Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-02
BALLOON RACERS
REACH THE GOAL
SANTOS DUMONT RECEIVES
INJURIES
Seven out Of sixteen Starters Land
During Night on Coast Of Nor
mandy-Few Reach Shore
Of England
Rv Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
PARIS. oct. 1.-Seven of the sixteen
balloons which started from here yes
terday in the race for the James Cor
don Bennett cup landed during the
night along the coast of Normandy.
probably fearing to attempt the pass
age of the channel, in which direction
the wind was bearing them.
These balloons are Santos Dumont's
two Americans, landed near Brogliest;
Captain Aberconeux' Dusseldorf at VII
lers- Sur Mer; Lieut.. Harralcas Ayu-
ayay a half mile from shore between
Cabourg and Dives-Sur-Mer; Baron
Won Hevad's Pothorm at Pont Ad-
demer; Senior Salamanca's Norte. at
Blouevile. Some of the others have
been reported sailing northward across
England.
The Aero club, up to 2:3O p. M, had
not heard anything from the balloon
United States. 1t is presumed that
Lieut.. Lahm crossed the channel
Santos Dumont had an accident
which compelled him to descend. His
arm caught in the mechanism of his
motor, "paralyzing" it, according to a
dispatch received by the Aero club.
The balloons which descended on this
side of the channel landed between
lU.3U D. m. ana 11lO0lRnJ.
A telegram from Santos Dumont said
that his injury is not serious, though
it necessitated his being taken to the
hospital the flesh of his arm being
torn and the arm becoming numb and
stiff with pain, compelling him to de-
scend.
Later, the Aero club received news
of the landing of Count De st. Victor's
Foehn at midnight, near BloueV1lle,
the count not venturing to cross the
channel on account of the uncertainty
of the wind.
The City of Chateau Rouex, piloted by
Jacques Balzan, landed on the Isle
of Wight at daybreak, after having
taken four hours to cross the channel.
At o'clock this evening the Aero
club had not received any news of
Lieut.. Lahm's balloon, the United
States but no anxiety is felt for it's
safety. Three balloons are reported to
be still in the air, north of Hull, Eng
land, and Lieut.. Lahm is believed to
be with the leaders.
M. Vanden Dreschie's Ojoki landed
at Bregitany, department of the Et
Loire. Four balloons have not been
reported up to 6 o'clock this evening,
namely, the United States, Walhalla,
Brittany and Zephyr.
The Elfe in nineteen hours made
practically the same voyage as Count
de La Vaulx in 19O3 when he landed
at Hull covering $40 kilometers in
seventeen hours.
Santos Dumont reached Paris at 6
o'clock this evening and received a
great ovation at the Aero club as he
appeared with his arms in a sling. He
explained the accident was caused by
| the sleeve of his coat catching in the
machinery while oiling the motor of
his balloon
Elfe made rather perilous descent
Her anchor did not catch and the
balloon began to drift dangerously
doing much damage to property. The
aeronauts narrowly escaped being
thrown out. The balloon finally col
lapsed across the roof of a cottage,
the car dangling on the side of the
house. The occupants had to be as
sisted to the ground.
Lieutenant Lahm descended about
one mile inland at Desmene Farm,
Flying Dale. He said he had been
carried by way of Caen across the
channel to Chichester. He then passed
to the northward, but finding that he
was being carried toward the open sea
he decided to wait.
Owing to the dryness of the moors
his anchors at first would not hold,
and the balloon passed dangerously
near some farm buildings. Lieutenant
Lahm's balloon was in the air twenty
three hours.
President Huntington, one of the
English contestants, in the Zephyr
landed at Sittingborne, Kent. He had
a trying ordeal in crossing the chan
mel, which took him eight hours. 9th
erwise his voyage was uneventful
The Zephyr could not have gone a
quarter of mile without being car
ried out to sea.
The WalhalIa with Count de la
Vaulx descended at 1870 this after
noon at Walsingham, Norfolk.
In an interview the count said he
had splendid voyage, although the
wind had. been unfavorable. He es-
timated he had Travelled $50 miles.
His greatest altitude was 1900 feet.
The count started at once to return
to Paris.
With the exception of c. S. Rolls in
| the Britannia, all the balloons which
left Paris yesterday are now accounted
for. The Britannia has not been heard
from since she was reported at Gran
brook. The Chautereux, carrying
Jacques BalSar, one of the French
contestants, has come down at Sim
| gleton in Sussex.
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