The Washington herald., 1909-06-06

Indianapolis, Ind. June 5.-with weather
conditions ideal and a crowd OF 1900
persons on the new motor speedway, four
miles west or this city. the national bal
loon race go on this afternoon without
hitch.
Mrs. c. a. Corey, a bride OF b-.C a few
weeks. bade her husband good-by when
he got into the Chicago. and said she
hoped that he would not get back for
several days.
The Ohio. with W. NJ Thompson as
pilot and J. Blake as assistant. was the
first to be sent OF, and when IT was half
mile up the Indianapolis was let go.
and five minutes later the Chicago. the
largest balloon OF the three. was on. with
c. A. Corey as pilot and Jack Bennett
as aid
Take SOufherly Course.
The route taken by the three balloons
was almost due south. the Ohio rising 10
a distance OF nearly a mile and the other
two gliding along at an altitude or about
1900 feet
Maj. Hershey, the government Weather
Bureau representative. received reports
from Toledo, St Louis, Des Moines'
Cleveland Columbus. and other stations
at 4 o'clock. and gave it as his opinion
| that II the balloons should stay within
2O05 or 5000 feet they would probably
land IN Alabama, but II they should 10
I'D two or three miles they might catch
currents that would take them almost
due northeast.
New York Takes Lead.
The New York. manned by A H.
Forbes and capt Harmon. was the first
in the national race TO leave the speed
way, and Il nscended almost perpendicu-
larly for a quarter OF a mile. and then
followed in the course that the handicap
racers had taken.
There was no evidence that Forbes was
trying 70 reach high currents, so FAR as
those below could tel, for when the bal
/ loon passed out OF sight ii was hardly
more than one mile up.
The Indiana. with c. G. Fisher and G.
| York at the expiration OF five minutes,
and then the St Louis III. with Albert
Bond and H z. Honeywell as pilot and
aid, was let go.
Other Entries Rise.
At intervals OF hve minutes the Cleve-
land. manned by A H Morgan and J. H.
Wade: the Hoosier, by Capt. Baldwin
and Charles Walsh. and the University
/ City. by John Berry and Paul McCul-
/ Tough. were let of. and took the same
course as their predecessors
| Two hours after the start Corey drop
ped a note while the Chicago was over
/ the town Of Bargersyille. twenty-oae
miles south. saying everything was going
we'll. The balloons were travelling in a
I nearly due south direction.
Nearly an hour after It's escape. the
/ airship East St Louis was found three
miles and a half south OF BelleviIIe where
I Il had landed gently in a clover field
/ Pilot Zeller pursued it IN an automobile.
\ He will bring it home Sunday uniniured-
Lands After Fifty Miles.
Nashville. Ind. June 5.-The balloon
| Ohio" one OF the three contestants IN
I the endurance race InaI started lrom IN
/ dianapolis, this afternoon, landed here
al $40 o'clock, after travelling fifty miles
in a straight line from the starting point
Five Bound Toward Gulf.
Columbus, Ind. June 5-Five Of the
balloons IN the national race passed over
this town at 7.30 this evening.
They were travelling almost due south
! at a rate Of about twenty miles an hour.
Their direction should carry them over
Louisville, and If maintained, toward the
! Cult OF Mexico.