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Show ARMY AND NAVY BALLOON RACE STARTS TODAY ST. LOUIS, Mo., Sept. 26. The balloon bal-loon race between (he arm;, and n . .. starts from here late tod. lj The flighl will not be a non-stop affair, but Fht contestant may land as pleasure and as often as he desires, the only reflations ref-lations Imposed upon him being tr.at no cannot take "ii anj sa.' Each side will be represented b a team of three balloons. They will b identified by banners, the army bnl loons carrying white banner- with n I letters while the navy will have white ;Mgns with blue lettering. The ar-m will hi numbered 1, 2 and "., while the navy will he numbered 50, r-2 and 54 The first balloon is scheduled to start at 6 0"t p. m. : The pilots and their aide are: For the army: Lieutenant Colonel J. S. W Wuest, and Second Lieul tl an) William IS, Huffman, of Por( Omaha. Second Lieutenants L II Coulter and Harold E Hine of Brool'S' field, San Antonio. Tex ; Captain E P Phillips and First Lieutenant Byron T. Burt. Langlev field, Virginia For the navy: Lieutenant II W Hoyt and Ensign F ' Reich ld rff i fj s naval station, Akron, O.; Ensign J H Stevens and Lieutenant YY. Rood. U. S. naval station, Pensaeola, F1e : Lieutenant R. Emerson and Ensign F. L. Sloman, Washington. I C. |