The Irish standard., 1907-10-26

having passed over Mt. Holly. N. j.,
and moving in the direction of Long
Branch, not far from Asbury Park.
where the German balloon Pommern
landed.
Covers $50 Miles.
OF the eight balloons landed the
Pommern has covered the longest dis
,tance from the starting point-880
miles,.
With the. l'Isle de France presum-
ably still sailing at 2:30 p. m, central
time. the eight balloons have landed
as follows, being named in the order
of distance covered from st. Louis:
"Pommern" (German). landed AS.
bury Park, N. j.; nine a. m. October
%, $50 miles from start, 49,. .,
Dusseldorf" (German) landed near
Dover, Delaware, 9 a. M, Oct 23, 79O
miles.
"St. Louis" (American), landed
Westminster, Md, $40 a. M, Oct. %,
730 miles
America (American), landed near
Patuxent. Md, 500 a. m., Oct 2S.
$50 miles.
/ "Abercron" Germany, landed at
Manassas. Prince William county.
Va. .7:1o a. m., Oct. %, $50 miles.
"Ajou" French). landed near Ar
menus Mines. Louisa county, Va.
7:45 a. M, Oct. 23, 675 miles.
United States" (American). land
ed Caledonia, Ont, 6:16 p. M. Oct %,
$50 miles,:
Lotus H., (English), landed Mem
phis, Ohio, $40 p. M. Oct. %, 375
miles.
"The Comet" sailed by Horace Wild
of Omaha, and added starter, broke
down on the first flight, but landed
eafely,...
T. 1.-THE Strobel," third away, made the
first round trip satisfactorily, but the
motor stopped as he neared the fin
ish line and the flight, made In $40.
was disallowed.
Second German Entry Heard From.
Another German contestant, the Dus.
seldorf, landed near Dover, Del, with
distance Of approximately 825 miles
to her credit.
l. Word Of American Starters.
The American balloon St. Louis
! landed at Westminster. Md, at 8:45
a. M. not far from Baltimore, after a
flight Of 730 miles. The United States
landed Tuesday night at Caledonia,
Ont: at 6:15 o'clock, after a flight of
$50: miles. .
The. third American contestant, the
America, with Chandler and Mccoy in
the basket, landed at a. m. at
Patuxent, Md, near Annapolis juno
ton.
The English contestant. Lotus H..
has landed in Ohio, 375 miles away,
having descended because of the Ill
ness of Lieut.. Brabazon, the aid to
Pilot Brewer. . ... -
The. contest for first honors is. sure
| to be close, and the official record
made by the balloons will not be
known until measurements are re-
ceived from government sources at
Washington.
/ Confronted by Atlantic Ocean. ~
l no IL 10
garded with great interest. The dar-
ing German .aeronauts did not descend
until confronted by the very shores Of
the Atlantic ocean. il this condition
had not been met 1t is believed the
Pommern might easily have exceeded
the 1900 miles made by Count de la
Vaulx.,
French Contestant Heard From.
Word also came from Richmond.
Va, that one of the French entries had
landed few, miles from Armenius
mines early in the day. 1t is said to
have covered 1000 miles In its course.
Air Line Distance for Prize.
The James Gordon Bennett cup will
be awarded to the ballon that has COW
cred the longest distance from St.
Louis measured in straight line. re.
garless of how long the balloon may
have been in the air or how. many
miles the recording instruments, car
ried shows to have been actually trav.
eled.
For example, balloon that has trav.
eled 1000 miles and returns to with
I'm" 100 miles of st. Louis would lose
the race to balloon that has Travelled
only $50 miles and landed that dis
lance from st. Louis.
-. French Balloon. May VIM
Philadelphia Pa, Oct. '24.--A ball
loon carrying French flag passed
over Mount Holly. N. j, 20 miles
northeast of here at noon today. It
has been reported near Hightstown,
moving in the direction of Long
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