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Show GAS DIDN'T WORK WELL IN BALLOON Clearing the tope of the Wasatch mountalna by over 10O feet, but with no ballast left and a windstorm springing spring-ing up. the hi balloon Salt Take City, piloted by Iwls B. MrOornlcli and with Capt. H. K. Honeywell alona for emergencies, emer-gencies, descended a short distance north of Peterson. . Morgan county, at :" yesterday yes-terday morning, after having sailed for one hour and a half. The trip waa unsuccessful un-successful and anotlier attempt with the oil aaa will be made wtthln a few days. The balloonlsts had hoped to rsnke a trip ot ten or twelve houta yesterday, but the ama did not come up to expectations expecta-tions and they were only able to get away with two sacks of ballast. On the next trip, when J. Frank Judge will pilot, the gaa. It ts believed, will be of a better quality, snd a long trip Is hoped for. Mr. Mi-Comtek said this morning that there was no reason why they could not aall to Yellowstone park with the oil gaa and that It waa the Intention Inten-tion of the club to go after the world s record of forty-elsht hours for remaining In the sir. "I'tah and the nelxhoortng states afford all that could be desired for ballooning, not only from the landlna point of view, but in consideration of the distance that It Is possible to cover." said Mr. McCornlck thia morning. "Tes-terdav "Tes-terdav being the first experiment with the new eas. too much could Hot be expected, ex-pected, tut we will soon have the gas of the right quality, and then we will show the people of this state some good balloonln. ' he. said enthusiastically. The date for the next ascension has not been set and the peseenners' names have not as yet been announced. The report that got out yesterday than the two aeronauts were In Imminent danger Just before the landing, owing to an alleged close shave with craas and the tope of htch trees oa the mountaln-tnpe. mountaln-tnpe. wss denied bv Mr. McTomlck this momlna. "We were n control of tlie Salt Lake at all times." he said, "and our landing waa almost perfect, though our bands were considerably .blistered by pulltna: the balloon by means of a rope from the side of a mountain where we landed down to aft open field. The gale waa strong and the balloon waa bobbing bob-bing Just above the ground aU the way like a sail." |