Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-11
AV|ATORS AFTER
LITTLE FRENCHMAN
American Experts Stirred Because of
Paulhan's Dcbonair Assumption OF
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Confidcnt.


debonair assumption OF the hero part
with his spectacular series of flights at
Aviation neld yesterday has stirred his
rivals the American aylators. to do
termination to oust him today from the
position he snatched suddenly from them
when he sweet from behind his aero
plane tent and flew over tho huge grand
stand. dangerously close to the heads of
the cheering thousands of spectators
Glenn II. Curtiss. prosaic rather than
theatrlc, the opposite OF the little
trenohman In every way, says little. lt
became known today that the propeller
he damaged when hc essayed n flight
following Paulhon's, was tho ono with
which he intended to clip the little
Frenchman's wings. That propeller has
been repaired or replaced and before
dark today probably the enthusiasm of
the excited throngs will be centered
around the American Instead of the dim
inltivc Gaul
1t Is now a contest between America and
France and this Is the day on which
lights will count for prizs. Willard and
Hamilton. who, no less than their chief
-Curtiss-are determined to eclipse the
performance OF the P'renchman spent
hours after dawn today coddling their del
icate flyers. getting ready for the tests.
They are as silent their vivacious
competitors arc vouble. CrutiSS was
somewhat more conversational.
TOO MUCH DANGER
'T do not know what 1 will do he
said. but / know what l want do
believe ii Ia essential for those who op-
crate aeroplanes to take into oonsidcra-
ton the welfare OF those who might be
Injured in the event of an accident while
In flight For this reason. l do not be-
lieve In flying over the heads Of specta-
tors"
The program today is mostly of an
eliminating character. AT o'clock Mas
son or Mscarol will make the first
light ever made in Bleriot monoplano
in America.
At 2:3O O'clock without any of the
waits. that delayed the events of yes
terday, all the aviators on the field will
take turns demonstrating starting ana
landing.
AT o'clock Curtiss, or one of his
pupils. Hamilton or willard will mako
the first attempt to wrest away the ad-
vantage of Paulhan with test flight
for altitude. This Will count In the flnaA
award of the prize
AZ o'clock the three big dlrigibles on
the field, Knabenshues. Beaohys and the
one belonging to the United States gov
ernment, Will rise. Here Knabenshue.
according to the program, will repeat his
performance of yesterday when he
reached Beachy. but this time his op-
ponent Will be the governments aerial
war craft.
PRIEST BISHOP ARRIVES.
Cortlandt Field Bishop president OF
the Aero club of America who arrived
last night, said today that while he
still maintained that some of the con-
ditlons attached to the prizes wero i'm
possible. nevertheless 1t was practically
would be approved, His principal objec-
ton was the proffered prize of $4,000
FOR the dlrigible that could fly to San
Francisco.
When shown the dispatch from Paris
saying that the International Aeronaut1-
cal association had fixed dates for numer-
Gus aerial carnivals in various parts of
the world during the year. Mr.. Bishop
said that he could not understand why
the international aviation meet was set
for Nov 2. full moon has a great
deal to do with the success of the inter
national balloon contest. Mr. Bishp said,
and there will be only half moon or
three quarters on Oct. 25 tho date So
lected by the federation.
II am not at all certain about any of
American delegate to tho meeting but
| cut attendance In Paris to come
out here for the aviation meet. I wrote
an official communication simply re-
questing that dates be selected so as to
not conflict with the competitions for
the international balloon and aviation
cups. 1 think that this is what the fed
Grafton did, leaving to US the choice OF
the actual dates"
REPORTS ARE DENIED.
Mr.. Bishop natly denied reports that
New York was certain to secure tho in
ternational aviation cup meet and that
preparations had progressed so far that
a tract on Long Island had been pur-
chased for the aviation field.
Nothing has been done towards a Sc
lection. said MIR. Bishop. I'm fact. there
are several objections that might be
raised against New York; for instance
the stifr coast winds.
Besides. before end the present
journey, / Shall visit several cities that
have bid for the International aeroplane
contests, among them Washington and
Baltimore. which are working together
and also Dos Molnes
Il shall also go to Denver and st.
Louis, both of which cities are seeking
closely the facilities offered by each
and then report to the directors of tho
Aero club of America, who will finally
decide. l do not think anything definite
will be done until March 1 or later"
INTERNATIONAL MEETS.
All the time Intervening between now
and November Will be needed to perfect
arrangements for the two international
meets which Will be held In America
year. Each country represented In the
international aeronautical federation is
entitled to enter three champions In the
aeroplane and balloon contests. The
members of the federation are the Unit
ed States. England. France. Germany.
Holland, Belgium. Russia. Italy, Spain,
Sweden, Denmark. Switzerland and Aus
tria- All these, with the possible OK
ception OF Russia. where aviation Is said
to be discouraged by the bureaucracy.
Will he represented at the international
cup meets.
Mr.. Bishop is one of the principal
judges of the flights here and he de-
clared that tho meeting ranked higher