Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-17
WIND AND RAIN
TEST A|RSH|PS
Marathon Race and Play Tag
In Gale.

Aviation Camp. Los Angeles. Cal.
Jan. 16.-Tho wind and the rain con-
spircd today to test the mettle OF
the aIrships flying on Aviation field
The result was n victory for Glenn II.
Curtiss and Louis Paulhan.
In half a gale of wind Curtiss rose
to a height of more than 100 feet and
there performed pretty = S!ece of
aeroplanc jo,ekeying as has ever been
seen, He described circles in daring
Ing against the wind and winding up
by cutting the letter "S"
Paulhan strove 10 outdo this. going
up 5l2 feet and circling about like
hawk over barnyard. But his exhl-
bition of fancy air-skatng lacked
something of the brilllancy shown by
the American.
Another wonder-picture was painted.
Curtiss and Paulhan and Hamilton.
each driving their own machines. swung
around in an aerial Marathon. At
times they 9SS raced together ,,s, headlons
tag with each other. They flew un-
der and over each other and around
each other guiding their trembling
steeds with sure fingers.
Ihat there were no accidents was
one of the marvels of tho day. The
aviators did not want to fly In the
wind. They know the wind strains
the fastcnings with cruel fingers But
the crowd was there, and something
had to be done to amuse the throng
of spectators.
a new word has been coined at the
Aviation field. II is "aeronutty."
DIRIGIBLES ARE TRIED.
The population of Los Angeles gave
an exhibition OF this peculiar form of
insanity Through the rain OF tho
morning they went in drovcs TO the
field. standing In mud along the fence
line or holding dripping seats in the
grand stand. They started out In
wagon loads from nearby towns and
farms and In automobiles from the
and the road to the grounds was
strewn with many unhappy band
of stranded pilgrims.
By the time the events were sched-
ulcd to begin. the biggest crowd OF
the meet had gathered, Even the
nearby hills were black with spectators
The rain ceased and the sun peeked
out TO sec what was going on. The
but finally Hamilton awakened the
echoes by rising in a short flight to
test the wind. Paulhan was not long
In following. He came up with rush
two qualifying. rounds He veered and
shot out of the course. back of the
grand stand, 200 feet high, going over
the field again after a short run, When
intended to try 10 laps for speed, but
found the wind too strong on the west
ward course.
Then Curtiss came out In a prelim-
mary flight Hamilton and Paulhan
started together in wind-bucking
contest. but were sent out of the course
and landed back of the grand stand.
Paulhan, after finding that his machine
was standing the strain well. made
another try for speed. In four rounds
his best lap was 2;3S 3-5. Curtiss' rec
ord is 2s12
Finding he could not win in this
81
ing record. He made 1t on the soft
turf in 1883 feet. Curtiss' record for
this Is rs feet
Roy Knabenshue and Lincoln Beachy
went up and struggled hard against
the wind for half mile. then gave 1t
Up. whistllng back over the grand
stand at high rate of speed
chine came out for brief flight. but
after feeling the force of the wind
gave up. Curtiss. who had announced
tnat he would try for mile speed rec
home.
Paulhan. the irreprcssible. was not
content AS the crowds were filing
out he appeared on the horizon with
two passengers behind him. a difficult
and dangerous feat In such wind,
The passengers were his mechanIcians.
After a short run with them he took
up Clifford &. Harmon. the New York
balloonist, who is ambitious to wear
the badge of aviator on his coat sleeve.
The greatest interest centers In
Paulhan's scheduled attempt to win the
Michelin cup for for long distance light Int
Will start carly. 1t Will be necessary
for him to go over the new triangular
co,irso more than 35 times to beat the
record held by Henry Farman of IA
miles Paulhan thinks 1t will be
great Joke to take this prize from Far
man in a machine bought from Farman.