The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-22
Army BAG
LEADS IN
CUP RACE

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of ST. Louis, official starter, No. 10 bal
loon. C. De Forest Chandler"
A second balloon passed one mile
north at 1907 this morning, going in
an easterly direction.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-One of the
competing balloons from st. Louis.
that piloted by Major H. B. Hersey,
of the Weather Bureau, is reported to
have begun passing over Lake Michi-
gan. The report came in a dispatch
received today by Professor Willis L..
Moore, chief of the United States
Weather Bureau, from Observer Bowie
at st. Louis, as follows:
Major Hersey reported to have
started across Lake Michigan from
Zion City, just north of Chicago. this
morning. I think he will make a rec
ord trip"
KALAMAZOO, Mich, Oct. 22.-At
1915 a balloon, presumably h one
sighted at Plainwell, was seen a short
distance north of Augusta, going in the
direction of Hickory Corners, Barry
County. The direction of the balloon
at that time was apparently north
east. Augusta is fourteen miles east
of Kalamazoo.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Oct. 22.-With all of
| the nine great balloons that started in the
| race for the international Aeronautic cup
already far away on their aerial voyages,
all interest now centres in reports or the
location of the racers.
ro1orf from bloomington Ill. stat
that a balloon passed over that town at 8
o'clock in the morning, going In a north
easterly direction.
II was about 500 feet above the ground
and was travelling at the rate of twenty
five or thirty-ffve miles an hour. The bal
loon carried red and green lights and was
visible for about five minutes.
At times varying from 8 o'clock last
night to midnight balloons were sighted
passing over many towns in southern
Illinois.
Starting under conditions that were as
near perfect as they could be, and without
a single annoying incident. the eighteen
intrepid sportsman. representing France,
Germany, Great Britain and the United
States. are each striving today to find a
current that will land them in an air line
furthest from the starting point.
Instantly, with the falling Of night, the
entire Middle West went on a balloon
hunt. Before those who had witnessed the
start had eaten their dinners kilograms
from various points to the northwest o.
St. Louis began to come in announcing the
presence IN the sky of different colofet
drifting lights.
The dirigible balloon. or airship, races
scheduled for today as a part Of the week
aeronautic carnival, have been postponed
| until TOMORROW affarpOOn nj . nfal0ok Thi,
action was taken because of the inability
of some OF the contestants to get theil
machines In shape while the ~internationa
cup balloons had the right Of way on TIN
ballooning grounds in Forest Park.
In the official dirigible race tomorrow
many novelties are promised. The frs
prize of $1,000 will be awarded to the air
ship which in the shortest time covers
prescribed triangular course to be an
nounced just before the race is started
The entries in the race include several air
ships that nave records of achievement be
hind them.
The California Arrow entered by Cap
tain Thomas S Baldwin, of New York
made numerous flights here during In
Worlds Fair One. of the novelties entere,
n 16-ycar-old lad, Of Columbus, Ohio
While most of the other vehicles will b
driven BY gasolira motors; the Sky 81
cycle depends for propulsion upon tn
Altogether there are nine dirgible ma
chimes being prepared for flight in tomor
rows contest. These include the Cali
fornia Arrow" and Double Propeller,
entered by Baldwin; the "Beachy Air
ship" and 'Strobel Airship,' entered b,
Charles j.. Strobel. of Toledo, Ohio; til
"Airship Eagle" entered by Horace L
Wild. of Chicago; the "~Jorgensen Air
ship" entered by E. Jorgensen, of Chi
cage; the Dixon Airship'' and "Sky Bi
cycle entered by Cromwell Dixon, an
the "Airship America" entered by j
Barry, of ST. Louis.