Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-06
Goodyear, Kansas City II and
Kansas City Post Prob
able Winners.
F!RST-NAMED is. LIKELY
TO BE JUDGED LEADER
Last Place Expected to Be Given to
the Million Population
Club Bag.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, july 5.-l,notfi-
clai hgures on the landing places Of
the -FOUR balloons in the national elm
ihatlon race made by Aero Club Off
clals tonight give first place to the
Goodyear bag Of Akron, Ohio. which
landed at West Branch. Mich. an esti-
mated distance Of $50 miles from Kan
sas City
While John Watts. pilot of the KANSAS
City IL, telegraphed that he had flown
40 miles in the Kansas City ii which
descended at Goodrich, Mich. Aero Club
officials figure his distance at $50 miles,
giving him second place in the race.
Third place is accorded Capt Honey
We'll in the Kansas City Post balloon
which landed at lockwood Mich. at a
distance of SO miles. and last place to
the Million Population Club of st. Louis
which came down at Manchester. Mich.
a distance estimated at 800 miles.
Must Recanvass Figures.
definitely known until the figures have
been recanvassed by the Aero Club.
which cannot be done tonight because
of the absence of aeronautical maps.
All of the balloons encountered
storms in the vicinity of the great
lakes and their trips were curtailed be
cause of the elements.
If tOnight's figures are verified as Off
cial Americas representatives in the
James Gordon Bennett trophy race in
Paris this fall will be:
son, pilot; r. A. ID. Preston, aid
the Kansas City III, John Watts, pilot:
George Quisenberry. aid. and the KAN
sas City Post, II. f.. Honeywell, pilot;
Ward Clifford, aid
Pilot Was Second Last Year.
Watts pilot of the Kansas City II won
second place in the national race Of 1912
and competed last year in the interna-
tional from Stuttgart. Germany, being
forced to make precipitate landing in
Russia after covering LIS miles. The
Kansas City III was in the air Is hours
and - minutes.
The descent of the Kansas CITY III was
the first landing of any of the four
contestants reported. Aero Club officials
here announced on the landing that, as
Stunning that the Goodyear, the Million
Popula ton and the Kansas City Post
still Were in the air, they probably would
win the right TO enter the international
race in Europe next year, but it was
later found, from dispatches from Detroit
that the Kansas City Post had landed
north of Toledo Ohio. at 2:46 today.
The crew were in good shape.
Those in charge of the Goodyear bal
loon which landed late today at West
Branch. Mich, so miles. from kansa s
City, sent the following telegram to the
Kansas City Aero Club
LANDED safely seven miles east of
West Branch, Mich. Distance. 60 miles.
tSiSned) X. H. I-PSON, pilot"
The following dispatch was received
from G. +. Quisenberry. aid of the
Kansas City II:
Balloon Kansas City II landed at
Goodrich Mich. at o'clock pm. exact
~: Don't know our position or mileage"
ST. LOUIS. July 1.-The Post-Dispatch
today received the following telegram
from the balloon Kansas City Post:
Joliet. Ill, 6:25 am. Balloon Kansas
City Post fought storm all night. Going
'HONEYWELL AND CLIFFORD"
Terrific Storm Encountered.
DETROIT. Mich. July "a terrific
wind and rain storm which swept
lower Michigan literally drove the
Kansas City Post to the ground Wire
communication was demoralized, and it
was several hours before the crew
could communicate with Detroit
The gale drove the big bag into a
grove of giant oak trees, and as the
balloon crashed through the branches
the occupants of the car were saved
from a furious lashing only by keep
ing low in the basket.
In the descent the limbs OF the trees
put the rip panel out of commission
and with the gas emitting the balloon
careened across a wheat field and was
brought to a stop by rail fence on
the farm of James Darrow.
I'VE are satisfied" said Ward c. Gift
ford, Capt Honeywell's aid, that had
it not been for the storm the Kansas
City Post would have remained in the
air all night. as the gas and ballast
supply was sufficient to have kept us
up that long, in spite of the fact that
we had been afioat since 7:33 last even
ing"