The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-10-22
BRISK BREEZE HELPS
Aeronauts Confident Of Ex.
ceeding the Record Of
Lieutenant Lahrn
THREE YANKEE CRAFT
United States Represented
by Holder of Worlds
Championship

ST LOUIS. Oct. zi-Drif6ng II
= direction west OF north WHEN lost
70 view n the Ezze oE szIEng night
and with freshe1zg southeast breeze
behind the1- nine big balloozs are
competing tonight for the honor At
tzched % the winning Of the second
seroazudc CUP race. A brilliant zoca
Is shining throughout the middle west
and conditions seem good fer ( rec
ord breaking fight
sitter Ttnd would have 6eez mare
welcome 70 the occupants os the wicker
cars Ehteh hung Ike tiny speckz be
meath the great zIobuIar bsg=. bur III
ave EiIs breezz of the lover air strata
gave promise q splendid racing cur-
rents IN the higher attitudes The Ger
mars acting up0a this thso-v- reached
FOR the higher courses right 81 th@
start the Freneh and English aero-
uauts we're more conservative and So
lecte1 4 middle depth. while the A-aar-
leans raced away zt an a1tftus5e whzca
seemed q take then Just clear Of trees
and hazz=tops 50 low. IN faee. afd
two q the American teams 6zEznce
their cars that there vas grave 6zngz-
Il the baskets rzkfnE croVzea grant
s-zn9 an fnte1ss e1rHr.za.-at prevailed.
Ths s. Leaiz oae O. ths largest bal
looms IN The race czus 50 close % the
stand that It vas seized BY q squad OF
soldiers. swept hack % safer point
and seEt away tE0 minutes after the
o6ctaI word 70 80 was given
IN the big race thsrs are three hal
looms representing America three
representing Germany, two for France
and o1e for EzgIznd- TIE basket sr
each balloon contains two OCCUPANTS.
the pilot and his aid VITA 9 prospect
C the breeze holding 70 the southeast
and south. many predictions were made
tonight that the nnzI landing place q
TIE winning balloon would Be IN Mfnae-
sofa Or o1e of the Dakotzz Others
he'd the opI1fo1 that the UPPER current
wouId sand The craft farther 10 the
east. % fnd Z place q descent Other
thar Lake Michigan The records ot
the race established last year ry Lien
tenant Frank ? Lzhu os The United
States army II light iran Paris To
she uorth ot England Is sa2 miles
Each asro1zut II the present contest
expected 20 exceed tkzt distance
Ire start of the race was spectacular
II ths extreme and was witnessed ~
throus gathered II. Forest park vzrr-
ousIy estfzatsd at from $4,000 to
I5a-9a8 persons IN the tncIosure given
over 70 the aerouaGts the nine balloons
were arranged n TWO rows. FIVE being
oa ore side Of the central lane and
four On the ether Fer four hours be-
fore the starting time gas vas pu7ped
simultaneously into each bag from q
zksEetca q especially constructed pipes
Leading from = gas tank IN which was
stored s.z9s.sao cubic feet % the Light
est coal gas that according 70 She
zerunzutz. hzs ever besn manufactured
Whs1 hair EIIs6 each balloon rezenhIsd
the rounded cover q some giant ca1I-
6ron- OTer szch hair EIohe was thrown
ths webbing which was 70 support the
basket and It's occupants TIE balloons
remained half fIIed until an hour be-
sore the race. when the gas was turned
OF full force from the huge main aza
the bags expanded 70 their rounded
fuII1ess- When the last word to go
was given al restraining hands were
removed and each balloon IN turn
(
The contest Is known o7ciaIIy as the
second International aerouautfc cz1
co1tezt and the prize. MASSIVE silver
trophy and s2.sa9 N cash. wiz be
awarded % the pfIct whose skin aua
daring land his car farthezt from the
starting point. As the balloons are OF
similar design and material the race
VIII sc 70 the aeronaut-Freach. Enz-
lisa German or Amerfcan-vho IS
{ capable OF taking the best advantaze
OF Favorable winds and loses the least
ground under z5versisy The race also
marks the entry OF the United States
fnto active competition with the E,1ro-
peaH nations IN = field which has heen
left almost exclusively 70 them IN the
past It vas through the winning Of
the cup last year N 4 race from Paris
by Lieutenant Frank P Lahn. cf the
Tinted States army, that the contest
Eas hreeghE 70 this country this year
Much Interest attaches 20 the fact
that the balloon IN whIcn LfaHEanart
I.ahm set the record for the rase AZ zee
miles last year. started to-day and car
Cg1fiuued ou Pz-e q Gel