The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-10-31
germany WINNER
IN BALLOON RACE
PoMMERN CAPTURES BENNETT
CUP, TRAVELLING $50 MILES
FROM ST. LOUIS.
aisle De France seeond-only the
Ocean Checked Wonderful Flight
Lincoln Beachey Wins the DlrigibIe
Alrship Contest.


st. Louis, Oct. 24.-Proclsimed as
the most remarkable ballooning con-
test in the history of the worlds
asronautics, with every racing record
broken, the second international cup
competition. which started from here
on Monday last, ended Wednesday,
with Germany accorded the winning
iaurels.
The finish OF the race was the clos
est and most exciting the followers Of
the sport have ever known, the VIC
torious German balloon, the Pommern,
which landed at Asbury Park Wednes-
day morning, having but slightly
more than Eve miles the advantage Of
the French contestant, LIsle de
France, second In the race. which de-
scended during the afternoon at Her
bertsville, N. j., q 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. q
third German team is sixth. q French
team seventh, American eighth and
English ninth.
Pemnern Made $50 Miies.
The unofficial estimated airline
flight Of the Pommern is $50 miles.
and that OF the LIsls Dc France Is
s75. The Dusseldorf landed near Do.
yer, Del, and is estimated to have
covered 100 miles. The ofncial meas
urements will b computed At the geo
logical survey Of the United States
government at Warrington.
Only the proximity Of the Atlantic
ocean stopped the wonderful flight OF
the Pommern. The balloon could have
remained in the air many hours longer
and undoubtedly would have added
several hundred miles to her record
but for the expanse Of water ahead.
Frsnch Make Duration Record.
While losing the distance record and
possession Of the cup, the French
team sailing LIsls de France gained
the honor OF the worlds record for
duration of flight. Starting from here
at 4:1o D. m. Central time), they
landed at 1:10 .. m. eastern time),
making their time In the air just A
hours. The previous record was Al
hours 5 minutes, held by Count de la
yaulx, OF France.
Germany having won possession Of
the silver trophy, presented by James
Gordon Bennett, the race next year
will be In the home Of the German
Aero club. Final possession of the
trophy rests with the club which wins
1. three times. Aside from possession
of the cup, the Germans won a cash
prize of $4,000. also donated by Mr..
Bennett.
6saehsy Wins Airship Raos.
Sailing to windward and return over
a course measuring one mile and a
half from start to finish. Lincoln
Beachey, of Toledo. o.. won the dirigi-
BILE balloon or airship race Wednesday.
which marked the close Of the st.
Louis aeronautic carnival OF 1907.
The prize was $4,000. In his "Beachey
airship," a cigar-shaped affair pro-
PEELED by a four-cylinder sasoline mo-
tor, the winner covered the distance In
four minutes and forty seconds.
Busch Offers Balloon Race Cup.
st. Louis, Oct. 26.-In q letter ad
dressed to G. H. Walker, representing
the Aero Club OF st. Louis. Adolphui
Busch announced Friday that he viii
offer cup valued at $1,000 as ths
trophy for balloon race to be helt
here next year and repeated In sue
cessive years. The cup, to be knowr
rs the Busch cup" is to be raced TO
annually by balloonists, starting In ST
Louis, and any contestant winning !
three times will be entitled to re