Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-18
MANY BALLOONS UP
Thirteen Start in Two Events
From indianapolis.
SIX OF THEM SEEN SINCE
Championship Race to Select Inter.
national Competitor.
FREEF0R.ALL CONTEST ALSO
Nine Compete for Honor Of Repre-
senting America-Four Seek
.Long.Distance Honors.
SIX OF THEM SEEN SINCE
CONTEST ALSO


from the Indianapolis speedway toda,
had been reported at $50 o'clock tonigh
as having passed over towns near thi.
city.
They had covered about sixty miles ant
were slowly drifting northeast None
could be identified
Three balloons the America II. the
Indiana II and the Buckeye sailed over
the city at 10 o'clock. They were
identified by cards dropped by the aero
nauts.
The America II passed over the bust
ness section Of the city at a low alti-
fude. She was going rapidly, and soon
disappeared in the northeast, followed
by the Indiana II and the Buckeye.
The three balloons were separated by
only a few miles.
Thirteen Balloons Up in Air.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, September IL
Drifting northeast from this city are thir-
teen balloons, the largest number that
ever started in a race meet in the history
of ballooning.
Nine OF them are sailing to win a
chance to represent America in the inter-
national balloon race at st. Louis October
II. Four are entered in the free-for-all
event for diamond-studded cup.
light breeze was blowing to the north
east as the first balloon. the Drifter, left
the Indianapolis motor speedway at 3:5e
o'clock this afternoon. It was carried
rapidly away.
| Inc breeze died down. The last balloon
to leave the course, the New York, which
rose at 5:55 o'clock, was slow in travelling
after its companions.
Only the long delay in sending up
the first balloon. due to failure to have
the big gas bags properly <sfated and
the baskets provisioned On time, marred
the start of the great contest
The air crafts, lOo2ened from their
| mornings, foated upward. Only in one
| or two cases was 1T necessary for the
pilots to drop ballast to attain a proper
| helght to get away on their journey.
Drifting Toward Northeast.
| All balloons travelled to the north
east. with the exception of America II.
which took a more easterly course.
| The American championship race. for
| endurance and distance, is to select
representatives for America in the in
ternational event, which will start
from st. Louis a month from today.
Distance is the goal Of the four bal
looms entered in the free-for-all con-
test, and a diamond studded cup the
reward
Seventy-two hours is the record for
endurance, made in an international
race. which started from Berlin. The
Oscar Erbsloh. who sailed from st.
Louis to the New Jersey coast.
Drifter First to Ascend
Albert Holz. with George r. Howard
aid, in the Drifter from Cincinnati, was
the first sent of in the free-for-all
contest. leaving the ground at 1855
o'clock. The Drifter took a northeast
course.
Owing to difficulties in initiating the
| thirteen gas bags, the order OF racing
was changed. Many Of the pilots did
not have their baskets equipped at 4
limp from lack Of gas.
America II, the starter in the Ameri-
can championship race, was turned
loose at 4:53 o'clock. with Alan r.
both of New York. The balloon rose
slowly and hoated almost directly east
Floating to the northeast. the direction
taken by the Drifter. Miss Sophia. with
1
Mccullough. aid. rose at SOL o'clock, the
second balloon to start in the champion
ship race.
Miss Sophia SKINNED the ground. The
crew was kept busy throwing out bal
last until the Speedway fence was
| reached.
Indiana II Drifts Eastward
Closely following Miss Sophia, Indiana
II. also in the championship race, was
set adrift at sos o'clock with Carl G.
| Fisher, pilot, and George L. Bumbaugh,
aid. The new balloon arose straight into
the air, starting eastward.
DR.. L. E. Custer. in the Luzerne of
Dayton. entered In the free-for-all, start
ed alone at $40 O'Clock. and. making a
greater height than any of his prede-
cessors. started to the northeast
The Million Population Club balloon
was cheered loudly by the st. Louis dele
cation as 1t was sent upward at 5:19
o clock. plotted by Louis Won Paul and
assisted by Joseph O'Reilly.
The balloon, after ascending began to
come down. The crew. dumping ballast,
soon started 1t up again. 1t followed
the others, going little to the north
The Old University City. piioted by
grounds at SO o'clock. and foated to
the northeast
On account OF the leaky condition of the
balloon, Berry entered the free for-all
event, instead Of the championship race
Capt. Berry won the last American
championship in the University City.
Pennsylvania Takes Trail.
At 5:3s o'clock the Pennsylvania. in
the championship event. piloted by Ar
thur T. Atherholt, assisted by Conyers
B. Graham. both of Philadelphia, sailed
off in the direction taken by most of the
other balloons.
The Centennial. formerly the ST. Louis,
closely followed the Pennsylvania, start
ing at $40 o'clock. H. K. Honeywell and
Wooster Lambert were in the basket as
the Centennial drifted into the northeast.
carrying f.. S. Cole, pilot, and +. M.
Jacobs, aid, rose slowly at 5:46 and
foated to the northeast. The slight
breeze had died down.
The last four balloons started were still
in sight travelling slowly. The Topeka
was the last free-for-ail entry to start.
Government Balloon Starts.
The Hoosier. carrying Charles Walsh
Kingston, n. Y. and Col. Samuel Reber
United States Signal Corps, who is here
to represent the government, drifted of
! at $50 o'clock in pursuit of the other ter
! balloons. six of which have been los,
to sight.
Il Two minutes after the Hoosier had lef,
the ground the Buckeye. DilOted nv T