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AUGUST 24, 1922 GORDON-BENNETT BALLOON RACE Demuyter Declared the Winner AFTER a good deal of controversy, owing to the fact that he alighted from his balloon, which then ascended again, the Belgian aeronaut Demuyter has been declared the winner I of the Gordon-Bennett Balloon Race, which started from Geneva on August 6. It was at first thought that Demuyter had been disqualified through his balloon escaping, but the The Gordon-Bennett race was not devoid of excitement, some of the competitors being fired at by local militia, evidently taking the balloons for hostile aircraft. Others had their guide rope cut and lost their balloon, while they them selves were hauled to the nearest police-station, where it took several hours to convince the authorities of their innocence. GERMANY ZURICH Brewer (c~n§ I) SEMPA CH Sartz (Spain) / POLAND CZECHOSLOVAK/A ••, JZ'JSSfA "TTwrHScm-AG Armbru*t"'a""'"> • -TAPIO-SZCCSO Honey-rell(U£ flj •" OKNITSA Oeniuyfe • (Btlg I GESeVA ITALY STBtNAMAMSER Librous.se(Bel$) A10«. Bi'enaime(France ) STGOTTHAR.D . ) wkstoverfusA.) HUNGARY .-••-' ROUMAiWIA THE GORDON-BENNETT BALLOON RACE : Sketch map of the landing places. The words in capitals are the names of the towns where alightings were made. Following them are the names of the pilots, and, in brackets, the nationalities. instruments and log-book of the balloon have now been examined, and the distance covered, reckoned to the point of alighting, has been accepted. This is approximately 870 miles from Geneva. Second appears to be the American Honeywell, and third Bienaime. The routes followed by the various competitors are shown in the accompanying map, as are also the points where they alighted. In the photograph, for which we are indebted to he Miroir des Sports, are seen the aeronauts winning first, second and third places in the race. i FIRST SECOND AND THIRD IN THE GORDON-BENNETT BALLOON RACE : 1, Demuyter at the start of his balloon Belgica. He covered a distance of approximately 870 miles. 2, The American representative, Honeywell, whose distance was 660 miles. 3, The French aeronaut Bienaime, who covered a distance of 575 miles. 48I
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