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Topical Budget 149-1: Balloon Race at Hurlingham (1914)
 

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"BALLOON RACE AT HURLINGHAM. Five balloons ascend from Hurlingham in the Royal Aero Race for Mr Mortimer Singer's Cup". Officials and spectators eagerly watch balloonists climbing into the basket of their balloon which then ascends; some balloons are next seen in flight.