The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-03
LAIN GETS The BALLOON CUP.
AMERICANS VICTORY CONFIRMED
WIEN ALL REPORTS ARE N.

Last Competit0P 70 AliEht was e. q. Rolls
Of England winner Gets Cash Prize
az 1890 says the Night "Trip Across
a the English Channel Was Delightful.
Special csSis Dst1afeAss 10 TnH SUN.
PARIs, Oct. THE Aero Club Of France
has conferred the award Of hrst
place in the long distance balloon rsoe
for the worlds record to tho Ameri-
can, Lieut.. Frank p. ,Lahm OF the 9Th
Cavalry. U. 8. A.. who. with Santos
DImOnt represented America. and covered
AIS miles. landing in England. The second
award goes to the Italian. Alfredo Von-
wilJer. Comte de Ia vRulx Of France
10 third, and the fourth place has been given
to G. 8. Rolls, the EnglishmRn, who entered
the balloon Britannia.
The award TO Lahm was made before
Rolls had been heard from. Later il was
learned that Rolls and Col. Cspper had
come down near Sandringham, Norfolk,
last evening and the award was confirmed.
They were up twenty-six hours and fifteen
minutes.
With the exception Of Senor Salamanca,
the Spanish representative, LAhm was the
youngest competitor. However, he ia an
experienood a~sronaut, and since his assign
ment to the cavalry school at Saumun he
has devoted much attention to balloons
and airships. In the summer he made
several ascensions and one long trip from
Saint Cloud 30 Saint Brieuc. Long before
the race his work had attracted attention
here.
Lieut.. LAhm's father In as well known as
any Of the American in Paris
and he was TO have been in charge OF the
balloon in the race, but ON Saturday before
the start he was called home. 1t thus came
about that Major Jersey, wAo had just
arrived here from Norway with Walter
abandoned the airship plan OF reaching the
North Pole, accompanied Lahm. The Lieu
tenant had engaged q French assistant. but
the Aero Club protested and Jersey was
substituted.
Lahm's victory gives to the Aero Club
Of America the trophy cup, and be him.
self receives a cash prize Of ~, 300.
LONDON, Oct. 2.-Lieut. Lahm and Major
Hersey spent the night in York and name
to London this afternoon. They will start
for Paris this evening. Both aid they
enjoyed their balloon trip.
From Sunday night till Monday noon
they maintained an average height OF 800
feet. Then, with the sun playing on the
balloon and expanding the gas, they rose
till at ? o'clock in the afternoon they reached
a maximum height OF 5000 metres. The
descent, which began then, occupied over
an hour. AS they neared the ground a
strong wind was encountered, which rem
dered a safe landing difficult.
Mr.. Lahm said that OF hisisixteen flights
this had been the longest. He and Major
Hersey took along overcoats, he said, but
found them unnecessary, as the tenn
perature was remarkably mild Yesterday,
with the aid Of a vacuum bottle, they had
hot tea. Neither slept till after the de-
scent, but they did not mind the loss OF
rest. he said, because Of the excitement OF
the journey.
The trip across the channel from Just west
OF Trouville to Chichester about l25 miles,
was, Lieutenant Lahm said, the finest part
Of the voyage There was a full moon and
the heavens we're brilliant with stars, while
the height was never moro than 800 feet
the guide rope frequently trailing in the
water. The balloon sailed without the
slightest motion. The conditions were 30
perfect that the ticking Of a clock in the
basket was heard as distinctly as il they
had been in a small room.