Show I Goodyear Ball Balloon n of Akron Ohio Given First Place in Big Race Kansas City Mo July luly 5 5 5 Unofficial cIa chat figures ures on the landing places of ot the four tour balloons In in t the e national na elimination race rac made b by Aero club officials officials' tonight give h e first place inthe in inthe the tho race to the G Goodyear odYe r Bag ag t of Akron Ak Ak- ron ron 0 O which landed at West Welt Branch Mich an an a estimated distance of ot 6 miles from Kansas Cit City i While John Watts Watt's pilot of ot the Kan Kan- Kansas sas sac City II telegraphed d that he had flown miles In the tho Kansas Kane City II II which descended a at t Goodrich Mich Aero club officials figure his distance at 30 miles giving him second place In the tho th rac race Third place is accorded Captain Honeywell In the Kansas City Post balloon which landed at t Rockwood Mich and last place to tho the Million Population Club of ot St. St Louii Loul which came down at lt Manchester Mich a a. distance estimated at miles The following Is Js' the experience of ot I George aide of the thc balloon Kansas City II Il as telegraphed to toUho tho Kansas City S Star Star ar tonight The balloon Kansas City II JI landed on a a. farm one and anI one half miles north of ot Goodrich Mich this afternoon after after- noon miles from Kansas City A farmers farmer's boy tol told us the tho location of or our landing we Wet weren't sure whether we were wire In Illinois Indiana or Michigan Michi gun can or 01 in Canada as we ve hoped We thought had we recognized d either Chicago or Milwaukee as slidIng slid slid- ing InE under us liS but we ye didn't know know- and then tho the clouds came up We fought them during the remainder of ot the 0 trip and only occasionally did wo we obtain a glimpse of or th the tho earth On Once o we Yc heard the noises of or a city beneath OU us t the Uie street cars the motor honks and Tind the whistles of or trains train and all the many sounds but the white clouds could not be penetrated If tonight's figures are aro verified d as official Americas America's representatives In Inthe the James Jlmes Gordon Bennett Dennett t trophy race In Paris this fall will wUl be The Good Goodyear car Akron 0 O. R R. R H. H Upson pilot K n ii A A. A D D. Preston reston aide theIn the Kansas Kan ICan- n sas Sn's City II 11 John Watts pilot George aide and tho the Kansas City H H. E E. Honeywell pilot Ward Gifford aide Alde Tho rhe night wa was s dark there was no moon and only the tho stars gave us light I The earth beneath u us was black Now and th n the lights of a town flashed ben beneath ath us or 11 the lightning cracked off oft offIn In the west nest Wo We put the basket in order stored the water bottis 8 tho the food tood the tho ballast and the tho carrying all our RW sweaters stocking caps and heavy Y gloves in th the proper places on on the side r of or the tho Then we we had L dinner Tho The first fret course was ta a fried d' d chicken the tho second course coune was w ic cream and that ended it About 0 9 I oclo o'clock k last night we vo sl sight sight- ht- ht e el I 1 st storms of ot lightning and thunder to the west Soon they worked to the east and north We e drove on Instead I of dropping down to trail tran them out as as balloonists usually do db And there was wai about aboul the tho only luck the Kansas Kansas' City II n. can be c credited on her entire trip In Inless less than ono hour another another an an another other storm formed behind which had w we trailed would have ha caught and beaten our bag to to tho As it was was w we missed the tho storm centers of all ot of them and rind felt o only rib tile the edges s sot of ot them While crossing Lake Michigan an a rip almost almott a a. foot long long In in the side of ot th the bag developed elop a and a few minute later latet latera a a second We re heard them pop as the ther r restrained gas as rushed out The gas s escaped from these rips cost us twenty hours hour's In the air and a I. I trip over Lake Loke Huron from Michigan Into Canada Watts explained ned tonight |