Show GREAT FLIGHTS BY BAllOONISTS Remarkable Record Made at St Ste Louis Rules of Con Contest Contest Contest test Place Limit St Louis Mo Oct 19 The remarkable flight of ot Aeronauts J T C McCoy and Cap Captain Captain tain tam Chandler In the army signal corps balloon No 10 which broke the tha record established by b Lieutenant Lahm has set seta a standard for aeronauts who will In the International balloon contest which begins here Monday When the news n ws was received here today that McCoy and Chandler had hac landed sate safe ly l I after atter a flight of more moro than hours In they covered a u distance of approximately ITa miles there was a yen ten Veneral era eral feeling of relief reller and deep deer satisfaction In aeronautic circles here For bor a time 1 It was feared that owing to lack ac of tidings from front the balloonists they had met with a mishap But the record they established has apparently had no dampening effects on the other aeronauts wn wi will strive fo for the Bennett cup Monday and ever rever everl l have announcer announced that they the expect to exceed the distance already traversed Fon Bennett Cup According to the announcement of the officials In 11 the aeronautic contest the contestants may compete for only one prize the James Tames Gordon G Bennett cup now belt heli by Lieutenant Lahm The Tha an announcement announcement that several aeronauts had hac entered their names flames In the contest for the Lahm cup offered by b the Aero club of ot America with the of or com corn bluing bining the two races caused the contest committee at a today tOdar to adopt i a resolution declaring that no contestant In the Bennett cup race should at the time enter for any other event This action limits in the international contest to an endeavor to exceed Lieu Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieutenant tenant record for tor the Bennett tro trophy troph trophy phy ph which he made In covering miles from Paris last year Had the Lahm entry ent been allowed the aspirants for the Bennett cup would have had to exceed the distance covered by McCoy McCo and Chandler There will be a race for the Lahm cup during the contest week and should any aeronaut exceed the distance traveled by McCoy and Chandler who have won the trophy he lie will ill lose possession of ot the prize Prepare for Contests No Wo trial ascensions were made today 4 3 all the balloonists were deeply en engaged engaged engaged in preparations for the contest of ot the coming week Horace B Wild lid who won the dirigible balloon contest last June under the aus auspices auspices auspices of or the Aero tero ero club of or Chicago and who will compete here Tuesday arrived today toda Captain Charles Chades Yea er of or Omaha who will pilot the airship Comet in the aeronautic races also arrived to today today today day Tonight the aeronauts were tendered a banquet by the Aero club of or St Louis |