New-York tribune., 1909-10-05
EIGHT BALLOONS RACE
THE NEW YORK FAVORIT'E.
Entrants an 81. Louis Distance and
Time Contest after Lahm Cup.

St. Louis, oct. 4.-Eight balloons of the eighty
thousand cubic feet class started this AFTER
noon in a long distance and time race as the
leading feature OF the second day of centennial
week here. All sailed away to the south OF
southeast Two balloons of the forty thousand
feet class and thirty advertising balloons
were also let loose.
The balloons in the eighty thousand cubic feet
| class ascended in the following order
cleveland, ]. H. Wade jr.. owner and pilot
H. Morgan. aid: ascended at 4:42 O'CLOCK
ST Louis ILL., Aero Club Of ST Louis Il'I5 oWItI,
Won Publ, pilot; J. NJ. O'Reiily' aid; asceiioeu
Centennial. II. T. Honeywell. St. Louis. owner
and pilot; j. w Tolland, aid; assembled at 4'o4
.Pommern. n IL Arnold North Adams. Mass
pilot; Leroy Taylor. of New York. owner anu
aid: ascended at 1853 o'clock.
University City, John Berry st. Louis owner
and pilot: W. c. Fox. aid; aseended at S'lo
New York Clifford b. Harmon. of New York
owner and pilot; Augustus Post aid; ascehded
at 5:17 o'clock
and pilot ]. NJ. Schauer, aid; ascended at 5:z-
o'clock.
Hoosier. Aero Club of Indiana. owner; Charles
Walsh. New York. pilot; ascended at 0'vz
o'clock.
The New York was thought by many TO be the
probable winner of the contest. because OF its
rubber cloth construction The University City
was the winner of the recent Indianapolis bal
loon race.
The balloons Missouri, of the Aero Club of ST.
Louis and the Peoria. of the Aircraft Club OF
Peoria, started in the forty thousand cubic feet
class. James Bemis, of ST. Louis, piloted the
Peoria and Harlow B. Spencer, % ST. Louis.
handled the Missouri The former got away at
4 o'clock and the latter four minutes later
Conditions were highly favorable for long sus-
tanned flights. There practically no breezs
in the lower atmospheric strata, giving the
aeronauts every opportunity to ascend 10 the
easterIy currents, which are more or less COLI
slant in this region about ten thousand rect up
Among the spectators at the grounds of the
Aero Club Of st Louis when the starts were
made were the mayors of more than three hum
dred cities. special guests of st. Louis during
its week of celebration of the Tooth anniversary
of the Incorporation of the municipality.
The eight large balloons racing for medals
and prizes The smaller gas bags are expected
to remain in the air eighteen hours and the
larger ones forty hours. BY morning they ought
to be over Kentucky Tennessee unless the
wind changes.
Because H NJ McGiIL pilot of the Indiana
had not received his license. his entry failed
under protest and his eligibility will be settled
later. The Hoosier was disqualified, as Dr. p
NJ Crume is not licensed pilot However, ne
sailed away for the sport Of balioOning
All the balloons carried as much ballast as
possible and expect to make long flights. Under
the conditions in which they sailed they Will
not have to let out gas until late tomorrow.
The Lahm cup, now held by Captain F. De
Forest Chandler, is one of the prizes sought by
the aeronauts. A flight Of more than four hum
dred and seventy-fve miles will get il.
The Indiana basket carried hammock in
which McGiu rested. He injured the
grounds, and sailed against the advice of his
physician. 1t is thought the Indianas rip and
valve cords are tangled. If this proves so, Nc
Gill will have a rough landing, he cannot
control his craft in the usual way.
At the time the ten balloons sailed away, NJ.
A. Heimann, Of the South st. Louis Aero club.
whose entry was refused by the Aero Club of
St. Louis. sailed from the gas works four miles
from the Aero Club grounds.