. India rubber world. R. A. D. Preston The Winners in the Gre.\t Paris Race. been brought to the United States. September 30, 1906,Upsons cousin, Lieutenant F. P. Lahm, won the cup, aftercovering a distance of 402 miles. In 1909 E. W. Mix wonthe cup, covering miles. Alan R. Hawley won it tliethird time, in 1910, covering 1,355 miles. In 1911 Germanywon and in 1912 France secured the trophy. The balloon, with the pilots, Ralph H. Upson and R. A. , on board, landed near Flamborough Head, on theNorth Sea, within 200 yards of the edge of the dangerousBompton Cliffs, which fall shee

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. India rubber world. R. A. D. Preston The Winners in the Gre.\t Paris Race. been brought to the United States. September 30, 1906,Upsons cousin, Lieutenant F. P. Lahm, won the cup, aftercovering a distance of 402 miles. In 1909 E. W. Mix wonthe cup, covering miles. Alan R. Hawley won it tliethird time, in 1910, covering 1,355 miles. In 1911 Germanywon and in 1912 France secured the trophy. The balloon, with the pilots, Ralph H. Upson and R. A. , on board, landed near Flamborough Head, on theNorth Sea, within 200 yards of the edge of the dangerousBompton Cliffs, which fall sheer into the sea. When the Goodyear left Paris the weather was hazy andthere was scarcely any wind. The balloon drifted acrossFrance slowly, in the direction of the English Channel. Thecoast was reached, in the neighborhood of Cherbourg, atmidnight of the following day. The wind then freshenedand the aeronauts sighted Southampton at 3 oclock the nextmorning. A distance of 550 miles was covered in 44 hours. The balloon c

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