The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-11-01
THE GERMANS WON
Their Balloon, Pomnern, Landed at
Ashbury Park, N. j., After
Sailing $50 Miles.
FRENCH A CLOSE SECOND
The L'Isle &c France Game Down
in the Same Vicinity With
375 Miles 20 LIS
Credit

St Louis, Mo- Oct 2A-Proclaimed
rs the most remarkable ballooning
contest in the history CT world aero
nautics, with every racing record
broken, the second international cup
competition which started from here
on Monday last, ended Wednesday
with Germany accorded the winning
laurels. The finish of the race was
the closest and most exciting the fol-
lowers of the sport have ever known,
the victorious German balloon, the
Pommern, which landed at Ae.ury
Park Wednesday morning, having, by
slightly more than five miles, the adj
vantage of the French contestant
"LIsIe de France second in the race,
which descended during the afternoon
at HerberrsVille, -. j., a few miles
from the Atlantic coast and slightly
northwest of Point Pleasant.
Another German balloon the Dues
seIdorf, stands third in the race.
American entries are fourth and fifth,
n third German team is sixth,
French team seventh, American
eighth, and English ninth. The I'M
Official estimated airline fight of the
I'Omnern is $50 miles and that of the
f4Tsie de France is S75. The Dues
seIdOrf third landed near Dover, Del,
is estimated to have covered 100
miles. The official measurements will
be computed at the geological survey
ar ITpifph Cfotpc cnNarnInGOt 1t
Washington. Only the proximity of
the Atlantic ocean stopped the wonder
full flight of the Pommern. The bal
loon could have remained in the air
many hours longer and undoubtedly
ucald have added several hundred
miles TO her record but for the ez-
panSe OF water ahead.
News of the landing of the Pommern
was received here at an early hour
Wednesday and was followed by re-
ports of the descent of every other
contstant in the race with the eXcep-
tion Of the L'Isle de France. The race
VAS at once conceded to he between
these two and when report was re-
ceiyed nj noon to the effect that the
French craft had been sighted in the
vicinity of AsbuTy Park intense eX-
titement prevailed. There were many
predictions that the contest would re-
suR in tie for first honors. When
the I,Jsle de France did not descend
at Che point selected by the German
leaders in the race there was belief
the French aeronauts might after a.!
he declared the winners. Evidently a
contrary current caught the Llsle de
FRINGE. however, and blew the vessel
hack to the Southwest. Realizing that
tneir supply Of gas was low and ttat
fhcr were losing actual ground, the
uccupants of the French basket de-
cided TO make rapid descent rs near
the euast Ms possible. 1t was the drift
ing back from Asbury park to Herbert
vile that placed them in second posi-
tinn.
while losing the distance record
AID possession of the cup, the French
team sailing Llsle de France gained
thg honor OF the worlds record fer
syEr.tion CT flight. Starting from here
nj $40 p. ~, central time, bey lane
cd mt l:l0 y. m, eastern time, max
ipr their time in the air just A hours.
sbr nreyious record was Al hours
1pI1utes held by Count de Ia VaulX, OF
France Germany having won pos
ccssTcn of the silver trophy, present
cd hy lanes Gordon Bennett, the race
next year Will be in the home Of the
GcYwsu Aero club. Final possession
ef SIR trunhy tests with the club
Which Wins il three times. Aside
from nosscsaion Of the cup, the Ger
rasHs won Il cash prize of $4,000 salso
offered by Mr.. Bennett.
The world S record for distance
known is 1900 miles, held by Count
uenry de Ia VGulX. There is some
sEc1bs as to whether this distance
mems measured air line flight or
the total number of miles Travelled
H. drifting currents. All of the bal
lorus in this years race travelled
many more miles than the figures with
whfca they are accredited, but only
the airline measurements are consid-
cred in the award of the prizes. the
Pcrnmern, for instance, was last seen
F,,e.,day Night whirling across Lake
Erie in a northeasterly direction. a
vyipSI from the northwest encountered
daYinx The night, turned her course to
the southeast and brought the balloon
In earth on the sands of the New Jer-
.-s,,r spn shore