Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-10-08
international Race Start
Sees All Huge Bags Get
Off to Good Lead.
ONLY ONE rs SEEN
AFTER START IS ON
Great Crowds at the Fair
ground See Beginning of
Championship Event.

M - - T. y, Oct N-NlIn
lVA weather conditions ideal. the
six balloons entered in the interna-
tional balloon race got under way at
the fairgrounds hcrc lItc this after
noon and are now irifting in a north |
west direction on "A light breeze to
send them on their way.
There were no mishars attending
the start. The Dayton. representing
the Dayton Aero club OF Dayton, OHIO. |
Warren Rasor pilot, got off at 4:37 |
O'Clock. Twenty minutes later the ST |
Louis No. t. William +. Assman pilot, |
Albert Won Hoffman aide. got under
way. The st. Louis was headed di- |
rectly west The Wichita. represent
ing the Wichita Aero Vlub. Dr. l.. l..
Custer pilot Dr. Crane aide. eft the
ground NJ 5:12. The Wichih had con-
siderable difficulty in adjusting its
ballast a spl landid get AWAY was
made by the Uncle sam, representing
the Kansas city Aero club OF Kan
sas city. Capt r H. Honeywell
pilot, Jack Home aide. The Uncle
Sam got off n 5:1l and at 5:27 tho
White, representing St Louis, Ernest
S. cole pilot, r. F. Zeeisloft aide. was
off. The veteran Capt. John Eerry ofI
St Louis In his Million Population
All Get Away.
The six balloons were visible for
crly half tn hour and the Dayton had
been swallowed in haze of early dusk
when the last big bag got under way
George NJ. Meyers OF Kansas city
official starter declared that condi-
tions could not have been more favor
able.
The pilots were not making any
estimates en- the length cf time they
would remain in the air
All Of their baskets were we'll FRO
Nisicned and Captain Honeywell Of
tho Uncle Sam. who was accompanied
by Jack Horne of Musk gee had
supplies that could he eaten in day
of square meals or week Of stint
ing" Among tho aeronavtical OBJ
servers it seems to be the understand
ing that the race is really between the
Uncle Sam and the White Earnest s.
Cole pilCt. Roth these balloons made
the most perfect getaways OF any of
Tie six
Those same observers said, how
ever. that the DAYTON, the smallest OF
the balloons might furnish the sur
prise Of the race by remaining tho
Longest in air.
He Has Confidence.
Warren Easor. pilot Of the Dayton.
had little to say concerning the event
His balloon however, attracted much
attention because OF the SIZE of the
BASKET which resembles a large peach
basket. and apparently constructed OF
material almost as flimsv as that of
the ordinary market basket.
Its construction is such that IL Will
hold only one person and he Will not
he allie to sit down. Ras3r said he
would manage to keep comfortable
standing up. He carried only seven
hags of ballast as against 22 carried
hy the Uncle sam. which also carries
the most comfortable BASKET.
Some Have Difficulty.
The Wichita was the only bas
which really experienced difficulty
in getting under way. 1t hugged
the ground closely for 25 yards after
the attendants had let go the ropes,
tho pilot and his aide making frantic
efforts to throw over enough ballast
to allow clearance for fence which
lay directly in front Of it.
They didn't work fast enough ana
the bottom of the basket struck
portion OF the fence enclosing the race
track, crashed through it, and then
continuing on its way just grazed the
fence on the opposite side of the
track
As the bags got under way the
cheers sent up from $4,000 throats
were almost dcafenins
Closes the Fair
The races, as the main event of the
final day of the free state fair, brought
more people to MuskoSee than have
ever been here before
Incoming trains on all railroads dis
gOrged their masses OF humanity
| throughout the day and tonight, and
not all those who sought admission
to the fairgrounds could gain en-
trance.
II is estimated that forty thousand
people witnessed the ascenSicns from
the fairgrounds and points nearby.
The 1.-Two stock show in front of ire
grandstand Just before the races
wound up the agricultural events of
| the week.
The fair is acknowledged to have
| been by far the most successful in
the history of the association. Tho
total attendance for the week is esti-
| mated at IS 600.