Warsaw, Sept. 23.
'The international balloon race for the annual Gordon Bennett Cup was started here this afternoon. The Polish balloon "Warzawa" was the first to get away, rising at 407 pu. and going away' in a northeasterly direction, carried by a strong wind, which augurs well for the results of the race, German" balleont "Stadt Essen," "Wilhelm von Opel," and "Deutschland" were the next fo lake the air. General regret and some misunderstanding were roused lifleation in the last minut sole One. other unexpected, incident marred the beginning of the contest, when the gas-bag of the French balloon "Torun" tore free from the basket and floated off unaccompanied by a balloonist—Trans-Ocean Kuo Min,
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