| Show Q tr TEN I 1 H E IR TITLED ENGLISH LADY WHO IS enthusiastic balloonist hon mrs assheton harbord one of the prospective contestants in the coming gordon ben nett race in germany the balloon races la in germany in october for the gordon hennett bennett cup will probably see at least one woman oman on for or the prize mrs airs aigle ail N mrs harbord and her balloon the nebula 11 ton Ilar harbord bord Is an enthusiastic and accomplished navigator of the air as Is evidenced by her eightieth ascent recently iler her name la is associated with many exciting adventures in iii the up tip per jer unknown to all save a small circle of people who have the coolness c of head and largeness of pocketbook book to indulge in thi on sport mrs airs harbord alar B drawing room at her home in beaufait Beau foit gardens london reveals her predominant tate taste in many ways one of the chief ornaments Is ie a splendid cup bearing the following inscription A C it K X long distante distance cup presented by miss kribble won by mrs assheton harbord london tn Dil ffield alws roll sept 1901 the cup which la Is of silver is in the form of aalf a balloon nalle i hile the stem la is designed in a 4 most orinal orli orl Anal nal manner mrs mra Ilar bord la Is entitled to qualify as 88 a balloon pilot her 80 vecenta ascents in eluding 12 13 night ascents accents and three crossings crossl nga the cha channel riel more than fulfilling the for such distinction but she has never felt inclined to adopt suffragette 1 methods in order to 0 o be put on an aa equality with mith her brother bal conist in england however did she ehe do soshe would mould not find heisele without company for in germany there is one woman pilot and in france lime has piloted lillo ted people several times mrs airs Ilar harbord bord has made ascents accents with a great many of the bf best known french aeronauts aero and she admits that france has many advantages oer england as aa a ballooning country on the tight little island md balloonists have always the risk of being carried out to sea bea whatever what ever way may the wind way may be blowing if they decide to cross crosb the english channel chet nuel and do so ao bately they are in danger of being carried above tho the alps and having to make a descent on a snow peak or other uncongenial landing place of the kind if the start la Is made in france on the contrady contray con tray trasy the aeronauts aero have glent spaces of open country before them and the alps can be passed whilst the balloons are still well sup plied piled with ballast the weather too is much more settled in france than in england and this is a great con elder atlon for aeronauts aero the fascination which ballooning ex over those who hive have once in dalbed in it to la very remarkable mrs Ilar bord has never known ony eny one who has been up once and has not m wanted anted to go up again A vacant place in a friend s balloon her to make her ascent it was a beautiful lay clay she le ie marked and we me had a most delightful trip rip and from that time I 1 hae bae every op port unity of going up tip ono one of the charnis charms of ballooning la is the ceaseless novelty of the experiences which it provides the conditions are alaa changing and there Is ia always some thing to marn it bai often been wondered why aeronauts aero chose to make night as cents when there was waa no moon and they could not hope to enjoy the splendid views which have been so exquisitely described by line nam mirlon and other mirl writers mrs airs liar ilar bord told mp mf that it was because the balloon tia more steadily at ai night as LL a lule and therefore less ballast which la Is really the lire bloore of the balloon is expended when tho the sun Is shining the gas ex expands and L id the jabon balloon ja oon shoots up only tc t descend again it if it cows comes in contact with cold clouds A |
