The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-24
GERMANS WIN BALLOON RACE So Declared from Un- official Measurement. q ISLE DE FRANCE; SECOND Few Niles Estimated as Separating
 Contestants, @Psnmsrsn Lands at Asbury. Park With Record of sso Anes--
 French Balloon Lands
 at sandy Hook.
 

st. Louis. Oct. 2s.--Prociaimed as the Anpst remarkable bailooning contest in the history of the world aeronaptics with all racing records broken, the second international cup competition. which started from -here on Monday lasf ended today, withs Germany &C., corded the winning laurels. The fin- ish of the race was the closest and moot exciting the followers of the sport have every known, the victorious German balloon, the "Pommern,' 7 which landed at Asbury Park. this morning, having but slightly more French contestant, ''L'Isle de France, second in the race. which descended during the afternoon at Herbertsville N J.. few miles from the Atlantic coast. and slightly northwest of Point Pleasant.
 Another German balloon, the "Dus- seldorf,v stands third In the race. American entries are fourth and fifth. third German team is sixth, Q French team seventh, American eighth and
 Ths unofIicial estimated airline fiieiif Of the Pommern is Se0 miles. and that of the HIsle de France Is e76. 14so Dusseldorf third. landed near rae yer. Del. Is estimated to have cov1tea roo niles. The official measurement will Dc Computed at the geological sur- Tey Of the United States Government at Washington. Only the proximity of the AfIaRs&c Ocean stopped the won dnrful flight of the Pommern, Ihe balloon could have remained n stne air many hours longer and undoubtedly y would have added several hundred miIes to her fspord but for the, expanse aT Mv.s far el4&a ka ~ -, | sL. l1S L si
 NenE Of tke landing of the Fommern was received here at n eaariy hour so- day and was followed by reports ox fhe descent Of every other, contestant in the race with the exception ox the L'Isie de France. There were many pre- dictions that the contests would result In ffe for first honors- When ne L'Isle de France did not uescend s' the point selected by the German lead CTS in tho race, there was q belief that the French saeronhtts might, after aii' be declared the winners Evidently, Q contrary current caught the Ilsle de Erance. however. and blew the vessel back to the southwest Realizing that their supply of gas was low and that they were losing actual ground ths occupants of the French basket decided to make rapid descent asrnear the cost as possible.
 
 Park to Herbertsviile that placed them in second position. While losing the distance record and possession of fne cup. the French team sailing Llsle de Franee gained the worlds record for duration of flight Starting from here at 4:1O D. rn., Central time. they landed today at 1:10 p. m.. Eastern time, max ing their time in the air just forty- four hours The previous record was forty -one hours five minutes held py Count de- Ia Vaul, of France The record of the international race set py the balloon United States. in the flight from Paris last year. was 402 miles. This was more than doubled by the Pomnnern and the French balloon which threatened the winner. In fact but one of the nine contestants in this years race failed to exceedNthe 1906 record.
 The result of the race ended today, the first of it's character ever held m this country, has qualified the United States in the opinion of all of the bals looming experts gathered here as the most favorable aeronautic ground in fhe world. Germany having won pos sesslon of the silver trophy. presented hy ganes Gordan Bennett the race next year will be in the home of the Cernlan Aero Club. Final, possession lof the trophy rests with the club which wins it three times. The balloon sTJnIted States" which finished eighth in this years contest was the winner in 1906, gaining leg on the cup for the Aero Club of America. Aside from possession of the cup. the Germans won