Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-29
WINNERS OF PRELIMINARY CON.
TEST ANNOUNCED ~ AERO
CLUB OFFICIALS.
LAST OF ENTRANTS LANDS
NEAR MANASSAS, VA.
"Uneis Sam" the "kansas City u" and
"priftsr" to Participate in lntsrna-
tionaI Contest in Gsrmany-Exeitins
Honeymoon Journey Described BY
Participants.


be represented in the international
balloon race in Germany this fall by
the bags Uncle SAM Kansas City
II and Drifter,'" said George Myers.
president of the Kansas City zero
Club, when informed that the Uncle
Sam" had landed at Manassas. Va,
which is 925 miles from Kansas City.
Driven thru the air by a storm. the
balloon Million Popula ton Club T. OF
st. Louis. Capt. John Berry. aide Al
bert Won Hoffman, landed near Nora,
ILL.,, about $50 miles from Kansas City.
at 3:45 Sunday morning according to
telegram from Captain Berry re-
celved here this morning.
With the landing of the million
Population Club l." the balloon Uncle
Sam" the Kansas City Aero Club en-
trv. was the only one Of the seven
that started from here in the national!
elimination race Saturday not report
ed down. Later the Uncle sam was
reported at Manassas. Va.
One Lands in Iowa.
The Cole of Indianapolis landed at
McGregor, Iowa, at o'clock SUNDAY
morning, during severe storm. me
Million Population Club II. OF st. Louis
landed at Spring Green, Wis, at $50
Sunday morning. The GOODYEAR OF
Akron, O., landed at Polo, Ill. Tne
Drifter of Cincinnati landed at New
Berlin, Wis. having Travelled 40 miles,
fifty miles more than Its nearest COM
petitor, among those already landed
the Million Population Club II.
The Drifter was in the air seventeen
hours and thirteen minutes. The Mil
lion Population Club II. was in the air
fifteen hours and fourteen minutes.
Time Spent In Air. 81
The contesting, balloon. In the Or
der In which they landed:
Cole Of Indianapolis landed at Nc
Gregor. lows, at o'clock Sunday
morning after having been in the aiz
hours and 10 minutes and travelling
225 miles.
Goodyear Of Akron. O., landed at
Polo. Ill. at 5 o'clock Sunday morning
after being 10 hours and AZ minutes in
the air and travelling $40 miles. y
Million Population Club II. Of st.
Louis landed at Spring Green. Wis. as
s:35 Sunday morning after being in
the air rs hours and II minutes and
travelling 375 miles.
Drifter. Of Cincinnati, landed at New
Berlin, Wis, at II o'clock this morning
after being in the air II hours 13 min
utes, and travelling 425 miles.
The Coles pilot was E. L. Custer and
his aide was Andrew Farrell. They rep
resented the Indianapolis Aero Club.
The Million Population Club No. II
had as its pilot P. ]. Mccullough and
his aide was Lieutenant Hart They
represented the Million Population Club
of st. Louis.
The Goodyearfs pilot was G.. NJ.
Bumbaugh and his aid was r. H. Up
son.
The Drifter's pilot was Albert Holtz
and his aide was Charles Trautman.
They represented the Cincinnati Aero
Club.
The mark set by the Drifter Is
eight miles farther than the distance
that won the International race last
year, sending the James Gordon Ben-
nett trophy to Germany 1t is to rep-
resent the United States in that con-
test this year that the race from Kan
sas City was held.