The sun., 1908-08-02
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Vest 23m Street.
TOO ROUGH FOR MOTOR BOATS
RACE FOR BRITISH TROPHY
POSTPONED UNTIL TOMORROW.
Crowds Gather at Huntington. but Wind
and Sea Spoil Chances fer o Race
Dixie II. Gives Brief Exhibition Of
Speed-Said to He Much Improved.

Dixie ii. Gives Brief Exhibition. Of
speed-Said to He Much Improved.
The motor boats that were to have raced
for the British international Cup yesterday
afternoon on Huntington Bay were Obliged to
keep to their moorlngs all day. The weather
PLAYED another prank on the yachtsmen.
All week the weather has been ideal for motor
boat racing. The winds have been light
and the seas smooth. but yesterday II blew
fresh from the northeast. the only quarter
that could cause trouble As q result there
was tumblnR sea.
The boats undoubtedly could have gone
over the course. but they would have raced
slowly. as careful, ha ndlins would have been
necessary. As they are built for speed,
every one. including the committee. agreed
that postporement was the hest thing. Now
the contest is scheduled for 2.30 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon.
1t was hitter disa appointment The hun
dreds who visited the Chateau des Beaux-
Arts made the best OF everything and all
seemed to have good time
Early In the morning yachts began To put
into the harbor and to anchor in favorable
positions There we're yachts Of all sorts and
sizes. big steamers. smaller ones. too. sailing
craft. power boats OF the cruising type and
Of the open type. small craft that threatened
to upset and to give some variety to the
enterta ainment, and after all had found places
70 anchor those on board went ashore, looked
the Chateau over and then watched the power
boat men get their craft ready.
While the yachte were entering the harbor
motor cars were heading toward the Chateau
by road. At noon the lawn was completely
crowded there was no room 10 the garage
and the roads were filled.
In the feet Of Yachts war~ the new vanadis,
owned by c. X. G. Billings: the Atlantic,
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dssnia ts a Mao c;., II Ailsa-Craig. Annette, Par
nd e Wig EBHxs Bsss
Gould Brokaw, irving Brokaw. Francis g.
Stewart. Theodore p Wells, Henry R, sut-
h. r. Sha5si s%ss SSs. cIss %r'es 1sI
noSohe Hosasy sss RfS
B. Moore and 4 i; VI; Johnston, AAi''0n
The wind was =. bl1Ens 1,y fresh early in the
rough weather. Later in the day It blew
Lump apd s 0se f s
The two British boats were anchored of
look as pretty as some OF the American craft.
se4 ea
yorsbls comment The Wolseiey -siddeley new
Dag, Noel M Robbins and Dr. Alfred George
big eSss
and chatting Wiz az yafHtsmsa,
a long wait. The wind Increased and the
outlook was ~ & poor os one During the early
dnS abon sh hen ny
OF the committee with the British yachts
and those interested in tho American boats
the Nushka. to see Just hat II was like. The
,gs a that after clear q
the starboard bow.
Az they swung at the mark they would
the second on marx they wod have
swing around into the trough of the sea and
TSad be s9ss a. each on
. while announced that the race was post
poned.
afternoon said that although he was ready
. race he hoped that e. there would be z post
over FOR a race and the conditions were not
!. VIII mean that the boat that Can run IN slow: :
u {. w K. q. Billings when the sanadi. anchored
ordered his "a sailins master to hsve W the LAUNCHES
and paosa 70 @osd Sc By ss
lhe launches would be needed. -"
After the postponement was announced !
the Dixie H.. with Capt Pierce at the wheel, |
got under way just TO give those who came |
70 Huntington q chance to see how she !
ies Beaux Arts and made good showing, |
II was said that early In the day she had |
shown a speed Of thirty-siI miles an hour
for short squirt and 60 Dixie II. e stock has
gone up.
A big crowd gathered on the pier and /
after looking everything over turned to
yaohtsman and asked him which was the
promptly pointed out Allen Z, Whitman.
who was picturesquely. garbed In a rubber
poncho The girl told her friends and until |
he moved away Whitman was the centre Of |
III eyes and the subject Of many comments |
He took the Joke good naturedly, but In future /
will be known as Your Grace.
No Extra Charge for II.