Omaha daily bee., 1907-10-25
IMPETUS GIVEN AERoNAUTlcs
Races SO SuCeessful that Flood OF
COMMUNICATIONS is Received
by Club.

ST. LOUIS Oct. 24.-The international
cup contest and the dirigible balloon races
ended, the aeronauts and Aero club officials
who have made st. Louis their headuuar-
ters for the past ten days or more, are leav-
ing for home today. The ballooning grounds
In Forest park are being dismantled. air
ships are being debated and prepared for
shipment and the tents in which were
stored the giant gas bags are being leveled.
Officers OF the st. Louis Aero club have
received many kilograms of congratulation
over the success Of aeronautic week. and
It is said that the interest aroused here in
ballooning will result in other contests in
the near future
There seems little doubt but that deter
mined effort viii be made next year by
American seronauts to regain possession
OF the cup won this year by the Germans
The articles covering the International race
allow but three entries from each country
represented in the aeronautic federation
The race next year goes to Germany, but
this will not deter the Americans. who un-
doubtediy will enter the fun number of rae
ing teams. The three American balloons
I'm this years race. the United States, the
America and the St. Louis, may again be
chosen to try for the cup. as they repre-
sent the latest ideas of balloon construction.
The America which finished hfth. is the
only bag OF American construction, the
other two having been made abroad
Its performance was watched with keen
| interest and was satisfactory In every par
| icular Bslloonng sport has received
! a great impetus by the races held here, and
it is believed there will soon be aero clubs
organized in sill the larger cities.
Brigadler General James Allen, chief Of
icer of the signal corps OF the United
States army, who witnessed all of the
ascents made here this week, was much i'm
pressed by the performance OF some Of the
airships on yesterday. and declared before
leaving today for Omaha that he would
recomueud IN aNAsxt report to the aecre-
tary OF war stIiat several balloons OF the
dirigible type be bought or constructed for
| governmental experimental work.
! There can be no doubt" he declared,
that we will have balloons or flying ma
chimes in the army in very short time.
| While / cannot say that they will revolu-
that they will become valuable adjunct,
and no large fighting body will be complete
without it's complement OF airships.
| WASHINGTON, Oct 24.-The ohicial air
line measurement of the flight Of the two
leading balloons i'm the international race
! rom St Louis, as computed at the geoogi-
| al survey today, follows
ST. Louis (Forest park, TO Ashbury park,
| 1S.4 miles; St. Louis to Herbertsville, n.
j., 1914 miles. The Pommern landed at
Ashbury park. the longest distance Travelled
by the competitors and LIsle de France at
| Herbertsvlle.
All the data relating to the anchorage OF
the balloons has been telegraphed TO Wash
| 'ngton and the preparation Of a map of
the flight has been made by william Welch,
chief draughtsman of the signal corps,
United States army. IL is expected that
the Aero Club Of America will adopt these
figures and award prizes accordingly.