GORDON-BENNETT RAGE
FOUR BALLOONS DESCEND. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. BRUSSELS, June 8. Four balloons are down in the GordonBennett race, including the British balloon, Elsie, which had to land at Staples' and was subsequently destroyed. Two Spanish balloons and a French balloon also descended in France. —Reuter. MORE FORCED DESCENTS. BRUSSELS, June 9. (Received June 9, at 8.3 C^ p.m.) Eight more balloons participating in the Gordon-Bennett race landed in France, comprising three Italian, two British, and one American, one Belgian and one Swiss. The Spanish “Hesperio” fell into the sea. The crew was picked up at sea by a steamer and landed at Brittany.—A. and N.Z. Cable.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19502, 10 June 1925, Page 8
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