Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-21
AVIATION NOTES

With a record which reads like a
chapter from Jules Verne, aviation
week yesterday was brought to a sue
cessful close. Not a performer killed,
no serious accidents and records
smashed galore is the summary in
brief.
If 1910 was a success what may one
expect of the 1911 aviation meet? Let
the Wright brothers go easy on their
injunctions and the following year will
see not one, but a dozen of the best
foreign aviators in the world in South
ern California.
Poor old Southern California's eli
mate. The pride of the South, itShas
been ridden over roughshod during the
past ten days and conquered at will
by half dozen aViators.
For originality yesterdays parade at
Aviation park easily outclasses any
thing ever before witnessed. Leave it
to Los Angeles enterprise and the
result never will be in doubt.
To the Dominguez family is due not
only the thanks of Los Angeles, but
the gratitude of the entire world. Out
of the hundreds of thousands of dol
lars taken in at the park, not a single
cent did the donors of the grounds
receive.
How would you like to have had a
rakeoff of yesterdays gate receipts?
Smith showed the nerve of which
aviators are made in endeavoring to
get his boat-o-plane off the ground
with $4,000 spectators looking on.
Many who witnessed the attempt de-
clared that, had the engine possessed
sufficient force, the weird looking con-
trivance would have flown.
High altitude appears to have a de-
pressing effect on the engine of Ham
ilton's machine. His third attempt to
wrest Paulhan's altitude record from
the Frenchman resulted in Hamilton
attaining a height of a little over 80
feet.
New York had her six-day bicycle
race, San Francisco may have her JEFF
fries-Johnson prize fights and Los An
geIes has at this point cries of
aviation week" drowned the voice of
the speaker.
Professor Twining's machine ap-
peared to follow the principles of bird
flight, but it lacked one thing-the
motive power.
That's where Paulhan wins out. It's
the engine. He knows that a machine
is turning his propeller upon which he
can rely.
Paulhan got away well, but when
Curtiss let out a wrap and began to
move up there 'as nothing to it. A
romp in the stretch
From touring Southern California's
climate. Curtiss now i'll turn to fight
ing the Wright brothers in court We
wish him as much success in one as
in the other.
AS d. A. Hamburger expressed
It, Knabenshue and Beachy helped
aviation week by getting into the air
on the slightest provocati,n. This,
perhaps, is preferable to not being able
to get off the ground.
It's an even money bet that, had
Isaac Newton been at Aviation field
yesterday, the law of gravitation never
would Lave been discovered.
Medals were dispensed ad inflnitum
SGSleIudy W dll WIZ clihCu III tllC COll-
quering of Southern California's
climate.
Hamilton proved that the Curtiss
biplane also is capable of leaving its
own back yard by flying to Santa
Monica and back.
Monsieur Paulhan takes with him to
La Belle France not only records
galore several rich prizes and keen
of Southern California,
but the heartfelt appreciation of ad-
miring thousands.
Curtiss for speed. Paulhan for dar-
ing and Dick Ferris for keeping ever
lastingly at it.
j. C. Mars, the Oakland balloonist,
took his first good look at the air.
ships yesterday. Previously he had
seen nothing more than streak in
the distance.
To every aviator and every person
who helped to make aviation week the
wonderful success that it was, who
aided in any shape or manner in MAX
ing history not only for Los Angeles,
but for the ertire world, Southern
California says not goodby or adios,
but auf wiedersehn or au reVoir.