New-York tribune., 1911-10-06
EIGHT BALLOONS IN RACE
America. Germany and France
Contest for Bennett Trophy.
FIVE AFTER THE LAHM CUP
Aircraft Get Good Start from st
Louis-Aeronauts Predict
a New Record.

---sse city. No. oct. 5.-Before n IA
-r,e tvventy-uile wind from the south
"a southeast eight racing balloons sailed
- from here to-day IN contests for the
Ta,os Gordon Bennett trophy and the
rshr, Cup.
CT ~ the aircraft. three representing
-. r--tted states. two Germany and ono
t.a-ce a~o entered IN the Bennett race,
=, annual International event The three
,r,s-ican balloons fin this contest and two
- American balloons are after the
~, Gun. 4 ninth balloon. which acted
:. rilot IN the international race. Is at
...,,ti~- 20 break the altitude record.
an ~ the aeronauts were pleased with
starting conditions and predicted LONG
s,obts one or two We're Of the opinion
-. tle record Of 1l7l.9 miles established
- ,ro America II last year would be
.,tar All the racing balloonists said
.ss+ thew expected to cross the Canadian
srder.
Start Of the Aerial Racers.
rs. u..ot balloon Pennsylvania, Arthur
,tberho,t. pilot: z. r. TunneweH aid
as the first 10 start II sailed away at
re M. travelling rapidly in a north
r,s,erlv direction. The Pennsylvania viii
a, eomnete for the Lahm cup. but will try
aor the altitude record. now held by Pilot
Atherhot.
rbs condor. dying the French flag. left
-, v-ornd AZ 5:s5 p. m.-Emile Dubonnet
,uo, pierre Du Pout. aid. This was the
s,,t of5c.aI balloon 70 start in the race for
,ss lanes Gordon Bennett cup.
III AT u.i-
~ and followed the others. going north
vest Pilot William +. Assman' aid' DE-
g. Hubert
Rislr- from the ground Al 5:53 2. M the
berlin sailed away. Pilot, Lieutenant
1eorold vort. aid Lieutenant Martin
S,hoeler.
Al s-s n m. tho Million Population club
r,br berry. rilot. Paul McCullouEh. aid
,ose 10 great height and started north
vest
TIN. balloon Buckeye. Lieutenant F. P,
r,br, ,.'or. + r. Wade ir.. aid. ascend
o. st s.m u m. and went straight north.
The German balloon Berlin N ascended
stsr o. M. This was the last OF tho en-
.,srre for the James Gordon Bennett cur
o. leave the grounds. Lieutenant Hans
IrrfFkn. TIof. r. ~ tNn'N'If oiN.
The first entrant for the Lahm cup. the
Kansas city IT. ascended at Sis p m
CAPTAIN n. p. Honeywell pilot Johr
Waits aid The balloon started due north
Getting a 6ro start rhe balloon Topek;
II sscendod az 500 .. m. Like its com
reutor for the Lahm cup, it sailed in Z
rorther1v direction Pilot Frank VI
Jacobs. aid w ". Webb
Prizes for the Winners.
q, an American balloon wins this race
,t- Bennett trophy will become the perms
re7t property Of the Aero Club Of America
The country that wins the trophy tnre
successive times ie entitled 70 keep IT
Americans have won the last two races
Iiautansnt Lahm. who is flying the Buck
eve IN This race. won the trophy he frs
wear fl was offered. 1906.
The Iahm race IS for Americans only sn'
-v /. distance event as is the Bennett race
The CUE. Is now in the possession Of Alar
e. Havley lf his record is NOT beaten II
tho next two years he becomes the owner
OF the CUP.
Three unidentified balloons. leaders. Il Is
thought. I'M the James Gordon Bennet and
Iahm Cup races. passed TarNo. 1877 miles
northeast Of Kansas city and fifteen miles
from the Iowa state iine ~ $50 o'clock to-
night. They We're travelling high and fast