The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-09
Balloon Landing Attended by
Exciting Incidents in
Cummingt0n, Mass.
HIGHEST ALTITUDE
WAS 1000 FEET
Waived at $500 Feet-Threw Out Grips
and Other Articles to Stop Down
ward Rush-one Balloon Held by
Tree Until Limb Was Cut.

ward Rush-One Balloon Held by
Tree Until Limb Was Cut.
The |. c. L. balloon, piloted by DR..
jerome Kingsburv of New York, with
William r. Richardson of Brattleboro
as aid, was the third to get away
from the balloon park at Pittsfeld
yesterday afternoon in the pursuit
race and was in third position, at
the finish, landing III the town of
Cummington five miles from the king
balloon, piloted by Leo Stevens of
New York. Stevens landed in the
town of Worthington.
The prize offered for the balloon
pilot landing his balloon nearest the
king balloon was won hy Robert Cor
don of Philadelphia. His aid was
Sidney Welsh of the same city. He
landed only 1000 feet from Stevens.
Alan R. Hawley, president Of the
Aeco Club of America, plotting the
North Adams No. landed 1000 feet
from the king balloon.
The automobile pursuit race was won
by Roy Bridge of Pittsfeld who drove
his machine up to the king balloon
two minutes after the craft had been
landed. The prizes were cups given
| bN iidiIiSOh illSSIllo VI NV = ~ n
for the balloon winner and one by
| Cortland Field Bishop of Lenox and
New York, vice president of the Aero
| Club of America for the automoDiie
| winner.
| The race was declared to be the
most successful balloon contest ever
| conducted in Pittstield and attracted
/ much attention in and about the city,
| over 5000 people being present at the
| start of the race.
| The North Adams, No ], sailed
very near the ground over Hinsdale
| cemetery the drag rope caught on the
/ limb of 4 tamerack tree and held the
airship fast. The many people who
| had been watching the four air craft
| followed the North Adams to the
| place of its tangle and Earle Smith,
a son Of II. 3 Smith, the Maple
street fern dealer, climbed the tree
with an ak and Topped off the limb,
after which the ship with its two pas
| Sengers made new ascension and
waited away toward Peru
The balloons could not have land
ed farther from railroad in the
state, as none was nearer than L
miles to the nearest railroad line. Mr..
Bishop and other automObilists, took
the balloonists to Pittsfeld. where
they gathered at the Wendell hotel
AMI compared notes. Dr. Kingsbury
and his balloon were taken to North
ampton.
William H. Richardson reached Brat
tleboro at / clock this morning
from his balloon trip which ended
far from the marts of trade in
| Cummington, Mass, 10 miles from the
nearest railroad The return trip to
Brattleboro was made by automobile,
trolley and finally automobile again.
The landing was the most exciting
II of any in the race and Mr.. Richard
son : description of the incidents that
. came fast and furious at the end is
!. a side-splitting story.
Both he and DIR. Kingsbury were
| anxious to win the trophy and when
e they saw Stevens come down closely
/ followed by Mr. Golden, they decided
e to keep on and land nearer the king
: balloon than Mr. Golden had done
Z Accordingly they held on their course
{ until close enough to begin the dc
scent They suddenly encountered a
strong crosswind that drove them rap
! idly in another direction.
:. They were low on ballast and in
trying to make a landing in an open
| field encountered some trees and gave
= up all of their ballast to clear them
! The collision with one of the trees
: knocked off some of the dunnage car
\ ried outside of the basket Lightenec
!: of this weight the balloon shot up
8 wards. At $500 feet the men waived
t for they had no ballast and did not
5 wish to be obliged TO descend from
a greater height with nothing L
check the descent
Down they came again to en-
tcounter once more the stiff erosswind
found amid the hills As last re
d sort to check the downward flight Mr.