Evening star., 1907-10-20
AERO CLUB EAGER
TO GREET v|CTORS
Rejoicing Over the Success of
Mccoy and Chandler.
WINNERS OF LAHM TROPHY
Landed in West Virginia Friday
Afternoon.
WENT 475 MILES IN AIR LINE
Are Now in Such an Isolated Region
That It Will Be Hard for
Them to Get Out.
WINNERS OF LAHM TROPHY
WENT 475 MILES IN AIR LINE

The War Department yesterday after
moon received telegram from Capt. De-
Forest Chandler. dated Friday, saying
that he and his companion, Mr. Mccoy.
landed at 1.30 O'Clock in the afternoon
three miles from Walton. w. Va. They
covered total distance Of 475 miles.
Officers of the Signal Corps of the army
were disappointed last night in not re-
ceiving from Capt Chandler some details
of the balloon trip. An examination of
the map of West Virginia, however. makes
it clear why there was so much delay in
ton Roane county.
TEis county is very mountainous and
has no railroads traversing it. One coal
road penetrates a few miles from the
south and one touches the southern
boundary Both are inaccessible from
Walton. which has neither telegraph nor
telephone lines 1t Is supposed tha. Capt
Chandler sent his brief dispatch across
country to the nearest telephone and had
it filed at Charleston. He Will have great
difficulty in packing his balloon and reach
ing the nearest "ailroad point In order to
return to st. Louis.
St. Louis Rejoices.
ST. LOUIS, October 19.-The remarkable
fight of aeronauts J. c. Mccoy and Capt
Charles Def. Chandler In the army Signal
Corps balloon No. 10. which broke the
record established by Lieut.. Lahm from
Paris last June, has set a standard for
aeronauts who will participate in the in
ternatfonal balloon contest which begins
on Monday.
When the news was received today that
Mccoy and Chandler had landed safely
after flight of over twenty-one hours
In which they covered a distance ap-
proximatfng Ats miles. there was general
feeling Of relief ana deep satisfaction in
aeronautic circles. For time it was
feared, owing to lack of tidings from the
balloonists, they had met with some mis-
hap. but the record they established has
apparently had no daunting effect on the
aeronauts who will strive for the James
Gordon Bennett cup Monday. and several
have announced that they expect to ex-
ceed the distance traversed by Mccoy
and Chandler.
Others Will Compete.
According to announcement Of the Off
cial in the aeronautics contest the con-
testants may compete for only one prize,
the James Gordon Bennett cup, now held
by Lieut.. Frank P. Lahm. The announce
ment that several aeronauts had entered
their names in the contest for the Lahm
cup offered by the Aero Club of America,
with the expectation of combining the two
races, caused the contest committee. at
a meeting today. to adopt a resolution de-
claring that no contestant In the Bennett
cup race should at the same time enter
for any other event.
There will be separate race for the
Lahm cup during the week, and should
any aeronaut exceed the distance Travelled
by balloon No. 10 Mccoy and Chandler
will lose the prize
No trial ascensions were made today.
as all the balloonists were engaged in
preparations for the contest of the coming
week. Tonight the aeronauts were guests
at banquet given by the Aero Club of
St. Louis.