New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-11
BALLOONS START IN RACE
First Leaves Kansas City, No.,
at STOP. M.
FIVE MAKE PERFECT START
New York Gets Away Seventh
All Sailing Low at &c or IL
Miles an Hour.

Kansas City. Mo, July l0.-Driven by a
hfteen-mile wind from the southwest. seven
large gas balloons sailed away from here
late to-day in the national elimination bal
loon race. The two leaders in the contest
will be privileged TO sail two of the three
balloons that will represent the United
States in the James Gordon Bennett cup
race which will start from Kansas City on
October 5.
Every pilot In the race was pleased when
the wind carried them off 10 the northeast
The Aero Club. which controls the race,
ruled that disqualification would not follow
for any OF the contestants who should be
so unfortunate as 70 alight in water
Not a serious accident married the start
Five of the aerial craft made perfect starts.
Too much ballast caused the Topeka III 20
collide with a canvas fence.
The occupants of the basket were Jared
slightly. and after a couple Of bags of sand
had been dropped the balloon sailed away.
The Million Population Club. piloted by
John NJ Berry. did not I'LL perfectly, and
refused 70 rise when first released. Freed
a second time. il rose about lN feet and
drifted at that height for a mile. The
cropping Of ballast then caused the balloon
to rise nearly 1900 feet.
The New York Seventh in Starting.
Great interest centred around the New
York because II held the choice starting
position-seventh--in the race and also be-
cause Augustus Post. the aid, divided
honors with Alan r Hawley in plotting
the America II TO victory in the James
Gordon Bennett Cup race last year. Inc
New York is a now balloon.
Captain HONEYWELL did not think that
any records would he broken in this race
He said this was the wrong time OF the
year for long flights, as it required toe
much ballast TO manipulate the balloons.
\ race with a train was run between
here and Liberty No, fifteen miles ny
the balloon Kansas City. AS the balloon
left the ground a passenger train left the
station near the aviation field. As Captain
HONEYWELL had 10 depend on the air cur
rents. the train won by two minutes.
The Topeka No. / was permitted TO &c
aloft at the last minute to act as pho'
balloon for the official entry from the
Western Aero Association. Of Topeka, Kan
II arose at Az. with ". r Jacobs. topeka
Kan. pilot; Carl Dienstback Of Berlin aid
F ". Stein. Atchison, Kan, passenger.
The Kansas City. the first official entry
in the race scared away at DO O'CLOCK
taking northeast direction. Il. E. Honey
Well. St Louis. pilot. John Watts, Kansas
City, aid
With William F Assmann as pilot and
John N O'Reilly as aid. the Miss soma
representing the St Louis Aero club LEFT
the ground at !. 20 p. m. Like the others II
went northeast
The Topeka No. 2 Baked.
The Topeka No. . which got away at
5.26 p. m, hung on the fence surroundlhe
the. balloon grounds fully minute wner
il arose It finally released itself. Franz
NJ Jacobs, pilot, Raffe Emerson aid-
The Million Population balloon had tc
nave two starts before it would rise Al
first the bag chung to the earth, shdins
along. Ii was brought back after gong
nifty feet and started anew. II got away
finally at 5:36 o'clock. John NJ. Berry
pilot Mccullough, aid.
The Bucneye of the Cleveland Aero CLUB
rose without any trouble ar O49 u. II
Wade pilot. r. IT. Hitchcock, ala. ,
The ST Louis ", Lieutenant FRANK I
Iahm. pilot. Lieutenant John + hart dll
sailed at o.f5. II rose the HIbHeSt Va az
OF the balloons.
Tie last has 10 90 aloft was the Ne"
York. Clifford 2. Harmon, pilot Augustus
Post. aid II started al b.u -.
All the balloons were visible for a time
10 The northeast The wind was blowing
twenty miles an hour.
All seven balloons were stu IN the ar &c
cording 10 latest reports tonight. Nhei
last heard from four Of them were salAnl
over Galatin, Mo. seyenty-siE miles nortn
east of here Two other racers, apparently
late starters in the contest. had passe'
Golt Mo thirty miles northeast.
seventh balloon is reported TO have beer
list seen going east from Hamilton, No.
forty-eight miles northeast from mere. -,
peD5rfe from each Of the cities the bal
looms passed say they were travelling Low
and not moving faster than ten or twelve
None of the balloons has been identified
in, 10 air