
was not an infringement
Mr. Wright cOmplimented the Nights
made by Paulhan yesterday and said
under the conditions they. were all that
could have been expected. Even in q
still wind Paulhan gsd his machine
perfectly and followed almost to precision
the course a. he circled II. In making
his second landing he shut on the motor
and made a graceful glide ~ about
seventy five feet in descending.
When asked what would he the result
should PauIhan attempt to ny in his
machine with the rear rIidder detached
Wright said: He would be able TO make
Q short straight flight. hut the inssan. the
msohiDs tilted u would desoend in spiral
fashion and the aviator would in all
proba bility be killed
Exhibitions are scheduled for : O'Clock
this afternoon. and 10 the weather coBdi
ti0ns are favorable Panlhan proposes t0
make sOme spectacular dcmonstratioco
h n the belief ~ Wright that Paulhai.Ns
manager nectares morn than the $1,000
week that has hem put up ~ b"Od IN
giving these aights.
PauIhan GOT RI 81 the temporary In
junction obtained by the wrigh. brothers
aGalnNt him by depositing yesterday .
bond Of 1000 Furnished ~ the Fidelity
and Deposit Company % Maryland.