Show r SUCCESSFULLY SAILS I THE OGEAN OF AIR AI Captain Baldwin Makes Unofficial Unofficial cial Trip of Seven Miles Mies and Returns Washington Aug Aug 7 Captain 7 Captain Thomas ThomaR S. S Baldwin tried an amm unofficial n trial flight o of moro than seven po miles mies In hula hiM dirigible balloon haloon today The re- re Hull WR was fo so O satisfactory that that he an announced announced an- an flounced his lila readiness for tho time official tests Those will wil bc begin ln late tomorrow tomorrow tomor row before a special board of or signal corps officers Time The ascent will Il b bo be made between n. n five fire and six lx o'clock In the afternoon Captain Baldwin will 1 bo ho given n af a flying start over tho the parade grounds at Fort Myer Myar ter lie IIo will wi lQ lay his course in a direct flight Ight to a point near Alexandra Aleandra Virginia a R distance of about five miles s. s ITo IIo will wi then como to earth mal malta make ml o ad in the mechanism of oC tl the baloon balloon if H such uch should ho bo nard needed d. d Another r flying start will bo be allowed on time tho return trip to Fort Meyers c r Members of tho the training board of th the tho signal corps will 1 bo ho at Fort Meyer Moyer tey r and nd at al the tIme turning point and an accurate accurate accurate ate record to tho time fraction of or a I second will wi bo be kep kepL The balloon baloon must make sixteen miles mies an hour to bo ho accept accepted d when the time minimum price of will wi bo be paid Bonuses will wiil wIl lb ho allowed for speed over this up to for tor a n baloon of 24 4 miles mies an hour Try Fry rr for Prize Captain Baldwin Is to try for tho the maximum prize Ho lie la is confident his balloon baloon can make male tho the 24 4 miles mies The Time tests tomorrow will ill wil bo ho wih with and against the wind There will rill wil be a series of or tests under varying weather conditions before tho the government will wil accept tho time balloon haloon The Time tests teats today aU augur aUr r well wel for the time acceptance of the time balloon baloon and and time the claims of or Us its Is builder Durin During a flight O of 1 17 minutes the tIme balloon baloon covered covered more than s seven ven miles lies mies under tinder little move more than half hal I her r driving power The test was ivas wa both with wih and a against the wind it was found Cound that that the flight Ight was checked checke but little when flying against against th tIme the wind Captain Baldwins Baldwin's eagerness to try the tho balloon caused him bin to run It out cult despite protests from flom his friends who wore were with wih him hire When ho and Glen H. H Curtiss Curt s time the engineer tool took tool their positions In tho the haloon balloon tho they had no 10 Idea iaea that a a flight t won wail wn to be be made Thin Tho balloon baloon rose rose- splendidly over the parade gounds grounds to a height of ot nearly I feet I Is in I Under Control For a moment moment It floated Idly In the time theair theair air then time the spectators wore surprised surprised sur sur- to see sec the time balloon swing to tho the west ivest and amid race off ot the distances distancEs No anxiety was wa felt for Cot the balloon baBoon as In previous tests it i has shown itself Itsel com com- under tinder the control of oC Its Is oper open Time The spectators most of whom whore were members of oC the signal corps walt waited about patiently and were soon re rewarded rewarded re- re warded b by seeing the balloon baBoon re returning turn return turnIng Ing from fromn from tho time direction In which It It had departed It I was coming cominG ver very rapIdly rapidly rap- rap 11 Idly and amid at great height When over overtime tho time parade parado grounds the speed suddenly lc lessened and anti It 1 circled about to como coma comoto comoto to tho earth carth It I was landed nearly nearly in front Cronl of or tho the tent lent where It Is housed |