Los Angeles Aviation Meet
Los Angeles, USA, January 10th - 20th, 1910

Results:

Speed Prize
(10 laps, total distance 25.92 km, January 10th - 20th)


 Pilot
 Plane
 Time
 Prize
 Notes
1.
 Glenn Curtiss
 Curtiss
 23:43.4
 $ 3,000
2.
 Louis Paulhan
 Farman
 24:59.4
 $ 2,000
3.
 Charles Hamilton
 Curtiss
 30:34.6
 $ 500


Endurance Prize
(greatest distance in continuous flight, January 10th - 20th)


 Pilot
 Plane
 Distance
 Prize
 Notes
1.
 Louis Paulhan
 Farman
 121.9 km
 $ 3,000
 Time: 1 h 58:32.0
2.
 Glenn Curtiss
 Curtiss
 59.6 km
 $ 2,000
 Time: 1 h 25:05.0
3.
 Charles Hamilton
 Curtiss
 31.3 km
 $ 500
 Time: 39:00.4


Prize for Highest Altitude Reached
(January 10th - 20th)


 Pilot
 Plane
 Altitude
 Prize
 Notes
1.
 Louis Paulhan
 Farman
 1269 m
 $ 3,000
2.
 Charles Hamilton
 Curtiss
 230 m
 $ 2,000
 Also given as 191 m
3.


$ 500
 Not awarded


Passengers Carrying Prize
(Best time carrying a passenger for 3 laps, the passenger to weigh 150 lb, any deficiency to be supplied by ballast, January 10th - 20th)


 Pilot
 Plane
 Time
 Prize
 Notes
1.
 Louis Paulhan
 Farman
 8:16.2
 $ 1,000
2.


$ 500
 Not awarded


Prize for Fastest Lap
(1 lap, 2.592 km, January 10th - 20th)


 Pilot
 Plane
 Time
 Prize
 Notes
1.
 Glenn Curtiss
 Curtiss
 2:12.0
 $ 1,000

Louis Paulhan
 Farman
 2:21.2


Charles Hamilton
 Curtiss
 2:47.4


Louis Paulhan
 Blériot XI
 2:48.0


Charles Willard
 Curtiss
 3:01.4


Prize for Slowest Lap
(1 lap, 2.592 km, January 10th - 20th)


 Pilot
 Plane
 Time
 Prize
 Notes
1.
 Charles Hamilton
 Curtiss
 3:34.4
 $ 500

Charles Willard
 Curtiss
 3:11.2



Starting Prize
(for leaving the ground in the shortest distance, January 10th - 20th)


 Pilot
 Plane
 Distance
 Prize
 Notes
1.
 Glenn Curtiss
 Curtiss
 29.9 m
 $ 250

Louis Paulhan
 Farman
 36.0 m


Charles Hamilton
 Curtiss
 47.2 m



Starting Prize
(for leaving the ground in the shortest time, January 10th - 20th)


 Pilot
 Plane
 Time
 Prize
 Notes
1.
 Glenn Curtiss
 Curtiss
 6.4 s
 $ 250

Charles Hamilton
 Curtiss
 9.2 s


Louis Paulhan
 Farman
 12.4 s


Louis Paulhan
 Blériot XI
 35.0 s



Cross-Country Prize
(January 10th - 20th)


 Pilot
 Plane
 Distance
 Prize
 Notes
1.
 Louis Paulhan
 Farman
 72.8 km
 $ 10,000
 Time: 1 h 02:42.8


Prize for making a circuit of the course starting and landing in the same 25-foot square
(January 10th - 20th)


 Pilot
 Plane
 Distance
 Prize
 Notes
1.
 Charles Willard
 Curtiss
 100 points
 $ 250
 Perfect result


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