Show Nine Balloons In Contest Have Tb Perfect C i Sailing bailing O Perfect Night Enjoyed by All B Bags gs Reports Indicate Good Progress Being Made LITTLE ROCK Ark April 30 AP AP Riding on the tIie low lower r air all currents currents currents cur cur- rents as they clung clung to their ballast the nine aeronauts In the Litchfield Trophy and National balloon races today emerged from a perfect first nights night's sailing salling and when last heard beard from had passed across the extreme northeast part pant of ot Arkansas and were headed l In an easterly direction direction direction tion with a probability eventually of arriving In the region of the St. St Law Lawrence en e valley alI y The Tho navigators headed beaded by br a small pilot balloon which Is making an unofficial race race- In connection with the competition took ot off from the Little Rock airport late yesterday yester yester- day with Ideal weather conditions and no untoward accident GRAY GHOSTS Like LUte gray ghosts they wended their w way way- y slantingly across the state moving at a a. low altitude and ra visible plainly to residents along their paths In the cloudless mo moonlight night At least east two balloons were Identified lied fied last night as they passed over towns In their routes The Los Angeles South Southern rn California hailed residents at Newport seventy seventy seventy sev sev- enty miles from Little Rock flock and Walter A. A Ham Ram pilot an J Robert P. P Lehr aide alJe were ere ch cheered ered on their way The United States army balloon balloon balloon bal bal- loon 20 S was sighted at Corning Ark considerably more than a hundred d miles from the starting point This balloon was piloted by Lieutenant William A. A Gray with Lieutenant Roland as aide Several other other- towns In Jn the extreme northeast orner of oC the state reported the balloons headed Into Missouri and a across ross the MississippI Mississippi Mississippi Mis Mis- river THREE VICTORS From the balloon race will emerge three victors the three who are to fly huge cubic feet teet balloons filled tilled with coal gas In the Antwerp me meet t and the 1926 holder of ot the f famous Litchfield cup Thousands of ot visitors here today turned to a second day of ot airplane lle races and exhibits with the balloons still furnishing a thrilling back back- ground Major General Patrick and such notables as as Commander John Rodg Rodgers rs assistant chief of the naval air service Orville Oryille Wright right pioneer in airplane invention and chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man manot of ot the contest committee of ot the National Aeronautic association association association tion Godfrey L. L Cabot president of ot I that organization and Colonel Colon l John A. A commanding officer at Scott field Illinois who lost a di dirigible dl- dl in an untimely accident yesterday yes are present for the meet NASHVILLE Tenn April 30 AP AP At At this morning a balloon balloon bal bal- loon one In the national elimination contest passed over Blackwood flying flying flying fly fly- ing field going In a southeastern direction The balloon was at an altitude of oC 2000 feet and identification tion marks upon It were not not dis dis- I HOPKINSVILLE Ky April 30 AP Two Two balloons pass passed d over this city about 5 o'clock this morning morn- morn Ing The They were traveling tra northeast northeast northeast north north- east at an easy pace Few people witnessed them theta due to the early hour It was impossible to determine determine determine deter deter- mine the names of or the bags |