Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-23
AMERICAN
CRAFT FAR
IN THE LEAD
HERSEY 0UTDISTANCES RIVALS
is BELIEF
RECORD MADE AT PARIS is
BROKEN
Believed Every One of the Airships
Has Travelled Farther Than Did
Winner of First Contest
Held in France
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 22.-Scattered througn
the state of Ohio, with one or two trail
ing in the vicinity of the great lakes and
another last heard from in Chatham
Ont. all nine of the big balloons partici-
mating in the second international aero
uautic cup race were still in the air To-
night
Throughout the afternoon reports oil
balloons at various points in ONO nave
been coming in, while Detroit hrst sen,
word of the contestant which afterwaro
nassed over the Canadian border and was
last seen at Chatham The identity OF
only four of the nine balloons has beer
proved. Mccoy and Chandler hrst re-
ported their presence at Marion, o., Whlcr
message was to the erect that the
America would descend on the border CT
Lake Erie, probably in the vicinity o.
Cleveland.
The German balloon Pommern No
passed over Cleveland late this Afternoon
and Pilot Erbsloeh dropped note say
ing: "Open water ahead. All Well Iht
Pommern had been reported earlier IN the
day in the interior of Ohio.
A note dropped during the morning ~
New Augusta, Ind, near Indianapolis
convened the information that the balloon
passing was the Lotus II, the only ENG
lish entrant in the race.
The French balloon. Isla de France
dropped a message for the Associated
Press at Columbus, Or.
One in Canada
There has been much speculation here
as to the identity of the balloon which
nassed over into Canada with apparently
a wide lead in the big race. The balloon
Is reported to have flown two American
flags and this fact is accepted that the
| balloon is the United States, with Major
Henry b. Hersey of the weather bureau
as pilot. The United States was the WIN
/ r.er of the international race last year al
paris. The balloon carried two American
eags hut all of the contestants were
decorated with flags and bunting, and
A there Is a chance that the theory OF the
Header being the United States may be
upset. =.
The Aero club officers are inclined 70
believe however. that there can be nc
4 mistake as to the identity of the leader
and are freely predicting that Major Her
+ sew will be the winner Of the contest.
THE balloon reported at Detroit and later
of Chatham evidently had followed the
course which Major Hersey forecasted he
There seems no doubt that the record
made in the race from Paris last year
lO2 miles, will be exceeded by practically
every balloon in the present race. Nearly
all OF tneSe TepOI leu III OAAAO 4AN'
cred more than that distance, while those
on the great lakes are more tnan lVl
miles ahead of the record
Airshp Races Today
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 22.-The dirigible
balloon or airship races scheduied Ior
todav as a part of the weeks aeronautic
carnival In this city have been post
noned until tomorrow afternoon at
o,clock This action was taken because
of the inability of some OF the CON
testants to get their machines In shape
while the International cup balloons mac
the right of way on the bailoonlne
motor-propelled vehicles are in readiness
however. and these will make exhibition
flights late today.
In the dirigible races tomorrow, many
nrizes are promised. The first prizes OF
81. 900 will be awarded to the alrsh1p
which in the shortest time prescr1oes q
sen,i-circular course to be announced
i,,st before the race is started. The nine
entries In the race include several air
shins that have records of achievement
n hahind them. The california Arrow
ii entered by Captain Thomas 8. BALDWIN,
/ of New York, made numerous flights here
4 during the Worlds fair.
one of the novelties entered is tne
.Slrv Ricycle" of Cromwell Dixon, a
sixteen-vear-old lad of Columbus, Ohio.
While most of the other vehicles will be
driven by gasoline motors, the Sky
Ricvcle" depends for propulsion upon the
muscles of the areonaut.
xENIA. Ohio. Oct. 22.-Four of the nine
ST Louis racing balloons passed in plain
sight over Xenia between $3.50 ana 4Ie
1 this afternoon. One passed little north
Of the city, two of them little south
ond one almost directly over. The name
on the latter was discerned plainly
through field glass America. A nftn
balloon was seen passing eastward be-
tween this city and Springfield by the
4 traction men at an hour carrier.
CHICAGO. Oct. 22-The following mes
sage was received this afternoon: Mar
ion md. Oct 22-The Associated Press,
Il Chica aeo-This message is dropped from
tho balloon America at 10:45 a. M, Octo-
her %. Since early morning three bal
looms in sight, one directly ahead OF us
several miles, apparently higher ano
travelling faster; two others soutn ano
be hind us. We are moving Slowly cas-,
by south. (Signed) Mccoy & Chandler.
DETROIT. Oct. PA dispatch from
Chathcm, Ontario, northeast from. De
troit, saws a balloon passed nan mile
northeast of there soon after O'CLOCK,
going due north Considerable gas seemed
to be escaping, although the balloon was was
not descending perceptlbly. This propapiy
is the balloon that passed over Detroi'
about 1 o'clock.
PELLEFONTAINE, Ohio, Oct "a
balloon was sighted here at p. m. trav-
eiing eastward
DETROIT, Oct. PA dispatch from
i XAdrian. sixty miles southwest of this city
Bays a balloon passed over that city aoou'
p 40 p. M, headed northeast.
EATON, Ohio. Oct 22.-Three balloons
. PASSED over Eaton aoday The first dur
" .hg the morning and the second and third