New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-18
TEN BALLOONS IN RACE
Ascend from st. Louis in Inter-
national Contest.
REPRESENT FOUR COUNTRIES
Starting Conditions Ideal for
Flights to Win Cup and
s4.750 in Prizes.

ST. Louis. oct 1.-THE nth International
balloon race for the James Gordon Bennett
/ cup and q 80 in three prizes was started
/ late today when ten large aerostats, rep
resen+,r- 4our countries of Furope and
America. assembled amid the plaudits Of
/ thousands n spectators The balloons
sailed toward the north and northwest and
were ont Of sight within few minutes
after the words Let co. were given by
the pilots
| Under ideal atmospheric conditions. amp
/ " provisioned for fifty hours or more in
the air and baIIasted with the utmost care,
( the balloons rose gracefully. There was
not hitch IN the arrangements. though
the Harburg III. of Germany Lieutenant
Vogt pilot. got false start, and the Mill
ion Population Club Of St Louis. : Louis
Won PhuI pilot. narrowly missed hitting a
grandstand.
The balloons we're released al intervals
varying from one minute to twenty min
utes. The first 10 start was the Condor
and the last was the Germania- The start
ers and time they assembled follow:
Condor lFrance,-Jacques Faure, pilot;
Ernest - Schmolck. aid. 4:40:25,
Million Population Club Omitted States
s. Louis Won Phul Of St Louis pilot:
Azurea CSwitzerlandl-Capta Emil Ness
ner, pilot. Leon Giraudan. aid: 5:G7
Harburg III (Germany)-Leutenant Leo
pold Togt pilot, William F. Assman, Of
St Louis aid. 5;14
Isle de France ,France)-Alfred Le Blanc.
pilot, Walther De Mum, aid 5:24.
St Louis No. United States)-H z.
HONEYWELL, Of St. Louis, pilot; J, W. Toll
land Of St &C. Louis louis. aid; 5;9S p
Schaeck. pilot; Paul Armbruster, aid;
> $3.50
Dusseldorf II Germany - Lieutenant
Hans Gericke. pilot, Samuel F. Perkins,
New York, aid: $50
America II United states)-Allan r.
Hawley, pilot: Augustus Post. aid: 5:47.
Abercron, pilot. August BIanckerts, aid.
Faure. Of the Condor. got away with only
ten bags Of ballast. he tried to lift with
more sand, but seeing that this was impos-
sibie he cut loose from the sacks. shouted
farewell 70 his friends. with a request that
the band play The MarseilIaise." and gave
the signal TO let go.
As soon as the Million Population CLUB
ascended IL veered toward 4 crandstand.
and for a moment II looked as If a col
lisiOn were certain. Won PhuI and his aid
worked rapidly, dumping out sand until the
grandstand was cleared.
The Azurea got away with nearly fftv
bags Of ballast, while the others cid not do
so we'll Colonel Schaeick and the HeIvetia
took course almost due north from the
aerodr0me. A r. Hawley had considerable
difficulty IN getting a sufficient quantity of
gas. delaying the start of the America II
and Of the Germania.
President Cortlandt Bishop Of the Aero
Club Of America was IN direct charge Of
the contest The race is for distance. which
is 10 be air line measurement from St.
Louis The winner will receive the James
Gordon Bennett cup and 5000. The second
and third prizes are $500 and $3.50
Under the rules a landing is made if the
basket touches the ground or the drag rope
becomes entangled in trees or trails along
the ground for more than fifteen minutes
Of if the balloon descends IN fresh water
II q balloon descends in salt water il is
disqualified
The wind when the race started was
blowing eight miles an hour Weather OBJ
server Hayes expected the balloons 10 take
northeasterly course after they had
reached the higher attitudes.
Oxygen tanks were in each basket for
use IN high attitudes lie Blanc and Raw-
ley carried blowers. with which they can
force air into the balloon bags and husband
from ascending under the expansion OF the
suns rays without letting out gas.
The French entrants took champagne and
whiskey in their supplies Of drinks The
Germans placed beer and sausage in their
baskets. They also took wine and choco-
late. Most Of the ba!loonists took fruit
with them. Apples. oranges and grapefruit
were prominent in the food boxes. T.
EyIriG mill
tea 10 quench his thirst
4. Z. Honeywell viii cook his meals by
shaking lime. He has been able heretofore
TO boil coffee and fry eggs in this manner
His stove consists Of a bucket, with a pan
on top. II necessary, he can throw the
stove overheard to tighten the balloon His
balloon viii be electric lighted by the use
Of batteries.
Hans Gericke took a revolver with him
He said he expected TO shoot game If he
landed in a wooded part Of the country
Honeywell carried a rife in his basket, to
be used. he said, 60 scare persons who at
tempt to hold his drag rope and thus force
him to make landing. The Million Club
basket carried q cage full Of homlng
pigeons
Captain Messner expects to sleep while in
the air The Azurea Is fitted with 4 wicker
couch. One end Of the basket has hole
through which the feet can be showed On
the outside Of the hole is d net In which
the feet may swing
lie Blanc, Faure. Messner, Abercron,
4awley. Post and 6chaeck have competed
for the cup in other years. Colonel Schaeck
was the winner Of the 1903 race from Berlin
bv landing in Northern Norway after being
IN the air seventy hours he travelled 80
miles,
Winners Of other years were: p p Lahm.
Of the United States army, who in 1896
travelled from Paris TO Flying Dales, Eng
land 402 miles. Oscar Erbsloeh. VINO sailed
IN the balloon Pomnern in 1897 from s..
Louis TO Ashury Park. \. i SIS miles, IN
90 hours and - minutes, and Edgar W. Mix
o. Columbus. Ohio, who drifted from
zurich. Switzerland. in 1900 10 Ostrolenka
Russian Poland, 695 miles, in 90 hours The
balloons Helvetia. the Condor and the Isle
d. France We're used in former races for
Tho Bennett cup.
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