Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-01
SEVEN NATIONS COMPETE
Ship That Remains Longest in the Air
Wins.
FLIGHT OF MANY BALLOONETTES
Five Thousand Pigeons Were Also Re-
leased Accusing the Enthusiasm OF
the Great Concourse Of People.

looms assembled from the iullelleS gardens
In this city yesterday and sailed away in
the first competition for the Gordon Bennett
cup for International aeronauts. One mil
lion cheering people watched the ascen-
sions.
Not the slightest accident married the
start The spectacle was superb as, in
turn. the great balloons. averaging more
than 10 900 cubic feet In capacity. arose
and as tho plaudits of the tremendous
throng were lost to their occupants. sailed
slowly away to the west.
Two Americans were among the con-
testants Santos Dumont. who was born
in Brazil had well named his balloon Two
Americas Here are the countries repre-
sented the aeronauts and the names of
their balloons:
Amerca-Santos Dumont, Two Amer
America-I.ieut. Frank T. Lahm United
States.
France-Count de la Walk. Valhalia.
France-Count de ST. Victor, Foehn
France-Jacuues Balsan. city OF Chateau
voux.
Germany-Capt Abercron Dusseldorf.
Germany-Herr Scheri Schwaben.
Germany-Baron Won Hevaid, fotnlern.
Great Britain-C. s. Rolls. britannia
Great Britain-F. II. Butter, City OF Lon
don.
Great Iirltain-PrOl. 1tuutillS loli. ['ptis l.
Spatn-I.ieut. Herrera. Ayayay.
Spain-Senor Salamanca. Norte.
SDain-Capt. Kindelan, Montaner
Belsium-M. Van Den DrieSche. oJoukl.
Italy-Slg Vonwiller. k.ife.
FLIGHT of Thousands Of Pigeons.
The start was preceded by the flight OF
hundreds of balloonettes to determine liie
direction and the approximate speed Oh inc
wind Five thousand hOming pigeons were
freed, too. and as they circled ana speu
away aroused the tremendous concourse vi
people to even greater enthusiasm Every
man striving to win the cup is an eNper'-
enced aeronaut. ,r,u
mans companion in the north pole balloon
expedition. which was Abandoned receneiy'
was Second Lieutenant Sabin 8 assistant
The full moon tonight Will De OF great su
vantage to the aeronauts-
Each balloon carries a sealed recording
barometer ard number of envelopes TO De
thrown out ey cry Two hours TO marx us IN
dividuai trail. Food FOR three Gays was Oh
board each car.
Quarter of Million in Gardens.
A quarter of million persons had gath
cred inside the gardens. while the Pace dc
la Concorde the bridges over the Seine, the
entertainments of the river, the housetops
and every elevated point for miles around
were black with people, who. while they
waited for the ascent. were rega!ed with
music by massed military bands.
The Bennett cup will BE- he d by the club
10 which the owner belongs and will be
competed for ANNUALLY These are cash
prizes: s2rn to the winner, s2'i6 to second
Sl33 to Third and others. the Contessa Cam
pellos' cup for the best voyage, the English
team DIT yes for meteorological observatio'S
the gold medal for endurance. the Gau!ois
distance cup and the SantOs-Dumont prize
for the greatest distance in forty-eight
hours
Santos-Dumont Injured.
Special Cahlesram to The Star
PARIS, October -Santos-Dumont. who
was plotting the balloon Two Americans.
landed this morning at Brogiie, in the de-
partment Of Eure. northern France. having
received an injury to one of his arms.
caused by its being caught in the corda &c
of the balloon.
Passed Over Gravesend.
Special Cahlecrsm to The Star.
LONDON October IA balloon. sup
posed to be one Of those which started
from the Tulleries Gardens Paris, yester-
day afternoon, in the long distance inter-
Vational competition. passed over Grave
send. twenty miles east of London. today.
f. Hedges Butler. plotting the balloon
City of London, lost his direction and de-
seconded this morning half a mile from the
sea. at BionvilleSur- Mer.
Another Over Oxford.
OXFORD. October IA balloon passed
over North Leigh. travelling in a north
easterly direction. at O'Clock this morn
ing.
Four Over Hastings.
HASTINGS. October Flour balloons
passed over Hastings this morning. The
first passed at $50 and the last at IL
o'clock.
The figure was seen on one Of the bal
looms. This balloon Is the that Is
piloted by the Count de La Vaulx.
An Exciting Experience.
ALTON. Hampshire England. October l.
About I o'clock this morning one OF
the competing balloons had an exciting ex-
perience here rope hanging from the
balloon became entangled In some telegraph
wires. but broke them. Then the rope be.
came twisted around a chimney pot. The
aeronauls released themselves by cutting
the rope and sailed away.
LONDON October 1.-The Britannia OF
which Mr.. c. S. Rolls is the pilot, passed
over Hinsted Park near Cranbrook, Kent
at 1918.
The Spanish balloon Montaner. Capt. Kin.
delan. pilot. descended at Rumboldst, Wyke
near Chichester. Sussex. at IL 30.