Show UNITED STATS STATES BALLOON Comes Conies Down Near Hamilton Hamiton Ont Ont Miles Mies in An AirLine Air AirLine Line Lne From St St Louis St Louis Luis Oct 22 The beginning of the end of the greatest ballooning race mee ever held in America Ameria the second contest for forthe forthe forthe the international aeronautic a cup was signaled tonight by y the landing of tho the American balloon baloon United States Stat at a point twelve miles mies south of Hamilton Ont Oat near the shores of Lake Ontario The United States is believed to have hold held the tile lead in the time race at the time of land iani landing landIng ing big and in Its Is hours of from St Louis Luis had covered coerr a distance of approximately iO miles mies measured in an anair anair anair air line The nearest rival to the States is 1 believed to be the big biff Ger German German German man cruising balloon on Pommern was last reported b as whirling across ss Lake Erie In the teeth of a 3 gale The he Pommern Pommer passed over Cleveland during the afternoon and sent down a message reporting all al well vell wel It I Is figured that the Pommern rn was but a little distance behind the United States during the after afternoon afternoon afternoon noon and if she is able to remain up after crossing the lake there Is a belief belef that she shema may ma excel the the excellent record of the United States With the ti exception of the United State States and Pommern all of tie the theother te teother other contestants seem to be scattered to tonight tonight night over the state of Ohio several of them near the West Vest Virginia border line lne Dispatches have come me from Minnesota from Wisconsin and from northern Till 1111 rois r reporting balloons In those localities but they are re given slight consideration here by the experts expert who believe all al of the cars must must have taken a northeasterly di dl direction soon after the start |