Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-22

California Arrow and Double Propeller,
entered by Baldwin; the Beachy airship
and Strobel airshp. entered by Charles
Strobel of Toledo, Ohio; the airship Eagle,
eStered by Horace B. Wild of Chicago;
the Jorgensen airship, entered by E. Jor-
Sky Bicycle, entered by Cromwell Dixon
and the airship America, entered by J..
Barry of ST. Louis.
The airship contests are to be under
abe direction of the Aero Club of st.
Louis.
A long-distaIce telephone message was
received here this morning from Union
City, Tenn, that one of the st. Louis
balloons passed over there at 9:45 am,
travelling rapidly southeast.
Reports From Various Places.
KALAMAZOO, Mich. October 22.-The
balloon which has been travelling over
the southwest portion of the state this
morning passed Bellevue at 1O:45 a. m,
going due east toward Olivet. Presuming
that this balloon Is the same one which
was reported at Plainwell, it Travelled
the thirty miles between Plainwell and
Bellevue in just one hour.
Manager ]. H. Souring of the Michi-
gan Bell Telephone Company. says the
balloon passed directly over the village.
I'VE could distinguish the forms of two
seemed to be waving a flag as if signal
ing, but l could not make out just what
they meant" Souring said he could not
distinguish the flag very plainly, but
thought It was an American flag.
The balloon passed Eaton Rapids at
1:15. At this point the view was not SO
good.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, October %
A balloon passed Allegan at ~ o'clock,
coming in the direction of this city.
DETROIT, Mich, October pa dis
patch to the Journal from South Haven,
Mich, says a balloon carrying two Amer
lean flags passed there about . O'Clock
this morning. A huge white patch was
plainly seen on the side of the balloon.
1t was going northeast.
BLOOMINGTON. ILL.,. October pa
balloon passed over Bloomington at j
o'clock this morning, going in a north
easterly direction. 1t was about 800 feet
above the ground and was travelling at
the rate of twenty-five or thirty-five miles
an hour. The balloon carried red and
green lights and was visible for about
five minutes.
DAYTON, Ohio. October 22.-A yellow
racing balloon passed north Of Dayton at
11:2o am. travelling northeast at good
speed.
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, October %. noon
passing over this city. 1t Is sailing al
the rate of twenty-five miles an hour, in
a northeasterly course, at an altitude of
800 feet.
LANSING, Mich, October 22.-The bal
loon passed over Stockbrdge at AS am.
with an American flag flying from the
basket. Stockbridge is about twenty-five
miles southeast of this city and fifteen
miles east Of Leslie. where the balloon
was last reported. Since 1t was first sight
ed near South Haven at S:45 am, the
balloon has travelled about ITO miles in an
air line, making its speed about thirty
miles per hour.
Yesterdays Spectacular Start.
Drifting along in a direction Just
west Of north until lost to view in the
haze Of falling night, and with a fresh
ening southeast breeze behind them.
nine big balloons started skyward yes
terday afternoon for the honors at
tached to the winning of the second
international aeronautic cup race.
brilliant moon shone last night, and
throughout the middle west conditions
flight.
A sitter wind would have been more
welcome to the occupants of the wicker
cars, but the fve-mile breeze of the
lower-air stratum gave promise of
splendid racing currents in the higher
The Germans made for the upper
courses right from the start The
French and English aeronauts were
more conservative. and selected a mid
die depth. while the Americans raced
at an altitude which seemed to take
them Just clear of trees and nousetops.
The 81. Louis, one of the largest bal
looms In the race, came so close to the
grand stand that 1t was seized by SOL
diers and swept back to a safer start
Ing point. whence 1t was sent away two
minutes after the Official word to go
was given.
Balloons in the Race.
In the race there were three balloons
representing America, three represent
Ing Germany, two for France and one
for England. The basket of each bal
loon contained a pilot and his aids.
With a prospect that the breeze would
hold toward the northwest, many pre-
dtctions were made last night that the
nnal landing place of the winning bal