The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-11
SEVEN BALLOONS
REMAIN IN AIR
TWO WILL BE SELECTED TO
REPRESENT U. s. IN THE
BENNETT CUP
SAILED TO NORTH EAST
One Balloon Alighted at Polo, Mo
Mo Contestant Who Falls
Into Water Will be Dis
qualified by Clubs
Ruling.

Kansas City, Mo. July 10-All of
the seven balloons which raced
away from here today in the elimi-
nation contest to choose air bags to
represent the United states In the
Jones Gordon Bennett Cup races
Oct. s are still in the air tonight.
When least heard from four Of
them We're sailing over Dolligan.
Mo, rs miles northest OF here.
Two other racers, apparently late
starters in the contest, passed over
Holt, Mo, 80 miles northest The
seventh balloon is reported to have
been last seen going west from
Hamilton, Mo, 68 miles northeast
Of here
Reports form each of the cities
the balloons have passed by say they
are travelling low and not moving
faster than ten or twelve miles per
hour.
But one balloon left the field to-
day has alighted That is the pilot
balloon Topeka / which landed safe
ly on farm near Polo, Mo-, about
8 O'Clock tonight. This bag held
about 10000 feet of gas about half
the amount usually held by the
racers.
Every pilot in the race was pleas
ed when the wind carried them off
into the northest. A long path now
passes before them There is a
danger of falling into the northern
lakes but none of the pilots appear
ed perturbed.
Then too late last night the Nat
ional Aero Club which controls the
race ruled that disqualification
would not follow for any of the con-
testants who should be so unfortun-
ate as to alight in the water.
The Million Population Club,
piloted by John r.. Barry, was not
filed properly and refused to rise
when first released
The second time it climbed slowly
upward for about $50 feet and drift
ed at that height for apparently q
mile, Dropping of ballast then
caused 1t to rise. When 1t passed
cut of sight it had ascended to an
estimated height of 1000 feet
The entries follow; Kansas city
Aero Club, Kansas City. II. E.
Honeywell, pilot; st. Louis Aero
Club, st. Louis w, Lieut.. Frank P.
Lahm pilot; Miss Sofis, William r.
Assman pilot, and the Million Popu-
lation Club, John w. Berry pilot;
Aero Club of New York, New York,
Clifford B. Harmon, pilot; Cleveland
Aero Club, Buckeye, James NJ. Ware
Jr., pilot; Western Aero Association
of Topeka, Topeka II, Frank NJ.
Jacobs pilot.
The Contestants.
This is an elimination contest for
the purpose of selecting two pilots
to represent the United States in
| the James Gordon Bennett cup race.
which starts from Kansas City next
| October S. In that race, which is
an international event, three pilots,
the two leaders in the National
meet and Alan r. Hawley, will sail
under the Stars and Stripes. 1t was
Hawley who piloted the America II
4 to victory in the Bennett cup race
last year by making spectacular
flight of 1171 13-100 miles into
| the Canadian wilds. On account Of
| this performance, he Is eligible to
| fly in the international contest this
year without making q preliminary
trip.
The entries in the National race
follow:
Kansas City Aero club--Kansas
City, II. &. Honeywell, pilot.
st. Louis Aero Club--St, Louis
~, Liuet Frank p. Lain, pilot;
Miss Sofia, William r. Assman, pilot
and The Million Population Club,
John W. Berry. pilot.
Aero Club of New York-New
York, Clifford b. Harmon, pilot.
Cleveland Aero Buckeye, J,
II. Wads, Jr., pilot.
Western Aero Association of To-
peka--Topeka II, Frank Jacobs, pi-
lot.
The balloons are regarded as
evenly matched, each being of eigh-
ty thousand feet capacity.
Distance travelled alone will be
considered in determining the lead
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