Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1912-08-30 | Page 8 | Kansas City II Wins Colorado Balloon Race

KANSAS CITY CITY II WINS lINS COLORADO BALLOON RACE Colorado Springs s. Cob Colo Aug 29 John Watts pilot of ot tho the balloon Kansas Kansas Kan Kan- Kansan sas san City II II and his aide Frank P. P BlaIr reached Colorado Springs s this evening They landed on a steep hillside si similes six miles mUes south of oC Castle Rock practically practical practical- ly two forty-two miles north of ot Colorado Springs the tho starting point early last las night All night from the tho time he landed lande until early earh this morning mornIng- Watts 5 was wa was deathly sick from inhaling gas which accounts for tor his delay In reporting Watts made the longest flight of ot three balloons leaving here bore yesterday esterday afternoon afternoon after after- noon an and l tonight was presented with tho the Antlers cup a local trophy troph Th Tile The Theother other balloons in tho the race were Balloon X and Uncle Sam A poor quality of gas Is said to have hav prevented longer flights