Last Saturday was s groat day at Ranelagh. The afternoon was lovely, any case there would have been great crowd there, but there was a special attraction in the shape of a groat Dalloon race organized by the committee of the Aero Club; the prize being a beautiful silver cup presented by the Hon, Mra. Harbord, herself a most tingaiabed Indy seronaut, There were eleven entries for the race, but owing to insufficiency of gas only nine could be inflated, and T suppose there was an terval of about ten oF fifteen minutes ween each ascent. For quite some ime they hung about just abore the 008 before they seemed to get enough wind really to make " start, and they looked #0 huge hanging overhead that one felt glad when they were really off. The Gat to get away was the ' Nebula" with the Héa. C. S. Rolls in char had as assistant Lieutenant Wil 'Talbot McClintock CaulGeld, who has for some time been stationed at Aldershot and is regarded most expert neronaut. The Nebula finished third Mr. Frank Heiges But race with " Dolce far Nienta,' almost tray iterest in the race has developed owing to the fact that on Tues: day Inst, three days after the Ranelagh trip Lieutenant Caulfield once more made. an sacont, time from A der shot the presence of His Majesty the King and Prince Fushimi in a war balloon. He bad with him Lieutenant Tseodore 8. Martin-Loske, and they were s-en to go South. On Wednesday their ba loon was found floating in the wea near Beizham in Devonshire, but they were no. in nor have they so far been heard of. It is hoped that they have been picked up by some stoxmer and will duly be landed at their first port of call, but grave doubts are felt as to their safety.
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