New Britain herald., 1930-09-03
VAN 0RMAN WINS ! BALLOON CONTEST
Travels $50 Miles to Land Bag
 Near Boston

ly "llulu lne grasp Ol tHe CHlle States.
 Repeating his triumph of a yea ago, Ward T. Van Orman of Akror O.. Americas veteran balloonis1 brought his Goodyear VIII down a Canton, Mass. on the outskirts c Boston last night after travelin approximately $50 miles fror Cleveland, it's starting point
 Makes 100 Miles Further
 This was more than 100 mile farther than the nearest of the fv other competitors and barring mis fortune when the race is officiall checked, made him an easy winner
 The Belgica, piloted by Capt Ernest DeMuyter of Belgium, tn most experienced of all the entrant and himself a victor four times, ap peared to have covered the secont longest distance, 435 miles, but wa faced with the possibility of bein! disqualified because a farmer 1oos ened the drag rope when it wa caught in a tree at Esperance, N Y.
 The unofficial standing, as an nounced by the race committee here, was:
 Goodyear VIII. piloted by Var Orman; Allan MacCracken, aide landed at Canton Junction, Mass. three miles from Boston; distance $50 miles.
 Belgica, piloted by Capt. DeMuyter Leon Coeckelbaerg, aide; landed a, Adams, Mass; distance, 4s5 miles.
 Barmen (Germany), piloted by Hugo Kaulen, jr.; Carl Goetz, jr. aide; landed at Pittsfeld, N. Y; distance. 425 miles.
 City of Detroit, piloted by Edmund J. Hill; Arthur G. Schlosser, aide; landed at Coeyman, N. Y; distance 400 miles.
 City of Cleveland, ploted by Ro- land J. Blair; Akron; F. A. Trotter. Akron, aide; landed at Copenhagen, N, Y; distance, $50 miles.
 Pierre Fishbach (France), piloted by Albert Boitard; Jean Herbe. aide; landed at Beamsville, Ont; distance, 16o miles.
 Travelled Even Further
 All of the big free gas bags trav- eled many more miles as they met various air currents, but the air line distance from the starting point to the landing place determines the winner.
 If Van Orman's apparent victory becomes official, it will give the united States its second leg on the third Gordon Bennett trophy which must be won three times in row for permanent possession. Capt. DeMuyter turned the trick for Belgium in 1923-24-25 to retire the original cup. Then began the suc- cession of American victories which gave the United States the second award in 1928 and this year seen,- lng4y has placed her on the verge Of acquiring the third trophy.
 The race started here late Mon day afternoon. Winds carried all the contestants in a general northeast cry olrecton in a storm ridden course, but swerved them down across New York to spoil their hopes of finishing in Maine or per- haps in Labrador.
 All Battle Storms
 All Of the pilots told of battling storms and bitter weather in the nigh attitudes they sought for bet Ter speed and endurance. Van Or Man, however, said thunder show FITS did not greatly deter his pro- sress, but he had to land to escape being blown out over the Atlantic after remaining aloft five minutes short of 2S hours.
 Passes Over Connecticut
 The Goodyear VIII first dr,fted southwest to Berea, O., about faced put over the middle of Lake Erie ,ouched shore at Portland, N, Y, ano then f1oated directly east across Ne" 1crk to Springfield, Mass. southeast at Pomfret, Conn. and northeast to Canton Junction. If barely missed a smokestack in lard ing.
 capt. DeMuyter and Coeckelbaere -oufaseously fought lightning, snow ana 10" altitude, and Coeckelbaere even slid down the drag rone into a tree top to tighten the load, but the belglca was forced down a few later. The aide was un- nurt and wandered into farm ward 'our hours afterward.
 The German crew experienced no ess a hazardous flight A terrific near Buffalo, icy tenn peratures in the higher attitudes ma the necessity of tossing over board everything not absolutely es- 'entlal, including extra clothing. 'onspired to beat them.
 Blair and Trotter aboard the Citv 'f Cleveland, gambled on bouncing ID to regain altitude rather than hroW away ballast when a cold flown draft caught them. The bag bounced into a tree, however. and vas torn, ending their first venture n international racing.
 The City of Detroit, driven back 'y adverse currents, barely escaped alllng into the Hudson river just before landing at Coeyman.
 Most disappointed were the French entrants, forced down in storm in Ontario. Their 1eo miles vas the shortest distance covered. RENDERED SURPRISE PARTY
 Miss Evelyn Perry of 307 Stanley