New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-17
THE DIXIE'S RECORD RUN
DEVELOPS GREAT SPEED.
Wins international Trophy in the
Pozcer Boat Carnival.

While thousands, ringing the shore Of the
Hudson River cheered themselves hoarse yes
terday afternoon. the 1JO-horsepower mahogany
, motor boat Dixie. owned and stee-ed by z r
Thomas. dashed across the finish line OF ths
97th-st. pier at railroad speed. She had won
not only the last Of the three races at the motor
boat carnival but she had captured the inter
national prize. a handsome silver cup. and tia
most valued Of the three trophies offered
The cheering multitudes ashore and anoat
who had been on the watch since the start % the
morning races knew that the Dixie had WOE.
but they did not know that she had broken al
records for the distance IN a race. In the morn
ing race the boat had covered the thirty-ufls
course in 1 hour 10 minutes and IS seconds or
at the rate Of 23003 knots an hour. which Is
equal to 2645 statute miles an hour In ths
afternoon she covered the course at the rate OF
21.19 knots an hour. She had beaten her Only
competitor in the c1ass-the Shooting star-by
% minutes and 81 seconds in the morning and
by Is minutes and 80 seconds in the afternoon
The next best performance IN yesterdays races
was that of the X. P. D. N c.. the 75-hcrse-
power boat formerly owned by the late Frank
Croker but now the property OF Messrs. siegsl
and Gillig. She was the winner in Class B. for
boats forty feet and over. She averaged a speed
of q. II knots in the morning and Of 21.42 knots
in the afternoon. She defeated the Skeeter IN
her class and won the national trophy
The other winners were: In Class D, La
Mascotte beat Cactus II in the morning
The Arcadia in Glass Z (crusers). beat the
Idssando and the Hazel. In Class F. the White
Fox beat the Traveller in the morning. In the
afternoon the Chum defeated the White Fox,
subject, however. to a measurement OF the
Chum. In Glass c, the Durno beat the Rosebud
and the Vici
The day was an ideal one for racing. the high
river bank cutting off the wind which was from
the southeast. making comparatively smooth
water for the speed craft. For the big boats Il
was three times around a ten-mie course, with
the turning mark set off Washington Point
the start, and the finish being at the West 9th
st. pier The smaller classes went nineteen and
a half miles. The committee in charge was: A
b Cole of the Manhasset Bay Yacht Club; A
z. Whitman, of the Seawanhaka Corinthian
Yacht Club; c. P Tower. Of the Larchmont
Yacht Club. and F. w Belknap. Of the New
York Yacht Club
The course was kept clear for the boats By the
militia launches, the navy yard tug Narkesta
and the patrol launch BeIdame. z. r Thomas
and his mate wore life preservers outside their
oilslin jackets as they sat erect on high Eeat
amidships.
The number Of minor accidents recorded yes
terday shows the uncertainties of this class OF
racing The engine of II L. Bowden's Flying
DutChman broke down, 50 that he unable
to start; the Wfnton broke her rudder. the gaso-
lene tank of the Vertas sprang a leak; the
Chum was hit by log. which stove in her bow;
the rudder of a. Massenat's Panhard II hit a
log her run TO Poughkeepsie on Friday. and
smashed the rudder and put her out OF COM
mission the COlonias steering gear broke and
she drifted foul of tow. To win must be
lucky. The summary follows: