Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 258, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 October 1920 — BELGICA CONCEDED VICTOR IN BALLOON MARATHON [ARTICLE]

BELGICA CONCEDED VICTOR IN BALLOON MARATHON

New York, Oct 27.—Offcials of the Aero Club of America today conceded that the, Gordon Bennett international trophy for; free ballooiis had been won by the Belgian entry Belgica, piloted by two Belgian army officers, Lieuts. DeMuyter and Labrousse. Formal announcement of the winner of the international race, which started from Birmingham, Ala., last Saturday, probably will not be made for several days because of the necessity of collecting aeronautic* data in connection with the contest.