TO THE DERBY IN A BALLOON.
Mr Joscelino Bagot and Mr Dmmmond, of the Grenadier Guards, accompanied by Mr T. Wright, the winner of the International Balloon Contest, went up in a balloon from the Crystal Palace on June 1. When the ropes were loosed they ascended to the height of 5000 ft, and travelled slowly in a south-westerly direction for the distance of about eight miles. The balloon then suddenly sank, but ballast being thrown out, it rose again to 8000 feet, •and traversed in the direction of Epsom. The acronanta then descended in a field about a quarter of a mile from the Grand Stand, which they reached in time to witness the race for the Derby.
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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2612, 4 August 1881, Page 3
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119TO THE DERBY IN A BALLOON. South Canterbury Times, Issue 2612, 4 August 1881, Page 3
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