The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-24

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 Reporting the Racers Tuesday.
 st Louis. Oct. 23.-The dirigible balloon, or airship races scheduled for Tuesday as a part of the weeks aero nautic carnival in this city, have been nostponed until Wednesday afternoon at o'clock. This action was taken because of the inability of some of the contestants to get their machines in shape while the international cup bal looms had the right of way on the bal looming grounds in Forest Park. Sev- eral of the motor propelled vehicles are in readiness, however, and these made exhibition flights late Tuesday. They are now housed under canvass tents and special hydrogen gas, of a far lighter quolity than that used by the balloons on Monday is being man. ufactured for their use. The dirigible bags are also made of much lighter material than the vanished cotton of the cup contestants.
 In the official dirigible race many novelties are promised. The first prize of $2,000 will be awarded to the airship which in the shortest time GOV CTS prescribed triangular course to be announced just before the race is started The entries in the race in- clnde several airships that have rec ords of achievement behind them. The California Arrow" entered by Capt Thomas s. Baldwin, of New York. made numerous flights here during the worlds fair. One of the novelties en- tered Is the "Sky Bicycle" of Crom- well Dixon. 16-year-old lad of Colum. bus, Ohio. While most of the other vehicles will be driven by gasoline motors, the sky Bicycle depends for propulsion upon the muscles of the aeronaut.
 Altogether there are nine dirigfble machines being prepared for flight in Wednesdays contest. These include the California Arrow" and Double Propeller" entered by Baldwin: the "Beachy Airship" and "Strobel Air ship" entered by Charles J. Strobel, of Toledo; the "Airship Eagle" en- tered by Horace B. Wild, of Chicago; the "Jorgenson Airship." entered by E. Jorgensen, of Chicago: the "Dixon Airship," and Sky Bicycle" entered by Cromwell Dixon. and the "Airship America" entered by J. Berry. of St. Louis. The air ship contests are to be under the direction of the Aero club, of St. Louis.
 St. Louis, Oct. 23.--A long distance telephone message was received here Tuesday morning from Union City. Tenn, that one of the St. Louis bal looms passed over there at 9:45 a. m. Tuesday, travelling rapidly southeast.
 There is strong belief here that balloons reported to the northeast are the three German contestants, the English entry and one of the French teams. All of these made flight for the higher attitudes from the start and evidently caught an upper current from the southwest. The three Amer lean teams and the French balloon -lsle de France" kept to the lower levels and it is believed they were carried to the west and are the ones reported in the vicinity of St. Joseph.
 Shelbyville. Ind, Oct. 23.--A balloon passed Prebscott at 7:4S a. m. Tues day, seven miles east of here. A bal loon passed over Fairland at S:14 Tuesday. 10 miles north of here. Whether the same balloon was seen at Prescott and Fairland has not been determined.
 Detroit, Mich, Oct. 23.--A dispatch 10 the Journal from South Haven. Mich. says a balloon carrying two American flags, passed through about o'clock Tuesday morning. A huge white patch was plainly seen on the ade Of the balloon. It was going northeast.
 Springfield, Ohio, Oct. 23.--A bal 'oon which passed over this city at noon was flying the German flag. A ls1ter was dropped stating 1t was the rommern," also that the aeronauts had used 30 bags of ballast sand and mad 1000 pounds left.
 kalamazoo. Mich. Oct. s3.--It is reported from Olivet, 40 miles north cast Of here. that two balloons passed oser there at Il o'clock Tuesday morn ing.
 arand Rapids. Mich, Oct. s2-A vaioon passed Allegan at 10 o'clock tuesday morning. coming in the di- 'scuon of this city.
 tower, Mo, Oct. 2s.-Four balloons were sighted here at e:45 Tuesday Vest
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