. Outing. the Scotch mist at the closeof the first week of the meet could dampen the enthusiasm with which thedaring flights of Paulhan, the whizzingrush of Glenn Curtiss, the clever headwork of the young New Yorker, Wil-lard, the pertinacious efforts of Hamil-ton to rival the feats of the Frenchman,and the soaring aloft of Knabenshue andBeachey in their dirigibles were wit-nessed. Quite as inspiring as the opera-tions of these machines was the typicalCalifornia multitude, pleased as chil-dren with new toys and itching to ex-amine at close range the wonderful in-ventions that sailed so easily
. Outing. the Scotch mist at the closeof the first week of the meet could dampen the enthusiasm with which thedaring flights of Paulhan, the whizzingrush of Glenn Curtiss, the clever headwork of the young New Yorker, Wil-lard, the pertinacious efforts of Hamil-ton to rival the feats of the Frenchman,and the soaring aloft of Knabenshue andBeachey in their dirigibles were wit-nessed. Quite as inspiring as the opera-tions of these machines was the typicalCalifornia multitude, pleased as chil-dren with new toys and itching to ex-amine at close range the wonderful in-ventions that sailed so easily and sosmoothly before them. They saw the oncoming aeroplane,swift as a bird in full flight and appear-ing every whit as graceful, under per-fect control of the aviator, riding theair at any desired height and with farmore safety, apparently, than the auto-mobile hugging terra firma, several hun-dred feet below the extended canvaswings. Tt was a sight calculated tomake the blood flow faster, even in the 75a. Photographed expressly for THE OUTING MAGAZINE by Ralph S. IN THE BLERIOT MONOPLANE WHICH DID NOT COME UP TO EXPECTATIONS AT LOS ANGELES. veins of the most sluggish. Never de-viating from a chosen course, answeringinstantly to the direction of the steers-man, this new creature of the air seemedendowed with life, so responsive was itto the slightest indicated wish of thecontrolling power. With each succeed-ing days exhibit of mans ingenuity andhis ability to cleave the atmosphere un-scathed, the clamor on the part of non-aviators to share the flights of the man-birds grew louder. Louis Paulhan, in his Farman bi-plane, was easily the idol of the peopleat this first of all American meets. Ofmedium height, blue-eyed, and fairer ofskin than the average typical Frenchman;still in the twenties and weighing lessthan one hundred and forty pounds, heapproaches his machine with a whimsicalsmile, climbs lightly into his seat, andwithout the slightest demonstrationwhirs a
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