New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-15
POWER BOATS ALMOST FLY
SPEED TESTS ON HUDSON.
The Veitas Covers Thirty-Mile
Course an Fast Time.

Although the Dixie and the X. P. D. n. c.
were the winners of the principal races in the
power boat carnival on the Hudson River yes
terday. the feature was the spectacular perform
ance of Alexander STEMS Veritas. This speedy
craft not only made the fastest time over the
thirty mile course. but she also cut through
the water in a way that attracted the undi-
vided attention of the spectators. She is by far
the largest of the high speed boats and when
under full Roadway threw broad sheets of spray
fully ten feet high from each bow When she
plunged into the swell of a passing steamer the
sheets of spray few half again as high.
The Veritas was classed with the X. p. D. n. c.
and the Skeeter. and she allowed lam. AS. to
the former and lem. 23s. to the latter. The
race was three times around a ten-mie triangle.
On the first round the Veritas gained BIN. 40s.
on the X. P. d. n. c. and 5m. 40s. the
Skeeter On the second round she did even bet
ter. Her gain was Sm lis on the X 2. d. N. c.
and SIN. OBS. on the Skeeter In the last round.
however, the X. P. d. n. c. held her advantage
and won by I'm. As She covered the thirty
miles in 1:3602. while the Veritas was timed
III 1:2300
The of high speed boats of thirty nine
feet and under disappointment. Instead
of nine starters there only five. and of
these only two finished. The starters were thu
Dixie. which won easily; the Shooting Star II,
the Panhard H. the Winton and the Den. The
last named showed fine burst of speed in cross
ing the line but half mile away broke down
and drifted helplessly down the stream. The
Winton started about ten minutes late and never
returned.
The Dixie had some trouble with her steering
gear just after the start, and was unnanageabe
for time. but Z. r. Thomas. her owner, soon
Strengthened her out and went after the Shoot
ing STAR which had gained big lead. Tho
Dixie speedy, and finally won, covering the
thirty miles in 1924
An interesting incident of the races was the
ing the speed of the Mary Powell and these
little boats. The big steamer. famous queen
of the Hudson, had just passed outside OF the
mark boat when the signal was given for the
Skeeter to start. The little boat shot across the
line and ran by the big boat as If the latter
had suddenly stopped her engines. The E. X P.
n. G.. starting more than a minute and a half
later. also soon ran by the big boat. The sum-
mary follows:
CRUISING BOATS OVER 80 FEET LoNG-COURsE
80 NAUTICAL MILES.
Boat, o~p.. and club z tss E HHs: l $$s
6ps1naI 6 Fie c6r 1 d sG a net finish
La Mascotte F. B. Ravens. ". YI095:00 1:O7;50 -
CRUISING BOATS UNDER so FEET-CoURsE 1914
NAUTICAL MILES.
Arcada J. D Roach Lake sc Oh Il 500 $S: j:a15s
Giissando F. L. Andrews Fail Rii:50,07 1850 -
OPEN IAUNCHES-COURSE 1914 NAUTICAL MILES
ns s:s e e Dq7hf pea MpG 1923 5 ss
White Fox. ". Ferguson. 1r.,
Tra3eer F Muller Colin i5S628 DID Did mot ns sR
HIGH SPEED BOATS, S9.37 FEET AND UNDER
COURSE 80 NAUTICAL MILES
Dixie q p Thomas, AIS 100 5:47:49 1:3249
Shooting Star H Lozier IT.. M4:l5:oo 653:2I 3s27
Panhard Andre Massenat COL 90 Did not finish
W>nton. A Winon & Speare. B. rs 90 Did not finish
Den. J. H Hoadey. NewYork- a :1o:0O Did not finish.
HIGH SPEED BOATS. 20 FEET AND OVER-COURSE
80 NAUTICAL MILES
XPDNC. J. slegel Red Bank. 81 al 5:22:43 1:s6o2
Veritas A Stein, Indian Harbor Ol % 52447 1924
Skeeer. E. J. Schroeder. 90 5:2S:09 1;430e
HIGH SPEED BOATS. SO FEET AND UNDER-CoURsE
30 NAUTICAL MILES.
Durno. J. H. Dunno Rochester. 5:05 40 51451 2GeO2
Simplex III C. r. Mabey. Col :0T 5:2e44 122:3T
Vic O. Lppncott. Oceanport.. y4:07 40 Disqualified
Rosebud, " g. Titcomb, r. l. .4O2:45 Did not finish.