Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-31
BIG BALLOON RACE
WILL START TODAY
13 Army, Navy and Civilian
Pilots to Try for National
Distance Record
TWO TRY OUT HELIUM GAS

Milwaukee,. Wis. May ~ Thirteen
balloons today tuggod ut their mcorinys
ready 70 get away at 3 30 O'Clock this
afternoon IN the thirteenth national
balloon race, which will decide the three
entries of the United States in the in
tcrn0tiona. contests to be hold in Switz-
crlnnd in Angus.
While the course cf flight OF the
pilots will be dependent entirely upon
the whims and fancies Of winds thou.
sands Of feet above tho ground. indi-
cations early today were. so far as
the man on terra tirma could Judge,
that thr final destination Of most OF
the air travellers would be Southeastern
Canada.
As tho thousands of cubic feet Of
gas and hriiUm struggled to loose the
giant bags from the ground ropes the
United States Weather Bureau. which
sent y corps Of special agents here to
p-ognoSt cato tho conditions Of the up
per air. reported that tho balloons would
encounter w.rd from the northeast at
IN" start. hut that this would change to
wind from the southwest as greater
attitudes were reached. Such winds
would mean that the big gas. filled bags
soon would take a steady flight north
eastward across tho Great Lakes and
into tnradn.
some Ignore safety
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nnticino.io, ~ noss;hIc forced land.
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typo. which would FIJI with water as
readily as sieve. 4 few Of tho men
who are daring the perils Of air cur
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To Try Out Iielium Gss
The balloons attracting probabIv tho
greatest attention were The naval en-.
fries. which are fyinc independently
and are not eligible 70 any OF the prize
money or honors OF victory. These Two
haps we're inflated with hclium gas. the
first free balloons 70 navigate the air
! through tho lifting mower 81 this non.
=, inflammabe substance. which Govern
mcnt officials claim will revolution:zc
, the flight Of lighter than air craft.
The he,ium was brought here in
scores of sma!! tanks much in order Of
. the oxygen tank used nv physicisns
The pilots of these ships Of the air
were DISQUALIFIED from prize honors he :
cause OF the advantage they have
through the greater lifting ability Of
: helium over coal gas. Another interest
ing feature Of the hclium filed balloons
will Le newly invented radio eoiiD
; ment Which will be given a thorough
, test. The Government has maintained
wartime secrecy over the invention out
II /. said 70 be- miraculous.
Fighting the civilian entries will be-
thrce army balloons. which we're put into
final shape las, nigh, by scores of SOL
d!ors sent here especially for that pur-
,ose
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