The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-30
ADIOS A SPEEDY POWER BOAT.
SYRACUSE CRAFT DEFEATS
STANDARD ~ MATCH RACE.
GasOlene Launches Meet in q Heavy Sea
Under Auspices Of Brooklyn Yacht
Clut--Aecident Delays the Local Boat,
but Adde'S Wins With Plenty TO Spare.

The power boat regatta Of the Brooklyn
Yacht Club al Gravesend Bay was post
poned yesterday. but those interested in
the sport had their disappointment more
than counterbalanced by SPECIAL match
between the Standard, owned by f. A.
Riotte Of New York. and the Adios, owned
and built by j. II Leighton Of Syracuse.
Both are Eigh-speed gasolene launches and
constructed on somewhat similar lines.
For some time past the Standard has been
the curiosity of surrounding waters and
has had brush with almost every speedy
vessel in this vicinity. During the yacht
races she was the most eagerly sought
craft around New York and the stories OF
her phenomenal speed made every one
want 10 get glimpse OF the filer. The
Standard il a mahogany turtle back, with
box stern, and was designed by her owner.
She is So feet 10 inches on the water line,
standing about feet inches out OF the
water She has a l05 horsepower motor
and according to the American Power Boat
Association rating this makes her racing
length S42l.
A little more than week ago the Adios
was brought here from Syracuse and some
practice spins given her around the lower
bay and other local waters in which she
showed a speed OF twenty four knots. 1t
was the intention Of her owner that she
should take the measure Of the Standard.
Size is an open boat with a straight bow
and the same box stern as the Standard
and stands much higher out OF the water
than her rival. On the water line length
she is So O2 feet and Is fitted with lOS horse
power motor, but on account OF her HULL
contour her racing length Is reduced to 1921,
and in the length of the course covered
yesterday she was entitled to time allow
ance of 3 minutes n seconds.
Owing TO the heavy sea and the nasty
drnk which prevailed in Gravesend Bay
there was long delay and the boats did
not come to the line until 1886 O'Clock. The
course was from buoy in direct line with
the clubhouse to the Robbins Reef buoy and
return, a distance of ten and half nautical
miles. II was One-gun start, and when
the little cannon doomed from the COM
mittee boat at 1886 o'clock the Standard
| jumped away as nimbly as Splinter from
| his mark. She went over the line thirteen
| seconds in front Of the Adios, and away
| they tore heading for Fort Hamilton.
There was strong sea on, but the boats
were not retarded, and after a few minutes
all that could be seen Of the racers was a
streak of smoke intermingled with spray
and two objects like sharks opening up
two burrows in the brine The Thetis,
fast launch owned by Henry Heinrich
and handled by NJ. II. Siddons carried the
newspaper men over the course, but the
| Thetis wa Don left far astern.
Soon, however, there was CONSERVATION,
! for the Standard, yet in the lead was seen
| TO swcrve little and come TO standstill,
Her captain said her pumps ran dry, and
| then came few anxious minutes OF tinker
! ing after which the Standard gave few
spasmodic throbs ,darted ahead and stopped
/ again. Then there was some more tinker
| ing but she again began to move and, after
proceeding about twenty yards, she found
her full power and darted ahead. The
breakdown cost the Standard about five
minutes Of valuable time.
Very little was seen Of the boats for some
| time but the first to show on the return
Journey was the A1os She kept further
over toward the Staten Island shore and
did not seem 10 be steered with very great
judgment Coming toward the finish in
zigzag course, che must have lost much
ground hut she shot over the line at 4:O0:l7,
making the journey In "a minutes II seconds,
| She headed out to sea before slowing up,
and then all eyes were on the lookout for
the Standard After long wait her brown
| hull hove in sight and she came down toward
the line mt splitting clip. but she was
| A minutes and seconds behind the Adios
! This, added TO the 3 minutes n seconds