Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-07
FIVE BALLOONS ARE BACK
Other Four that Left Indianapolis
Still Sailing.
INDIANAPOLIS SPHERICAL WINNER
Landings Made in Indiana, Kentucky
and Tennessee--MessaGes Are
Received from the
Aeronnuts.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. June e.-Five OF
the nine balloons that started from this
city yesterday in the distance race OF the
Aero Club Of America and the endurance
race Of the Aero Club OF Indiana have come
back. Three landed today. The Chicago.
with c. A. Coey and John Bennett. entered
in the Indiana race at Scottsville, KY. the
Indianapolis. with DR.. Goeth Lin and RIA.
J. Irwin, in the Indiana race, at West
Vernon, Tenn. the University City Of st
Louis, with John Berry and John McCui-
fought at Blanche, Tenn, in the National
race.
The two balloons that landed last night
were: Ths Ohio. with DR.. II. w. Thomp.
son and j. Blake. in the Indiana race, at
Nashville, Ind; the CleVeland, with II.
Morgan and ]. b. Wade, in the National
race, Columbus, Ind.
All three OF the balloons In the Indiana
race have landed. Four OF those in the
National race are yet in the air. sailing in
a general southerly direction.
! t was reported that the Indiana had
been disqualified in the National race by
lite pilot, F. g. Fisher OF indianapolis, de.
soending TO the earth for water and then
proceeding on its Journey. A late message
received in this city, however, from Fishe
sayes:
Summer county, Tennessee. June s. $40
p. m.-out of water. Are sending down two
buckets. We have a slow southwest breeze
which we may hang on to-"
Indianapolis n winner,
The Indiana balloo endurance race was
won by DR.. Link and r. ]. Irwin in the
indianapolis. They were in the air about
twenty-five hours. The Chicago was sec
ond and the Ohio third. The record is
forty-four hours, held by Alfred LIE Blanc
OF France, who started in the race from
st. Louis october 21, 1907, for the James
Gordon Bennett cup.
The distance record is held by Oscar Erbs
loeh of German and was made in the same
race. Erbsloeh landed in Asbury Park.
N. j., a distance of S25 miles.
II the balloons still competing in the
national race, now on, continue due south
they will have to land near Pensacola. 67-
miles from Indianapolis, and therefore
would Ave no chance of, beating the
record. If, however, they strike a current
that carries them southeast into Florida OF
southwest into Mexico, they can set a new
record.
Seen in Tennessee.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, June 6.-Two Of the
nine balloons entered in the national dis.
lance race for the trophy OF the Aero CluL
of America and the cup of the Indiana
Aero club, which left Indianapolis yester.
day afternoon, were sighted above Shelby
Vile, Tenn, fifty miles south by east ii
here, at 1880 and $3.50 o'clock, respectively,
this afternoon. What was believed to be
another balloon was seen later, but was
very lndistinct in the distance.
The balloon st. Louis No. 3, which passed
over Shelbyville at $3.50 in the afternoon,
dropped a message signed by Baldwin and
Fisher, as follows:
Aboard st. Louis No. 8. Weather fine up
here. How is 1t on earth? Paper is scarce.
Just had lunch. Expect to light when
champagne gives out"
A message from Fayetteville, Lincoln
county, Tennessee, says the balloon Uni
versity City, with John Berry and John
Mccullough anded at Blanche, this county
at z o'clock tonight
FORT PAYNE, Ala, June CA balloon
thought to be one of the nine started from
Indianapolis at 8 p. m. yesterday, passed
over this place at p. m. today, The bas-
ket contained two passengers. The balloon
was moving southeast and was at an alti-
u of approximately one mile.
other Balloon Trials.
HAMMONDSPORT, N. Y, June 6.-Thc
%aeroplane built here for the Aero society
was given q trial tonight by G. H. Curtiss
Two straightaway flights were made, one
OF a half mile and one of a mile, this being
the limit of the leared fields. The ma
chine flew fast and glided beautifully be-
fore the engine was shut off. Further
trials will be held tomorrow.
ESSEN, Rhenish Prussia, June g.
Thirteen German balloons started today
from here on a long distance trial race.
The three making the best records will
take part in the race for the internationa
ouD In Switzerland In the fall