Show KiUiug iu the Air A balloon race took place in itch glum recently overa course betw ecu Brussels and the town of Blest Twenty balloons were entered for the race thirteen started The largest lalloon guided by M Gotl aid had a capacity of 100 cubic meters The other twelve balloons liad capacities ranging between XX and Sod cubic meters each The vronauts sailed away from Brussels at J oclock in the afternoon Shortly after all had diapiieared p tll th from tie view of the thousands who had gathered to see the start a tremendous stonii swept across thU course ThegreatestauxiUy wasfelt tom Uufsifcty of the crounub > and the women and children who had gone up with them and telegrams of Inquiry weresent out all over tho country from Jmfel Early in the evening however dispatches announced that all theeronauUi hunt landed their balloons with all their Iiasscngers unhurt although some of them had had a pretty hard tussle with the storm Not a single balloon rt loon reached its destination in blest Captain 1ortet won tlieflrst pmhas fa rt lie armi veil at Warttrodenear llest nt G I oelccJ lu lug balloon Pro 1t tria which has a capacity of 500 cubic meters M CedarS with his big balloon lock the second prize M Vuaquin with his balloon intro lor of XK cubic meter capacity received re-ceived the third prize The prizes were given by the city of BnuMjls ia |