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115 1907 June 14, Friday at Baddock Tribune [[Carthage?]] 27 [[?]] 1907 N.Y. AERONAUT STOPS IN MIDAIR. Balloonist's Machine Falls 1,400 Feet and Then Stopped. Newark, N.J., April 23. - John Mack, a balloonist, is suffering from the result of an experience he had at Hillside park, where he made an ascension before about 1,500 persons. Because the parachute did not work properly he nearly lost his life. He had gone up fully 2,000 feet in the air when he prepared to descend. Grasping his parachute, which was one that he had never tried before, he let himself go, expecting his parachute to open by the time he had dropped 100 feet. It failed to open, however, and the balloonist shot down toward the earth like a shot. When about 600 feet from the ground the parachute flared open, and, with the aeronaut hardly retaining his hold after the sudden stop, it swung back and forth and with gradually lessening speed descended to the ground, landing on the Erie tracks at Washington avenue. When Mack landed he was too weak to talk. News Chicago [[?]] 27 Ap 1907 BALLOON MAY PASS OVER CITY. Chicagoans to Look for St. Louis Aeronauts To-Morrow. Chicagoans will watch for a balloon tomorrow which starts from St. Louis tonight. The car, which will be manned by expert aeronauts, is the Orient, and if the wind happens to carry the travelers to the northeast they may be seen pasing over the city. Those who are familiar with the details of the sport declare, however that the sailors will not risk a trip over the lakes and would stop before getting this far. Eagle Brooklyn 27 Ap 1907 BALLOON'S VOYAGE DEFERRED Ascension in the America From St. Louis Postponed for 36 Hours at Least. St. Louis, April 27 - Two balloon ascensions were planned to be made tonight by J. C. McCoy, of the Aero Club of New York City, and Captain Charles De F. Chandler, United States Signal Corps, in the America, and Alan B. Hawley and Leo Stevens, of New York, in the Orient. It is the intention orf McCoy and Captain Chandler to make a trip to Washington, D.C., in an endeavor to win the cup offered by Captain Frank Lahm, U.S.A., to the aeronaut who makes a continuous voyage covering the greatest number of miles but after a consultation Scientific American New York 27 Ap 1907 RULES GOVERNING THE COMPETITION FOR THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN FLYING MACHINE TROPHY. A special committee of the Aero Club of America, appointed for the purpose, has formulated the following provisional rules governing the competition for flying machines of the heavier-than-air type, which will be inaugurated at the Jamestown Exposition on September 14 next. It is the intention of the SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, in offering this tophy, to have it always open to competition by inventors the world over. Should the trophy be won by the representative of a foriegn aeronautical club, this clulb, if a member of the Federation aeronautique Internationale, may become the custodian of the trophy; but the future competitions, even if held abroad, shall be carried out under the same rules and conditions used by the Aero Club of America in the competitions held here. RULES GOVERNING THE COMPETITION FOR THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN AERONAUTICAL TROPHY. 1. This competition will be held annually, and the conditions of the trials will be progressive in character, so as to keep abreast of the state of the art. The first contest will be held at the Jamestown Exposition on September 14, 1907, and all entries for this contest must be made in writing and sent to the secretary of the Aero Club of America in accordance with the results obtained and the lessons learned in this first contest. 2. All heavier-than-air machines of any type whatever (aeroplanes, helicopters, orthopters, etc.), shall be entitled to compete for the trophy; but all machines carrying a balloon or gas-containing envelope for purposes of support are excluded from the competition. 3. The machine which accomplishes the required flight in the shortest time and with the best display of stability and ease of control, shall be declared the winner. If several machines perform equally well, the committee shall have the right to demand further flights in order to determine which is the best. If no machine makes the required flight on the date set for the contest, the one that subsequently first accomplishes such flight shall be declared the winner, and shall not be entitled to make a further flight until the next year, under the changed conditions of the contest. 4. The flights shall be made in calm air, if possible. If a wind of over 20 miles an hour is blowing, no trial need be made. Aeroplanes may start by running along on wheels on the ground under their own power, but no special track or launching device will be permitted. A smooth, level roadway, or a reasonably smooth, turfed field will be provided from which to make the start. Machines need not fly more than a few feet above the ground, or higher than is necessary to avoid obstacles. They should be capable of being steered both horizontally and vertically, and of alighting without being damaged. If there is a wind blowing, the flights shall be made in such direction as best suits each operator. The start should preferably be made against the wind. 5. The committee shall make arrangements to accurately time and measure all flights, as well as the distance traversed and time taken in starting and stopping. Accurate observations of the speed of the wind and other weather conditions at the time of the flight shall also be made and recorded by the committee. Complete specifications of the competing machines, giving weight, supporting surface, details of motors and propellers, etc., together with a description of any performance that the machine has made shall be forwarded to the contest committee with the entry or when application is made for a trial. 6. Anyone desirous of making a flight at any subsequent time can arrange for such a test by communicating with the contest committee of the Aero Club of America, at least fourteen days in advance, and asking this committee to appoint a suitable time and place for the trial. If the committee believe the machine to be impractical, it can require the inventor either to prove the incorrectness of such belief by an informal demonstration with the machine itself, or by demonstration in some other satisfactory way which will show that the machine is operative. 7. The first flight shall be for a distance of one kilometer (3,280 feet) in a straight line. 8. After every competition, the name of the winner will be inscribed upon the trophy. If it is won three times in different years by any competitor, the trophy will then become his personal property.
