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Show Ballooning Records. Many notable trips have been made in balloons. In 1849 Mr. Wlso started from St. Louis and came town In Henderson Hen-derson county, N. Y., having mado about 800 miles. This stood as tho world's, long distance record until the Parts exposition of 1900, when tho Count do la Vaulx sailed over Into Russia. His distance wns about 1,200 miles, and ho was In tho air over 36 hours. The present record for tlma wns established, es-tablished, by two Oerman aeronauts last spring. They succeeded In remaining remain-ing In tho air over 51 hours. Outing Magazine. |