Show ATTEMPT TO CAPTURE THE LAHM CUP St Louis July An attempt to capture the Lalim lahm cur cup was started here tonight when the tho balloon Uni University City by John Berry as ascended at sunset bent hent on dIstancing tho ho mark of 4 miles made by Capt Charles Do Forest Chandler Oct Ii 17 1007 With Berry Borry and Paul Pau ul lough his aid In winning the recent Indianapolis race and John S Thur Thurman man of SL Louis The balloon was provisioned for I two days das and nights and ancl equipped for flight In the upper air strata In com coni with his announced Intention of attemptIng to reach the Atlantic coast by means of the high eastern air currents Berry sent the tho balloon up tip feet at the tho start In the tho grow growIng ins Ing dust dusk It was to determine whether lie he hat had succeeded In finding the easterly current |