New-York tribune., 1908-08-04
DIXIE Ii SAVES
HARMSWORTH CUP
SKIPPER PAINTING rs SH II
FINISHES.
American Motor Boat Defeats
ToLseLey-Siddeiey in Sensational
Race in Huntington Bay.

-,,. -. . x,ees5 o< a mile In tive minutes.
r-ith her engineer Albert Rappnhn' iS1ng Uh0Nii
scious from sasolene fumes and hef heii9iiau'
t-ar,sin s BARLEY Pierce fainting from the same
.,.Sa md from, +he terrific heat Of her 20-horse-
,.,ne- engines p J. Schroeder's American motor
hoa: Dixie II dashed across the finish hne IN
Huntington Bay yesterday afternoon wmie thou-
,dx cbeecea her She was the winner OF the
us--nsworth CUP IN what proved TO be the most
suooessf,l as well the most sensauoiiA' iA'e
e-er witnessed in these waters
In successfully defending the trophy "iiiO' H'
ra-nesake the Dixie. captured in Ensnsh "a'eiS
= ,-esr ago Dixie II defeated the Duke OF "es'-
minister's boat built expressly for this race. the
,x-,.,. sid5.lev h,- % seconds She also defeated
she American boats L. s. A. and Den oy lo minute
u seconds and is minutes 50 seconds respectVeiS
The other British entry, Daimler H. "ltiuie
after six miles -. ,..
After Dixie II had crossed the finish me VII"
her skipper waving frantically for help as ne up
be,6 his mate he was unable TO stop the noaI
until she had travelled mile or more up u1e pay
Then dozen power boats went quickly 10 ms
sss+ence Captain Pierce was on the verge ol "
1.n.e when = doctor reached the boat HapPuh"
,,o+ re,.;,od for half an hour. The trouble
was due n the Tremendous heat genera'eu Nn..,s
-. rare in the pair Of n1ufTers that were n''eo
shove the hood. in compliance with 'he ruies
Tbs Vrol.elev- -SddeIey steered by Noel NJ
Rohhfns the owners representative Ills ens'h
--.re Arthur sfapleton and George sWihsie'
-. II hs5 for her helrnsman DR. Alfred
George Fen+inan and his assistants were IL wear
1.ns and A crice On board the L :. A were
rohn Sl,enpard owner and helmsman ano "aA'e.
r7ieIing secretary Of the Motor Boat 'lup ol
America The Denis crew was l. .
reln.rnan. and 9 A. Hincks
Tor hours before the race motor and sallIs
,-aft from all points Of the compass negan aS
sennbnE in the bay The course was kept ciea1 ps
lieutenant b L. Brockway. in command OF 'ne
-,-,e-,,e .,tter Mohawk who placed his junior OF
sce-s IN fast motor boats 10 patrol the course
The start was made at 800. Dixie IL getting
aUey well in the lead. fourteen SECONDS aiper the
SIGNAL from, the committee tug c. P Raymond
living at anchor at the apex or the ulaIls ui11
o,,-sa and opposite the Chateau des Beaux Arts
the terraces of which and the pier were uiIoleeo
with spectators The Den was second TO dash
sc-oss the line At se5:17 Daimler II crossed third
at 2s.23 the WoIseley- -siddeey at 1865 and the
/. s A. al 3O5:41
Ploughing furrow of foam in the smooth waters
of the bsv the five boats-two representing Eng
land and three America-fairly few 10 the west
ward steering rather wildly on this first leg OF
The ten-Ine course. which measured three ana
,birteen-sixteenths miles Dixie II held her lead
and rounded the first mark at BIB She was
rvrenty-three seconds ahead Of Daimler H. which
had held her own with che Wolseley-Siddeley and
was beginning gain Dixie H. Snap went one
Of daimler IFS connecting rods when she was
sbor,t TO round the second mark, and she had to
retire from the contest.
The Dixie. never hard pressed by the Wolseley-
siddeIey. completed her first ten-mie Mound OF the
course in q minutes % seconds. having beaten the
English boat p this point by 81 seconds. In the
next round however, the Duke Of Westminster s
cIpper covered q seconds faster than the Amer-
csn losing again in the final round by 80 seconds.
The following table sho4s the times taken and
the ELAPSED sine OF each round: