The sun., 1907-03-31
GERMGNYNGMES SIX BALLOONS
MAS BIGGEST ENTRY N THE IN
TEBN RACE.
SIX Nations Win Re Represented In Contest
to start at -. Louis Next October
-Italye Entry Received After the
SpoCdned Time -.BaIIOOnInG Notes.

SIX Nations win Re Represented In Contest
to start At -. Louis Next October
-Italye Entry Received After the
SpcCined Time --BRIlOOnInE Notes.
! Germany, France. Spain. England Italy
| and the United States are the countries which
| have named balloons to start In the inter
national race on october 10 Of this year at
| st. Louis. The oountrles. with the exception
| of Germany and Italy, are to start three bal
| looms each There ls some difficulty over
the entry Of the Italians. Their notice was
not received prior to February /. the time limit
set. and the advisability OF having them start
hAsnot yet been determined. The Germans
have the greatest entry. siI balloons. The
entries are:
Deutscher Luftschi fer :verpund-rhree balloons;
BeTliner Verein f0r LuftschifAhrt, balloon Pom
| mern. Of AGO cubic metres, pilot, frelherr Won
| po, Hanptnann Hiidsbrand: NiedeTrh eInlscnrr
Vsrsln faf LHflschlnahIl balloon Dusseldorf. OF
Aero SSCi GS ks ds balloons
iCO guSIc peIEes esSs pilots Don hndsia, AZ ssia
Aero Club o! Amsre.-TTsree balloons Of S,. s,sSo
J. q Mccoy ard Alan :; h4ANwsy h.uoon. O,D,c,,v
NOT Hansd: pilots, Alfred lie Blanc Rene Cashier
nae Aero &C club o. .Ss United KinrdOm-Three bal
Socieia Asronauties ltaliAns-T Two balloons
balloon vttorta. OF zoo cubic metres pilot Alfred
pilot Major n Morris.
A letter has been received from L. Messner
Of kewsnes. N. pilot OF the Aero oiS6 ,,sI Of
Of the Aero Club OF swltzerland. He win
! take the matter up with tho b wiss club and
they In turn with the federation in charge
Arrangements. have been made at st. Louis
fSs 'ss sfoSnas isl' S be fenced IN ssd grand
quality v III be pumped under pr essure shrous b
United States AeTonautIc Corps will as
sist In ehe handling Of the balloons,
with j. W, Ksarney as secretary, and now
has q membership Of more than three hun
dred with It's own clubhouse. A club le being
member Of the Aero Club Of America. Who
has just returned from China.
| Walter l., Gilman and Major enTy b;
about s' to D leave | America Tor Their quarters ss
Spttzoer gen reception WI be tendered
rooms. II last Forty-second street. on next
Members OF the Aero Club Of America go
to Pittsneld on Saturday. April q. for club
At the jamestown Exposition a special
building is being er rected to house aer0nauticAl
furnished free to all cont estsnts' Cups and
| trophies will be offered at various times
during the course OF the exposition for aero
nautic competitions. Several well known
aeronautc inventors have promised To 90
from their respective cities to the exposition
IN their machines q possible; Applications
for space in which to exhibit Reronautio
material are TO be addressed 70 Ernest LaRue
Jones at ~ East Forty-secoDd street. New
York.
There will be q balloon race for distance on
Saturday. May 4. starting from the James
town Ekposltion. Alan r Hawley,. director
OF the Aero Club Of America; Alfred y. ChAnd-
Ter, prestd ent Of the Aero Club Of Philade el pha
and Ernest LaRue Jones. secretary James
entered In this race