Ogden Daily Standard | 1907-01-14 | Page 8 | St. Louis Balloon Race

ST LOUIS BALLOON RACE there will be cup prize and several minor prizes new york jan 13 bishop president of the aero club of america has announced a list of five supplementary prizes to bo offered in connection with the coming in terna cup balloon race on oct 13 next in st louis james gordon bennett gives 2000 to the winner the following prizes are announced noun ced 1000 to the second balloon in the race donor unannounced to third balloon offered by the combined railroads running into st lopas to the fourth balloon ot by daniel S nugent of st louis and to the fifth balloon offered by a st louis german newspaper these prizes are for balloons traveling the greater distance in addition the aero club has decided to offer a supplementary prize of for the balloon staying longest in the air so tar great britain france and the U S have forwarded their entries which guarantees that at least nine balloons will start in the cortest coh test