The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-16
MOrOR DoArs ~ HNAL RACES,
Dixie, akedaddle and sparrow winner
or Challenge Trophy.

The weeks motor racing carnival on the
Hudson River In which several manufaotur-
ers have shown how fast their boats can
travel ended yesterday. Several boats that
had raced under tho auspicef OF the Motor
Boat Club OF America did not Start. their own
ers realizing that they had no chance OF vim
ming against such consistent performers as
the Dixie. skedaddle and Sparrow. and In
some Of the races IL was almost a ~sailoyer IN
order 10 Determine the winnero OF the challenge
trophy for the class. The Dixie again made
the best time over the course. She coVered
the SO1l nautical miles in 1 hour 10 minutes
81 seconds. This boat has performed very con-
slstently during the week. eacA day making
very close to the same time, and she wins the
International challenge trophy for boats
Se.S feet and under. with no limit OF power
and raced. without time allowance. 1eeter-
day she beat the Den. the only, starter in her
class. by - minutes ~ secondsl
The Bkedaddle won the National Challenge
trophy. This boat on other dayskhaS beaten
the Dixie on time allowance. butt yesterday
her engines did not work we'll. and at the
finish she could beat the Eco bH only %
seconds. The Elco has been another con-
sistent performer. and what gives this boat,
more merit 10 that she is not a mere racing
machine, but ispa good cruising type OF boat
and the type that IL becoming more popular
each year with lovers Of the motor boat. -.
The sparrow, owned by Q. j. swain OF
Riverton, n. j., won the Interstate trophy;
She won her race yesterday and was far ahead
Of the others in her class on points. Ihe she.
hoygan won the Cabin LAUNCH cup ana tne
Tuna won the trophy for small cruising boats
The best winner OF the week Is the sparrow;
the reliability tssts held last Monday and the
sparrow Is the wipner, The scores weLe:
VI, 227:, White Fox. 2ll;. Yvonne. 1896 and
ToTino, $50. III score OF the sparrow was
made up as follows. Reliability, 100: speed
"a; condition after trial, 80; economy OF IueJ
control, is. and starting OF engine. p,
The sparrow also won the long distance
race to Poughkeepsie and back, so that these
three successes In a measure make up 20 :
Roat associations challenge cup, LOT wnlch
she raced at Chippewa Bay last month.
In the morning yesterday the wnIcl
had been rseSiTeSi ' 1sires oo 20 sew she made
three runs with the tide, antthree rum asainso
the tide. The three runs with the tide were
: minutes 10 rs seconds, minute III TbS
three runs sssinst the tide were > minutk
IS rs seconds, 2 minutes 81 3-5 SECONDS aiu
? minutes "a. SIS seconds, Figuring IN w
ms!hSd m %ssd ip , tse s:ccnd se foa av *. nss Utica
miles, This Es,at the rare OF 1922 nautical
or % statute miles an hour.
Last night there Was a fireworks dlsplay
trS% al ses .S 1st soo %O 81 Ms s,On 18th BIZ street. ana
crowds gathered in Riverside PARK TO wstcn
The Vesuviu.. which sank late on Friday
raised YESTERDAY. and although, search mao
been made for the bodies OF the two men
drowned from that boat nothing was seen
The summaries follow:
CRUISING soArs 20 TO 80 - START. S:2S-coURsE
10 nLks.