THE CONQUEST OF THE AIR.
DEMONSTRATION IN PARIS. "United Press As-*o___o_—By El«e-rio Telcgra-ph—Copyright PARIS, May 31. M. l>ela i grang©, in the p*-es_ace of. tJbe Aeronautical Societies of Franca and Italy, ten times circled round the Place d'Armes, in Paris, at a height of from 4 to 7} metres, in 1. -minutes 26 seconds, covering 12,750 morfcres. This secured him a prise of £1600. IDNDON, May 31. Thirty halloons ascended in the International race at Hurlingham. The * British, Valkyrie, won with a ore-iv including two ladies. Hundreds of enthusiasts offered Jang© sums for places in th© b-dk-ons.
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Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13131, 2 June 1908, Page 7
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