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night. 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 Apr 1907 Balloon's Voyage Deferred Ascension in the America From St. Louis Postponed for 36 Hours at Least. St. Louis, April 27 - Two balloons ascensions were planned to be made tonight by J.C. McCoy, of the the Aero Club, of New York City, and Captain Charles De F. Chandler, 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 consulta- 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 determines 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 a 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 person al property. Aeronautical Competitions, Jamestown Exposition, Norfolk, Va., April 28 to November 30. No. 1. Special race limited to members representing recognized aero clubs for club championship, May 4. No. 2. Dirigible balloon competition, June 1. No. 3. Competition of balloons for distance, June 15. No. 4. Competition of balloons for duration, August 3. No. 5. Competition of balloons for objective point, September 7. No. 6. Competition of balloons for altitude, November 16. No. 7. Competition for balloons in pursuit of pilot balloon, August 17. No. 8. Competition of carrier pigeons; flight from aeronautical concourse, exposition grounds, May 18. No. 9. Simultaneous release of large number of small balloons carrying messages, May 18. No. 10. Flying devices heavier than air, with motor and operator, September 14. No. 11. Flying machine models with motor, August 24. No. 12. Flying machine models without motor, and carrying operator, September 14. No. 13. Kites for altitudes, November 2. No. 14. Kites for steepest angle of flight, November 9. No. 15. Kites carrying operators, November 16. No. 16. Registering balloons, July 13. No. 17. Competition of balloons and automobiles. (Date to be coincident with the arrival of the automobile tour.) No. 18. Competition of dirigible balloons and automobiles, May 25. No. 19. Competitions of photographs taken from balloons or kites. No. 20. Competition of photographs taken of balloons, aeroplanes or other aeronautical objects. No. 21. Competition of photographs of meteorological phenomena. (Exhibits for Nos. 19, 20, and 21 to be ready April 26, and continuing on exhibition throughout the exposition.) No. 22. Signaling competitions with balloons or kites, October 12. No. 23. Hot air balloon competition, October 5. No. 24. Dropping (harmless) shells nearest selected objective point or target. No. 25. Competition for longest trip, open during exposition.
