Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-17
AN INTERNATIONAL
B A D 0 n
MEET
AER0NAUTlC CARNIVAL IN
ST. LOUIS OCTOBER q
Albuquerque Man May Enter
Contests With Long Distance
Record as Result of Trial at
Territorial Fair.

NbIAN - " u - III III
of st. Louis. That date marks tn
opening of a week of the creates
aerial competitions ever held in thl
or any other country. The carniva
will be International i'm character. tn
various contests being open to tn
world. and the results will be keenl,
watched by every civilized government
as well as by the leading scientists o
all nations. People from every quar-.
ter of the globe will assemble in ST
Louis 10 witness the events.
The opening day, Monday, October
21st. viii be marked by the start from
the metropolis of the Mississippi val.
ley of the contest for the James Cor
don Bennett International a%eronautiC
cup. This cup IL emblematlc Of whal
might be termed the balloon racing
championship OF the world. Ii Is val
ued at $4,000. and was donated by
James Gordon Bennett proprietor OF
the New Fork Herald, to be com
petcd for under the auspices of the
International Aeronautic federation,
composed of aero clubs representing
nearly all the leading countries. III
order to become the property Of any
one aero club it must be successfully
defended by II for five consecutive
years against all challenges received
from the aero clubs OF other nations.
The first contest for the cup took
place in Paris, France. September,
1906, and was won by Lieutenant
Frank p. Lain Of the United States
army. one of the representatives OF
the Aero club of America. This gave
temporary possession Of the cup to
the Aero club of America and ii was
brought to this country, where the
other nations who challenge for II are
required to come. the rules %stipulat-
ing that the competition must be held
i'm the country which holds the trophy,
Challenges for the cup have been
received from the aero clubs rept>.
senting France. Germany, the United
Kingdom. Spain and Italy. No
try IL allowed 10 rave more than
three contestants In the race and each
of these five nations has made three
entries. The Italian entries, however,
were received too late and nave been
protected. Efforts are being made to
have the protest waived. Should this
be done. there Will be eighteen com
petitors in the race, including the
three entries of the United States.
should however, the Aero club Of
France insist IN excluding the Ital-
fans, there will be fifteen entries IN
the ven
Lieutenant Frank p. Lahm, who
won the cup. will again be one Of the
representative of the United states
the other two being Messrs. j. G. Me-
Coy. n retired capitalist of New YORK
and A. r. Hawley, a Wall street pro-
ker. A large percentage OF the men
Interested In this sport are wealthy
and some of the European entries are
nOblemen.
81. Louis was selected as the site for
the contest on account of its excellent
position. u being far removed from
the ocean and also from the mount
aims and large bodies of water. me
quality Of gas supplied AT tests mace
- A.. it,. 40 ualaFfal showed
that ST. Louis could provide excellent
coal gas for balloon ascensions.
In addition to the James GORDON
Bennett lup. which goes To the cluD
which the winner represents, the VIM
ner himself will receive a cash prize
of $4,000. the second man xl,OOO, inc
third $3.50. the fourth $500. and the
fifth $3.50, The first cash prize u
guaranteed by the Aero club Of Amer
lea and the remaining four by the
Business Mems League of 81. LOUIS.
Various business institutions nave
donated money toward the prizes.
At the present time there Is no sci
ence causing more interest in Europe
than aeronautics. France, Germany
the United Kingdom and other Euro
pean governments are setting asiu'
vast sums for experimenting with pal-
looms and airships of all sorts. ana ~
trying to develop some air Vessel
which can be COntrulicu anu MahN
travel in any desired course. The
governments want these balloons n
airships for use I'm war. The Interest
in aeronautics In France ana Ger
many Is especially keen, ano the leau-
ing scientists OF all other nations are
also trying to solve the problem OF
successful navigation of the air.
Dirigible balloons which can ne
made To travel a selected course Wncn
the winds are not too strong are De.
plentiful. and aeropianes ana
other heavier-than-air flying machmw
are also being developed. Professor
Alexander Graham Bell, inventor OF
the Rel telephone; Sir Hiram Maxim
inventor OF the Maxim gun, and other
men famous in the world OF inNeh-
and science. are devOting their at
tention TO getting up flying machines
will be practical. and u Is saIe
TO say that within a c~omparatiNeH
brief period the secret Of navigating
the air will be solved.
In order to create more interest IN
the aerOnautic events to be held IN
~. Louis. the Aero club OF 81. Louis
Il giving $4,000 in PRICES. 10 be ~
between two contests. one lot
dirigible balloons, and the other Ior
and other heaNier-than
living machines. These contests
will be held on the days Immediately
preceding the start OF the James co.
BENNETT balloon race.
In the James Gordon Bennett cup
race the balloon which travels the
farthest. measured In ar air line from
Inc point of starting 90 the spot OF
wins: but the race can De
one Of endurance Instead ~ dis-
fance. III conditions are unfaVorable 70
the latter test and In that event ne
competitor remaining longest IN me
air without alighting. Is pronounceh
The winner.
In the dirigible balloon event the
-onfestsnts are required 60 go around |
a set course in continuous hight anu
hose making he fastest ume see
prizes.
The heavier-than-air flying ma
chine prizes are awarded 90 the COM
p%efifors making the longest 81 De-
continuous flights. the committee nav
.ng the rIght In making it, decision
10 consider the average height az |
aimed. the distance. time and genera
behavior Of the vehicle together WIN
Ia merits for general use.
The Scientific American has oiiereh
b. trophy for heavler-than-air uAlnA
machines. and competitions for % VII
also be held a. 81 Louis during aefN-
~ ulic week
Then. too. u fs expected that thefe
~ a number Of attempts e.
the Lahm A~eronautic cup