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Show I - PAULHAN ILL TRY ; . FORJJG FLU .Aeronauts Fail to Lower Records Rec-ords Recently Made by Curliss. AVIATION VI ELD, Los Angeles, Jan. 15. While devoid of sensational ! incidents, fho aviation moot todiry developed de-veloped important facia from a com-' com-' aiercial standpoint. Uoth .Louis Paul-ham Paul-ham nnd Glenn II. Curtiss, in their biplanes, bi-planes, demonstrated the mud-running capacities of their machines, lifting in I heavy ground and flying against a stiff T)rcozo from tho ocean. As a result, gentlemen in top boots, scaring greoiand purple .French hats, ran about after tho business agents of lhe aviators, and much dickering was i heard of cash down and payment on shippient, etc. Soon now these rich men will come out on their front j porches and look at the ground and tho i sky before deciding whether to order s out their automobiles or airships. Plying Ply-ing in the mud and ruin looks as simple sim-ple as horso racing under tho same con-i con-i ditions. A new world sport Timidly is s being built. I The flights today worn made to a small crowd bee.tt)sc of rain, and were confined to speed Japs around the course. ! Paulhan tried to beat Curtiss 's ton-lap record, but failed. Curtiss tried to beat, his own one-lap record and failed. ' "Willard and Jlamilton failed in similar simi-lar attempts. Aliscarol in the Bloriol I machine came out for an exhibition flight, using the tail controller only. On landing h tried too short a circle and the machine tipped, striking lhe ground i :ind breaking one wing. Miscarol jumped jump-ed and was unhurt. Cortlandl. Field Bishop, president of the Aero Club of America, and Louis Paulhun picked out a courso for tho iMichelin cup contest, late this afternoon. after-noon. The course will be triangular, approximately ap-proximately four miles around. It is planned to start this contest IMondav morning. The trial will bo witnessed from the aviation field, as one lap of lhe new course will approach tho judges' stand. The pri.o is $IUU0. Jlr. ' Bishop received a message from Paris 1 oiifliuing the rules for the contest-. Paul-lia.ii Paul-lia.ii paid his entrance fco tonight in a French bank nolo. Paulhan, it was announced, on tho last 1 da of tho meet will try for the liche-liu liche-liu cup for long-distance flight. Henry Fannan of England holds this cup Tor a flight of H-l miles in 1 hours 17 minutes min-utes and ."." seconds. Paulhan probably I will fly toward tho southern part of the state |