Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-24
GERMANS WIN
BENNETT CUP
Balloon Pommern
Covered $50 Miles
in Air Line
FRENCH ENTRY CLOSE 2ND
L'lsle de France Broke Rec.
ord for Endurance..-All
Descended Safely.

st. Louis, Oct 24-ProcIaimed as
| the most remarkable balloon contest
in the history of the world of aero
nautcs, with every racing record brok.
en-, the second International cup com.
petition which started from here on
Monday last ended yesterday with
Germany accorded the winning
laurels The finish of the race was
the closest and most exciting the fol.
lowers Of the sport have ever known.
The victorious German balloon, the
Pommern, which landed at Asbury
Park late yesterday morning. having
by slightly more than five miles the
advantage of the French contestant,
"L'Isle de France" second in the race,
which descended during the afternoon
at Herbertsville, New Jersey, a few
miles from the Atlantic coast and
Slightly northwest of Point Pleasant.
Another German balloon. the Dussel-
dorf. stands third in the race Ameri-
can entries are fourth and fifth, a
third German team IS sixth, a French
team seventh, an American eighth,
and the English, ninth.
Pommern Travelled $50 Miles in Air
Line.
The unofficial estimated airline
flight Of the Pommern is $50 miles and
that Of the L'Isle de France is S75
miles The Dusseldorf, third. which
landed near Dover, Delaware is es.
timated to have covered 790 miles.
The official measurements will be com
pleted at the geological. survey of the
United States government at Wash
ington. Only the proximity of the At
lantic ocean stopped the wonderful
flight of the Pommern. The balloon
corld have remained in the air many
hours longer, and undoubtedly would
have added several hundred miles 70
her record, but for the expanse OF
water ahead.
While losing the record and posses.
sion Of the cup, the French team
which sailed L'Isle de France gained
the honor of the record for duration
Starting from here at 4:10 p. M, cen.
tral time, Monday, they landed yester-
day at ITO p. m, eastern time, max
ing their time in the air just forty-four
hours The previous record was forty.
one hours and five minutes, made by
Count de la Vlaux of France. The rec.
ord for thes ! International set by the
balloon. United States in the flight
from Paris last year, was 402 miles.
This was more than doubled by the
German and French balloons. Pom
mern and L'Isle de France. In fact,
but one Of the nine contestants in this
years race failed to exceed the 1906
record.
United States Ideal Aeronautic
Grounds.
The result of the race yesterday, the
first of it's character ever held In this
country, has qualified the United
States, in the opinion Of all ballconing
experts gathered here, as the most
favorable aeronautic grounds in the
world and many regrets were express.
ed today that the race of next year
could not be fought out over the SAND
territory. Germany has obtained los
session Of the trophy presented by
James Gordon Bennett, and The race
next year will be at the home of the
German holders.
Final possession of the trophy rests
with the club which wins it three
times. The balloon United States,
which finished eighth in this years
contest, was the winner in 1906, gain
ing claim on the cup for the Aero
club Of America.
Aside from possession of the cup,
the Germans won cash prize of $2,
500 also offered by Mr. Bennett.
Although the worlds record for dis.
tance, known as 1900 miles, is held
by Count Henry de la Vaux, who sail
ed from Paris to Kieff, Russia, there
is some doubt as to whether this dis
tance means a measured air line
flight or the total number of miles
travelled in drifting currents.
All of the balloons in this years
race travelled many more miles than
the figures with which they are &C
cledited show, but only the air line
measurements are considered in the
award of the prizes.
Americans Will Go After Cup Again.
Officers of the st. Louis Aero Club
received many kilograms of congratu
lations over the success this week of
the Aeronaut Carnival. There seems
to be little doubt that a determined
effort will be made next year by the
American aeronauts to regain posses
sion Of the Bennett Cup, won this year