The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-10-04
YANKEE GETS THE
PRIZE AND THE
TROPHY
LIEUT.. LAHAM, AS MASTER BAL.
LOON PILOT HAS NO
EQUAL.
FATHER is AN AERONAU7
Of Great SkiiI--Former West Pointer
Wins$G, 300 Prize and the Ben
nett Cup BY Crossing the
English Channel

Paris, October All the uncertain
regarding the result Of the balloon
race fer The James Gordon Bennett
Cup started from here on Sunday al-
ernooa, was ended at neon today
when a dispatch was received by the
| Aero Club announcing that c. s. Roofs
and his companion, Colonel Capper,
n the balloon Britannia, landed at
sanrineham Upland at G:30 last night.
thus establishing that Lieutenant
Frank p Laham, Sixth Cavalry, T. $.
A., the American competitor in the
race, who dezcended near Whitney
yesterday afternoon in the balloon
United States, is the winner.
Signor Won Willer, Italy. is second,
Count do la Vaulx France, third,
and G. s Rolls Great Britain, fourth,
! Some anxiety was felt on account
If Mr. Rolls, it being feared that he
had attempted to cross the North Sea
The delay in reporting his descent is
not yet explained.
Lieutenant Lahams friends are en-,
thusiastic over his yistory, With the
exception of Senor Salamanca. the
Spanish aercaaut, Laham was the
youngest competitor
Crack Aerial pilot.
Since his assignment 10 the cavalry
school at Saumur L.aham has devoted
much attention TO aerostatics and his
rapid advance as an aerial pilot has.
.aifeedy attracted eonsiderel,ie alton
ton He made a dozen ascensions
luring the summer the longest v0y.
age being from ST Cloud to st Brieu
The lieutenant took the place of his
father in the race. the latter. who is
the best known American aerouaut
IN Paris, being called home on Samr
day
Major Iersey's trip as Lieutenant
Laham's ass stant was quite accident
Al. A Frenchman, Levee. had been Sc
lected as his assistant but the Aero
club, of France protested, and Major
Hersey, who had Just arrived here
from Norway with Walter Wellman,
leader cf the Wcllman Chicago Record
Herald expedition eagerly seized on
the chance
Lieutenant I.aham covered AS
miles, against $40 miles covered by
Won Willer, his nearest competitor
Gets Prize Of $4,000
The beautiful cup, presented for
competition by james Gordon Ben
nett becomes a trophy Of the Aero
club of America. The first cash prize /
IF $4,000 goes to Lieutenant Laham I
aud he endurance medal 10 MIR. Rolls, .
who was the longest in the air
Santos Dumont Gays he considers
Lieutenant Laham's trip to be a dar- .
ng exploit, and that Laham himself +
S destined TO make his mark in the
lcronautic world He added:
Laham made superb voyage. D.
Inn delighted al the result. not only
IN his own account and on that OF the
country he represents. but on account
If his father. who is the dean of the
Paris Air Pilots and who was com
)cllcd 10 forcso the privilege of parlic-
pating in the contest in favor of his
on"
Santos Dumont deprecated The crili.
ism of those of the contestants who
lid not venture 10 cross the channel,
aying that the wind was So treacher-
'us when the balloons reached the
ca that an attempt to cross over to
England entailed great risk
Santos Dumont had been trailing his
ope when an injury TO his arm oc-
Urred He says his motor was a com
.lcte success.