Internat'l Balloon Race Experiences

Mr. Henry Helm Clayton delivered a lecture on "My Balloon Trip from St. Louis to New Jersey and the Future of Aerial Navigation" in the Living Room of the Union last evening. The lecture was illustrated by stereopticon views of the balloons at the start of the international race, views of cities and fields, of mountain peaks and seas of clouds seen from the balloon and of flying machines without gas bags, which Mr. Clayton believes will be the future means of navigation of the air.

After describing the sensations of his 40 hours of floating in the upper air currents and of the landing at Asbury Park, New Jersey, Mr. Clayton told of the great use that has been made of balloons and kites during the last 20 years for scientific research of the atmosphere.

In the future, said Mr. Clayton, the atmosphere will undoubtedly be used as a medium of travel. The flying machine without a gas bag, will be the most common vehicle of aerial travel, but the spherical balloon will hold its place for the pleasure-seeker.