Show BALLOON DAI OHM O RACE TO TO BE nr CONTINENTAl THANS illANi CONTINENT At Will Wil Take Place in November and Start on the Li Coast C oas t Chicago tug Aug U 3 WIH William lUckman director of of or contests for fOI tho thio S S Federation of ut American Aero Airo clubs anS an announce announced an- an flounced that the federation will wIl hold holda a transcontinental balloon baloon race Ince in November No No- vember starting from either cither San Francisco Fran cisco eIco or Los Ls Angeles n cles A 2 cash cath prize will wil be given gl cn the lie winner If I the thc Atlantic ocean i IB 18 reached Martin fleck Beck Teec president of the Or- Or 01 houm theatrical circuit has ordered u. u German balloon baloon for foi the therace race nih and all the officials of the tho federation expect to receive twenty t entries for the event e At a u meeting of or the hoar board o of directors three three- tors of the federation yesterday a a sanction thin san ton was as granted grante the the Aero cro club club cul of oC Columbus 0 O. to hold holl an International ballooning race ace August 2 29 Prizes aggregating ag ag- aJr aJ- aJ S r were pledged and a Q b board ard of trade trophy Later the club of oC Chicago Chi Chi- cago eago announced that on oit September 1 12 it would hol hold a monster balloon baloon lon long distance r race ce for fOI the for the Dion J. J Arnold 4 S trophy troph Dr J. J Fielding present holder of tile tic trophy Colonel Charles Andrew and nut Dr Julian Julan P. P Thomas Thoma with his have hac signi- signi S ed their intention of entering the tho Chicago anti and Columbus Columbu contests I |