Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-10-22
Numerous Reports Being Receiv.
ed All Day from Towns Sight.
ing the Aeronauts.
GERMANS The FIRST OFF
J. c. m'Coy Makes Successful
Start at ST. Louis in His Biz
Balloon America"
START OUT TOWARD NORTHEAST
Race Puts This Country in Active
Competition With European Ma
ti0ns-TW0 in Each Balloon.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 22:-The entire
middle west is balloon hunting today.
Messages are coming from the entire
territory between the Ohio river and
the Illinois and Wisconsin boundary.
One American balloon is staying
close to the ground and is going di-
rectly east. At it's present rate of
speed it will land in Virginia or on
the Maryland coast. The Germans
flew high in the northwestern direc-
tion. They will probably cross the
state of Michigan and Lake Huron,
landing in Canada. The French and
English balloons are travelling at a
medium height. They will probably
travel the length of the lakes, On
tario and Erie, landing in Canada al
so.
Captain Chandler, of the American
balloon, was first reported definite
ly. He dropped message into Mt.
Vernon, Ind, last night. He was
then going northwest. Two balloons
passed over Gays lake near Wauke-
gan, ILL.,, at sos o'clock this morn
ing, but they were too high to COM
municate with Another balloon fly
ing the American flag with No. on
it, passed over Zion City at $50
o'clock this morning. The occupants
called 9All is well''.
The latest report comes from Day
ton, o., which says that an unidenti-
fled balloon passed over that city at
11:25 O'Clock this morning slowly
in a northeasterly direction.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 22.-With brilliant
autumn weather nine mammoth bal
looms, representing four of the great
nations OF the world-America, Eng
land, Germany and France started on
a journey which may add an impor-
tant chapter to the history of aerial
navigation.
The scene of the balloon grounds
just before the start was the most
unique ever witnessed in America.
The balloons were arranged in two
lines, five on one side of the central
lane and four on the other. Some of
the foreign cars hoated pennants Of
varicolored bunting from the meshes
of the webbing covering the big bags.
The nine massive balloons, almost
filed with gas. We're tugging at their
moorings like things of life. Several
small test balloons of paper We're sent
up, travelling briskly toward the north.
west and in less than two minutes had
passed from view.
The German airship Pommern float.
ed away on the breeze almost due
north, being the leader of the aerial
squadron. The band played the Ger
man national anthem as the big bag
ascended.
AS the American balloon ST. Louis,
the last Of the balloons to depart, start.
ed away the band struck up 81 Don't
Know Where I'm Going, but I'm On
My Way"
The contest is officially known as the
second International aeronautic cup
contest, and the prize, massive silver
trophy and $500 in cash, will be
awarded to the pilot whose skill and
daring land his car the farthest from
the starting point
AS each OF the balloons is of similar
design and material the race will go to
the aeronaut-French, English, Ger
man or Amefican-who is capable of
taking the best advantage of the fa-
vorable winds and who loses the least
ground under adversely.
The race marks the entry of the
United States into active competition
with the European nations in field
which has been left almost exclusively
to them.
In the race there are three balloons
representing America, three represent
ing Germany, two for France and one
Cor England. The basket of each bal
loon contains pilot and his aid.
With the prospect that the breeze
would hold toward the northwest,
many predictions are made that the
final landing place of the winning bal
loon would be in Minnesota or North
Dakota. Others hold the opinion that
the upper currents would send the pal
looms a long way farther east.