Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-07-11
FINALS KANSAS CITYlN FALL
BOY OF SIXTEEN MEMBER OF
CREW or AERO CLUB OF
ST. LOUIS"
RECORD HOLDER HAS ENTERED
MANY INTERESTING FEATURES
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St Louis Mo, July 1.-THE nation
al balloon race which is to start from
| here this afternoon is the annual ELI
mination contest to select entrants for
the international race for the Gordon
Eennett cup-which will start from
Kansas City next October. Each ma
tion that takes part in the information
al race is entitled to three entrants
One Of the American entrants is r. III.
Upson, who won the last international
race, which was held in Paris. The
two balloonists who make the greai-
est distance-in an air line--in the
race starting today will be qualified
for the international race of this year
Following are the balloonists who
have entered for the elimination race:
Warren Mason, Brookville, o.; bal
loon "Hoosier'
RIA. D. Preston, Akron, o.; balloon
Goodyear"
Arthur T. Atherbolt, Philadelphia
Paul j. Mccullough, st. Louis; bal
Icon, Uncle Sam"
William F, Assman. st. Louis; bal
loon, Miss sofia"
BerrS, St. Louis; balloon,
Aero Clu5 of st. Louis"
f. S. Cole, st. Louis.
jerome kingsbury, New York.
John Watts, Kansas City
Roy F. i,onaIdsson, Springfield. Ill.
All the balloons entered in the race
Lave a capacity of $4,000 cubic feet.
Many of the aeronauts have thrilling
records. Captain Preston was aide to
r. H. Upson in the last international
race, and their balloon won the con-
test over II competitors. staying in the
air 4e hours.
Captain Atherbolt has made over
100 balloon flights. His first long
flight was in 1907 from st. Louis when
with Major Henry B. Hersey he took
rart in the international race and
landed in Canada, after crossing the
Great Lakes. In the international race
that started from Stuttgart, Germany,
in 1912, he flew the lengths of Ger
many and Russia and landed in the
Baltic region near St. Petersburg. On
landing he was arrested by the. Rus
sian authorities as German spy
William F. Assman of st. Louis has
been an aeronaut since he was II years
old ON, July IA, 1909, his balloon fell
10000, s6feet at night into Lake
Nlpissing.. Canada Assman was in
the water all night, and was rescued
by two Indians In a balloon he has
Crossed the Great Lakes three times.
Captain Assman win have no aide in
the flight this afternoon, as his bal
Icon is not in good condition. The
balloon million Population Club In
which he intended to fly was lost in
the recent balloon race that started
from Portland. ore.
Captain John Berry. who flew in the
million Population Club in the Port
land race. started his aeronautio ca
reer in 1862 when he was IA years
old. IN July. 1912. in the national
races from Kansas City, Berry rode
thunderstorm for II hours The bas-
ket filled with water waist deep. As
aldo in the race today, Berry will have
Albert Won Hoffman. Jr., who graduat-
ed this spring from the st. Louis high
schools and is barely 16 years old
They will fly in the Aero Club Of st.
Louis -the same balloon in, which
Berry travelled in the International
race of 1912 when he fell into the
Baltic sea.
q. S. Cole. who was granted a pi-
lots license in 1911. holds the distance
record for a flight in 10000 cubic
foot capacity balloon. IN such bal
loon he flew from Topeka, KAN. to
Tangier. Okla. a distance Of sz5
miles.