Show Details of the Race St Louis Mo Oct 23 Scattered through the state of Ohio with wih one or two trailing in the vicinity of the great lakes and another last heard from in Chatham Ontario all al nine of the big balloons participating in the second inter international international national aeronautic cup races were still stil in inthe Inthe inthe the air tonight Throughout the biter after afternoon noon reports of balloons at various points in Ohio have been coming in while De Detroit Detroit Detroit troit first sent word of the contestant which afterward passed over the Can Canadian adian border and was last seen at Chat Chatham ChatI Chatham I ham alan The Th identity of only four tour of the ballons has been proven McCoy and Chandler first reported their presence at Marion Marlon O 0 The Th last message was to the effect that the America would descend on the borders of Lake Erie probably In Inthe Inthe inthe the vicinity of Cleveland The German balloon Pommern No 1 In the race passed over Cleveland late this afternoon and Pilot Piot dropped a note saying Open water I ahead All Al well wel The Pommern had been reported earlier In the day da in the interior of ot Ohio A note dropped during the morning at New Augusta Augsta Ind md near Indianapolis conveyed the Information that the balloon baloon passing ws W the Lotus II I the only onh Eng English lish entrant in the race The French Fench bal balloon balloon balloon loon Isle de France dropped a message for the Associated Press at Columbus O 0 OLeader OLeader Leader Still Stil in Doubt There has been much speculation here as to the Identity of the balloon baloon which passed over Into IntI Canada Canad with apparently a big lead In the big race The balloon baloon Is reported to have flown fown two American flags fags and this fact is accepted that the ballon balon Is the e United States with Major I Henry HenI B tho Hersey of the United States weather bureau as pilot piot The United States was the winner of the international International international race of 1306 1906 1 The balloon baloon carried two American flags fags but all al of the con contestants contestants contestants were decorated with flags fags and bunting ad aid there is a a chance that the theory of the leader being the United States may be upset The Aero club of officers officers are arc Inclined to believe belee however that there can cn be no mistake of the Identity of the leader and are freely pre predicting dieting that Major Hersey Here wilt will wi be the winner of the contest The balloon baloon re reported reported reported ported at Detroit and later at Chatham evidently had followed the course which Major Hersey forecasted he would take Will wm Break the Record There seems no doubt that the record made In the race from Paris last year miles mies will wl be exceeded by b practically every eYer balloon baloon In the present race Nearly all al of the balloons reported in Ohio have covered more than that distance while those on the great lakes are more than miles mies ahead of the record All Al of the tho balloons bal ns have gone to the east and northwest One vagrant car cr was reported at p m tonight as passing Waukegan III 11 Just north n h of Chicago on the edge of Lake Michigan The Te balloon baloon America merica reported to the Associated Press that it I had been In Insight Insight insight sight of three other balloons during most of its Journey journe One of them undoubtedly undoubted was the English Lotus II I and another the Isle de France Prance The race among the four Is being watched with great Interest |