The first intercollegiate balloon race was held on Saturday between Dartmouth, Williams, and the University of Pennsylvania, the last college winning both prizes, for duration and distance. The race started from North Adams, Mass., at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon, and the Pennsylvania balloon landed at Peabody, Mass., at 10.20 Saturday night. The Pennsylvania balloon traveled about 130 miles.
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