Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-21
AERONAUTS
READY FOR
SKY RACES
MANY CONTESTS SCHEDULED
AT ST. LOUIS
ALL STYLES OF FLYING MA
CHIMES ARE ENTERED
ST. Louis Club Welcomes Noted Men
from Four Countries Who
VIII Try for Cup and
Prizes

ST. LOUIS. Oct 2O.-Arrangements
have all been completed for the second
international aeronautic contest, which
will begin at o'clock Monday afternoon.
Nine balloons have been entered, repre-
senting the United States, Germany,
France and England.
The first international contest was held
last year at Paris, at which Lieut.. Frank
P. Lahm of the United States cavalry.
by flight of 402 miles, won the James
Gordon Bennett cup, the trophy of the
contest. The cup is an object of art in
massive silver, valued at $2500, and was
offered by James Gordon Bennett to the
aeronaut covering the longest distance
in single flight.
If the cup is won three times in sue
cession by an aeronaut 1t then becomes
the property of the aeronautic club of
which he is member. The winner of the
cup in each International contest, by the
terms of the donor, will receive in addi-
ton prize of $500 in cash, together
with one-half of the entry fees and for
feits.
The contestant finishing second will re-
ceive one-third and the contestant fin
ishipg third will receive the remainder
of the entry fees and forfeits.
This second competition for the Bennett
cup was organized by the Aero club of
America under the rules of the Interna-
tional Aeronautic federation, and will be
conducted under the auspices Of the
Aero club of st. Louis.
Race for Cup
The first five days of the week will be
devoted to aeronautics. On Monday the
principal feature of the entire aero
nautic meet will open the program. when
the nine balloons will ascend in the inter-
national long distance race for the Ben
nett cup.
Tuesday there will be a contest for
aeroplanes, or flying machines, of the
heavier-than-air type, with a total cash
prize of s2500. Wednesday there will be
contest for airships and vehicles Of the
llghter-than-air type, with total prizes of
s25OO. Thursday the contest of flying
machines for the Scientific American cup
will be held.
Friday will be "free-for-all day." in
which any kind of air craft that will
get above the ground may participate in
the contest to win the Lahm cup, which
has just been won by Aeronauts Mccoy
and Chandler In their long balloon fight
froom st. Louis to West Virginia.
Aeronautic interest centers chiefly in
the international balloon race. According
to the announcement of the Aero club
the first balloon the Pommern, will be
sent up at p. m. Monday, and the others
will follow at not less than five minute
intervals. The balloons entered in the
race, their pilots and the companions
who will accompany each pilot, the coun-
try represented and the cubic feet Of gas
capacity Of each balloon are as follows,
given in the order in which they will
start:
Pommern. Germany, Oscar Erbsloe
pilot. Lawrence companion, capacity
1900.
United States, America, Maj H. B.
Hersey pilot, A. T.. Ather companion,
capacity 1880.
L'Isle de France, France, A. Leblanc
pilot. 2. W. Mix companion, capacity
1900.
Dusseldorf, Germany, Hugo Won Aber-
cron pilot H. Heidmann companion, ca
pacity 1900.
Lotus II, England, G. Brewer pilot,
Lieut.. Brabazon companion, capacity
1920.
America, American, ]. c. Mccoy pilot,
Capt. Chandler companion, capacity n 900.
AnJou, France. Rene Cashier pilot, G.
Levee companion. capacity 10000.
Abercron. Germany, P. Nickel pilot,
Herr Polantz companion, capacity $4,000.
St. Louis, American, A. r. Hawley
pilot, A. Post companion, capacity 1900.
All the details of the race are in charge
of a committee appointed by the Aero
club of America.
All Sorts of Craft
Next in Importance in the features of
the program is the competition by aerial
vehicles of every kind, which are divided
into classes as follows:
Dirigible or airships which are lighter
than air, being made so the bag or en-
velope contains gas lighter than air.
Machines heavier than air, which are
designed to be lifted from the ground
and propelled by the pressure of the
planes or extensive surfaces of some
light material against the air.
All the craft have reached St. Louis
and are being assembled on the plot OF
ground in Forest park, whence the as
cepsions will be made The ballooning
ground proper is about 100 yards wide
by ITO yards long. and is inclosed by
fence of wire netting
Through the center of the inner court
runs a 12-inch gas pipe. 100 yards long,
with alternating offshoots of smaller
pipes, from which the cup contenders will
be inflated. The main pipe runs from a
gas meter with a capacity of 100000
cubic feet ore of the largest in>the world.
On three sides of the outer inclosure
and gayly decorated with red, white and
blue bunting, are stands that will seat
10000 persons. On the south side are the
tents in which the airships and flying
machines are being assembled to await
the departure of their larger but clumsier
| sisters, the delicate skeletonlike frame
work being scattered in profusion among
the big drums of generators which are
to provide the special gas for the diri-
gible balloons.
On the fourth side also are the tents
of the two provisional battalions of
United States soldiers from Jefferson
barracks, placed there at the request of
President Roosevelt to guard the grounds
and assist the special detail of police
Today all the balloons were taken to
the grounds and final arrangements were
completed for the contest
ONLY ONE 'sBROMO QUININEs
That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE.
Look for the signature of e. W. GROVE.