The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-29
BALDWIN
 BALLOON DISABLED
Aeronaut Blown into River at Spuyten Duyvil During Race to Albany.
Especial from United Press.)

Especial from United Press.)
 New York. Sept. 29.-Captain Thomas F. Baldwin's dirigible balloon Cali fornia. Arrow in which the Captain was contesting for the prize of $1o,0oC for the first airship to make the trir from New York to Albany became dis abled off Spuyten Duyvil this after noon and went into the river. Cap launch and taken ashore. He stated that one of the motors jarred the framework loose, threatening to Sepa- rate the car from the bag.
 Fearing that he and the car would drop into the river Captain Baldwin opened the valve. The wind blew him out into the river. This leaves Tom linson alone in the race.
 New York, Sept. 29--Two grey hori- zontal shapes. suspended beneath which were two cars containing two of the best known aeronauts in the United States are sweeping northward through the Hudson valley this after noon, the objective point being Albany 145 miles away. The first dtrigible bal loon race ever held in the east is in Hudson Fulton celebration and both Captain Thomas Scott Baldwin and George l.. Tomlinson, pilots of the machines. are confident that they will establish a. record for flying. : From early morning the crowds be- gan to gather on Riverside Drive and the upper section of Manhattan as it was known the weather conditions were such that the race was sure to take place. A big force of police kept point where both machines were park ed all ready for the start. Originally it had been planned to have three starters but John Roeder. who had a commission dirigible aeroplane enter ed. met with an accident last night while trying to fly at White Plains and failed to reach the starting point.
 Tomltnson was the first to get away To the accompaniment of. wild semi hysterical cheering his machine was from its lashings and bound- ed straight LID in the air at 11:s7 a.. m. The big machine wavered for a few seconds on it's ascent. then with a whfr of the motor Tomlinson started it northeastward. He made no at tempt to maneuver. but headed hls last seen was bearing off toward the eastward state line.
 Owing to the fact that Ton1linson's balloon was the smaller. Captain Bald win, who constructed both Of them, gave him start of 13 minutes and 1t was not until 11:50 that he signalled to the watchers in charge of the an chor ropes to cast off.
 Baldwin was in his element and the crowd seemed to spur him to extra en- deavor. Before setting the prov of his ship in the direction of his goal he gave an exhibition of fling that was close to wonderful. With the big dirigible under perfect control he head ed it out toward the Tomb of General Grant and there performed a circfed after which he started across the Hud- son river. On reaching the center of the Hudson he turned the big machine northward and travelling at a terrific rate of speed, soon passed out of sight. With his motor working perfectly and in ship-shape order he was the, Mvorite with the crowd and when last heard from. was. following the course of the river discovered by the man in whose honor the present cele-, bration is being held.
 New York, Sept 2s.-Captain Bald wins dirigible balloon fell into the liver north of Spuyten Duyvil, putting him out of the race. The Tomlinson machine is still in the air.
 Newburgh, N. Y., Sept. 29.-Tomlin- son in his dirigible was blown out of his course after passing Yonkers.
 The Tomlinson balloon was con- structed by Captain Baldwin but was sold by him before the start of the ace for $4000.