Show ALL RE RECORDS FOR FLIGHT FALL BEFORE FREN FRENCHMAN HMAN Aviation Field Los Angeles Cat Cal Jan Paulhan in his Par Far Farman Parman man biplane made today what aviation experts here consider the most remarkable flight in hi st On the wings ot of n a wind that the other aviators hesitated long to face the little Frenchman rode from Aviation field to Lucky Baldwins ranch twentythree miles away circled the old Santa Anita race track and bucked his way back to his tent In all ho he cov covered red an estimated distance of and a halt half miles In Ia 1 hour 2 minutes and 42 45 seconds lIe He went down with wah the wind in thirty minutes and came back against It In minutes leaving ot off the odd seconds When he climbed out of his car he said that his motor was as cool as when he started and that tha lie he could do the trip over again at once In sheer beauty and contempt of dan danger danger ger the flight rivals that seen on any of tile aviation fields of the old world The only test approaching It In this coun country country try was that made by one of the last fall flying with an army officer from Washington to Alexandria Latham Farman and Cody have made flights nearly as long perhaps but they have not come back Cody flew forty miles at Aldershot in minutes last fall Farman took a twenty twentymile twentymile mile run to spend a day shooting with witha a frIend but he landed at one end of his journey President Cortland F Bishop of the Aero club of America said tonight that he did not know of any flight equal to It Is probable that the tho prize of will go to him There will be a good deal of official pondering and cabling however before a anew anew new worlds record Is added to the glory ot of France Paulhan maintained an altitude ot of from 1000 to 2000 feet on his way over oer the valley His highest point was 2130 feet as Indicated by the tho Instrument Under him speeding over the country roads scattering chickens and dogs hel were automo automobiles and men on horseback and motorcycles trying to keep near the In the event that should fall or have to descend Mrs Paulhan was In an automobile pray ing and crying When Paulhan reached the grand stand standon on his return he was mobbed The crowd broke through the barriers The aviator was lifted up and borne over the field as a football hero would be treated after n a game His own country countrymen countrymen men kissed him and wept In joy This event was the only thing of great Import Importance anco ance In the days meet Curtiss did not go Into the all air until after Paulhan had bad been away for halt an hour Then he gave a pretty exhibition of fancy start startIng starting Ing and retired Despite the wind Paulhan rose to the occasion He came over oer the heads ot of the tho crowd and pointed the fiat nose of his big white plane toward the mountains It was Hes off for tor the record of the world announced the megaphone man manFor manFor For ten minutes he flew onward and up upward upward ward straight toward the snow line of the Sierra Madre range Old Baldy peak was the compass point It lay ley in Ia shin shinIng shinIng Ing white relief against the greenish skY behind it Through the glasses he could be seen over the haze and taking n a canon trail as It ft d to the sum summit summit mit Soon he disappeared from all sight of at those on the field At 4 there was a great shout Some one had seen the airship again Soon It came Into sight blown from Its outward course and on a line with Mount Wilson The aviator had struck a milder current In the high altitude and was com comIng Ing home on this Soon he was over the field and settling gently The rush be began began gan The Frenchman stepped stiffly out ot of the saddle and asked for a cIgar I will go twIce as far some day he heI I promised |