New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-12
HooSier Bursts When 1t Is
Inflated with Gas of
Special Kind.
WINNER is TO TRY
FOR BENNETT CUP
Several of Men Who Sail from
st. Louis f.lready Have
Thrilling Records.

ST. Louis. July 11.-Oniy eight bal
looms sailed from here this afternoon
in the national elimination race to de-
terminc the third American entrant for
the international race, that will start
from Kansas City in October, the Hoos-
Ter. which was 70 start first, bursting
when it was filled with gas. Neither
Warren Rasan, of Brookville, Ohio, the
pilot, nor his son, Herbert. his aid.
was injured.
The remaining eight balloons got
away on the time and took the dircc-
ton indicated as follows:
,. America III; pilot, Dr. Jerome
kingsbury, New York; aid, Clarence
Wynne, Philadelphia; 4:59; north.
3. San Francisco 1915; pilot, E. s.
Cole, ST. Louis; aid. R. L. Emerson.
Springfeld, Mo-; 5:O4; south.
1. Uncle Sam; pilot, Paul J. McCul-
Tough. St. Louis; aid, William Trefts,
s. Louis; 5:0S:55; east.
5. Miss Sofia; pilot, William ASS
mann, ST. Louis; no aid; 5:14:20; east.
8. Aero Club of St. Louis; pilot. John
T. Berry, ST. Louis aid. Albert r. Won
Hoffman, jr., ST. Louis; 5:lS:20; north
! :. Kansas City III; pilot. John
Watts, Kansas City; aid. ". +. Com
stock, Kansas City; 5:24:55; north
east.
5. Pennsylvania; pilot, Arthur T.
Atherholt. Philadelphia aid. Philip
Nboro1aS pbs1odolDhia. E.OS. NO. south
9. Goodyear; pilot, K. A. d. Preston,
Akdon. Ohio; aid, NJ. d. Tremelin, Ak
ron; 5:35:40; south.
TO Try for Bennett Cup.
The international race is for the
James Gordon Bennett cup and each
competing country is entitled to three
tsntrants. The first two American en-
II rants are the men who got first and
1 second place in the last international
Racer. II. Epson, of Akron, Ohio,
fand II. Z. Honeywell. OF st. Louis. The
fthird entrant will be the aeronaut who
sInakes the longest fight in an air line
n the race to-day.
Specially prepared gas was pumped
into the balloons. Each balloon has
capacity Of $4,000 cubic feet, and the
aeronauts will sail equipped for long
flight. The record for American flights
was made in 1910 by Allen r. HawleY,
who flew from st. Louis to Lake
Tchotogama, Que. l,l72.9 miles. The
worlds record was made by Maurice
Remains, of France. in the interna-
tional race Of 1912. He few 1854
miles.
sailed was determined by lot yesterday
10 81 MI
20 the balloon Goodyear. to be piloted
bv r. A.D. Preston, Of Akron, Ohio.
Have Thrilling Records.
Many of the aeronauts have thrill
ing records. Captain Preston was aide
20 Upson in the last international race
and their balloon won the contest over
seventeen competitors, staying IN IN"
air forty-three hours.
CAPTAIN Atherholt has made more
than 100 balloon flights. HIS hrst long
a;ght was i'm 1907 from st. Louis when,
9Th Major Henry B. Hersey, he took
| nsyt in the international race ana
| landed in Canada, after crossing the
Great Lakes. In the international race
hat started from Stuttgart, Germany
in 1912. ne few the lengths OF Ger
,nany and Russia and landed IN inc
Raltic region, near 81. FeLeTspuiS 3 -
isndiro he was arrested by the Kus-
Ian authorities as a German spy.
William +. Assmann has been an
seronaut since he was seventeen yeaL,1i
Old On July Il. 1909, his balloon 1eil
% 600 feet at night into Lake NlpiS-
ing Canada. Assmann was IN Ihe
S'a.sr ali night, and was rescued by TWO
I1dians. In a balloon he has crosse
the Great Lakes three times; ne
balloon. Million Population Ciuo, ~
Inch he intended 70 fly, was LOST IN IN
The recent balloon race that s'ar'eo
from Portland, Ore. a., g.,
Captsin John Berry, who new IN
The Million Population Club IN tne
pnrtland race, started his seronauuc
Iarser in 1852 when he was fourteen
Ssars old. In July, 1912, IN tne No
;;nnsl races from Kansas CITY, Berry
nSe in a thunderstorm Ter twe!ve
. M The basket filled with war
houi deem. As aid in the race. to-day
osry bas Albert Won Hoffman, ]r., " g.
a Dsiiy this spring from the ~
go high schools and IS oareiy s'N
teen years old: .od nilot,s
Cole. who was granted piio oc ?
,;,snse in 1911. holds the o6 dis.ah h;c TO-
l eS g. aight in 10000 cupie,Ioso o
ao.eity balloon. In such oa1i col,;a a,e
e. rom Topeka, Kan, 70 lahs''''
~nf1aa