The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-15
ILYS FIRST MOTOR BOAr ~.
Feur Yachts Race From Atlantic City to
sea Gate.

sea Gate.
| -Four cruising motor hosts raced from
! Atlantic city 20 Sea Gate yesterday for a
trophy offered by Fleet Captain Morton Wis
| tar Smith Tho cup was donated 70 the
Seaside and Atlantic yacht clubs and the
committee 81 the seaside Yacht club man
aged the start and Horace =. Boucher Of
the committee 81 the Atlantic Yacht Club
timed the yachts A. the 1nish II was
peculiarly an Atlantic race The start was
made OF Atlanuc City. the yachts raced
on the Atlantic Ocssu and finished Oh the
Atlantic Yacht club.
Tho weather was ideal for such craft
There Was a nice southwesterly Wind blow
ing all day the sun was not too hot and
( the sea Was smooth The hnish was made
against an ebb tide. but It did not make
much difference in the time Of he racers
Tho starting line Vas OF loungs Pier
at Atlantic city. The four craft TO com
pete were ready early IN the morning and
the warning signal wac made promptly
on time and at rs o'clock the start ing gun
sounded The four entries were Commo-
dor" j. q Naeke wh.takers Ilys, a we'll
known contestant In oCAen races. having
not long since 'omplet ed the race To Havana
and hl'k the LarksDur. owned by Cap,
J \ Lucy of the Nachtsmens Club. the
Caroline. owned by capt VI Frank Dennis
81 he BROOKLYN Yacht club and the Mary
the sea Island ! aohI Club
3, AScording 70 ne ra,ings the Larkspur
a difference OF opinion about these allow
anrTs, and the ya'ht- viii have 10 BE- meas
4red to s"ttle .~hich ls en,itled 10 the prize
n. Seaside Yacht club figures that Ilys
has 90 allow caroline - minutes seconds.
Mary : ~ minute, Second and Lark
~pGr hours y minutes - -e'ont~ The
ratings re,eiyed by Chairman Bouche
make MARY Z allow caroline minutea
LsrEsrnr = minute '. 20 second- oNr' anu
~ The start ~" l-aIkspur NHs .hrst 10 get
sC ,ns -" line Yer sCtasl time Was
pier to itneS- che start aud tley che~red
loudly the Yachts N-nt On on their
'ourn", 1he lly.. followed tho I.aTkspur
Whf'1krT was az the Nhs-el The Caroline
a. net a. ~ s. ana the Mary crossed
The llys ~ once beaded ou into deep
water hnd 'ook the onshore course Commo-
%," crren ." aSSrs ha ana" he ss Sa a se
TO the tani The otheT- followed M the
oossr. ke"ptns near the shore The llys
AMI he Iark-pur Nas lsft behind ny the
three huggtnc ihe shore 80 hey kept
IN, rrasing her cad MARY { aud Caroine
keeping ,lo~r together amt Iarkspur Last
~ Sea 81" great prepsra,ions had been
'ommodot. Swe~ny was on hand on hi.
c'cimsT Emeitne Commodore leonard
v
from LAr.hmont including Fleet captain
Morton smith several other Yachts
0"r" anchored ~ tho clubhouse som.
motor bnaiS ran out to meet he racers and
many Nom her- and guests went down the
haN IA he club steamer
u va about O'Clock when the hr-t Of
the rtrer~ Nas sighted II soon proved to Z
10 m" lys aud she vas going steadily .
along ~ an eight knot clip That l. her
She turusd into N" harbor A. the HOOK
"out Acr"-- toN ard Sea cate and turning nv
S"t'1m ren a, 'r ~ me lihc at ~ =
-. ond- 20 make the eighty nautical miles :
Inc Mar 6 and thu CAROLINE raced very
before o'rlo K when they wsre sighted
nearing Norton Point aud MARY crossed
H.. isrsspur had no, finished late last
nigh he iiys p,ohSbly win. . !
~ "rny and we're later entertained a. din.
u"r II Vas one NJ the best dinners Of the
NI " thoss prc-eri '" %e re- George W
NM ,s, and "SmpPodor: ) 9 Thitskffr
! he llys =, Nj aud Mr- Dennis. Martin .
Mr. : Ferry ~nS Hcrs on bpard q iis .
a, Ss, Yacht SiaS Mr. ;.d Mr. w.
81 aud III. mqs"fd Mead s chsrles uffr nE.
i rS end ?y 2r, H.,s ssH Gos.s k.Nr conn
mOdOrc Hendon Chubb Gen Agens. Barlow
prob-t Mr. and Mrs Charles chaplin
Among hose who gave dinner parties /
Yer" stewart q Jones, D. p lett. J. l. !
Var,k u l.. Julian, " Powell, J q n
CosErove, pr y 4 Miller. & VI Blackman.
& 4 Mclaughlin. Dinly " save.
y. Hoyt. Nelson u funny. y ". hartman.
E = hnd,Hlg y noman. tai v hgn,.
!! { VET = 4 tsS"4, ~. Allan,
l.ieutenan'- { cnmander Scar-, Mrs Var
denhursh. ! I. Urahsm. y Bitenbach. { &
6 Robertson. u : Mead. y VI Eldridse.
= . HArens. q > Gran. y = Aston.
VI " TaNior, y Bower. n Quinn ~ ~
Barns. g Fink. Randolph s~mou, Mrs.
lone. Mrs Moyt, Mr. hukman. y
EssS: o,n StE-' wA,u,.m! p"i,I'3 H,NS
i III" MAJ HiIIo"f' . \ sindI"S.
y u M"~her-. Warren sheppard. { \
Rowe. ThOmR- Z Hopper q Ionsdal-.
+ ~ Hart. = " Hor-ley. 2 SWyt. n n .
Ion-ebury and Reid PHI
After tho dinner the motor boat men and
other diners Witnessed tho hest entertain
m~nt ever given a. the Atlantic Yacht I
luh after IN" usual songs there was
presented one act playlet entitled Home
ward Round" Nriti"n by Mason Prters
v iliams ard Frank Belcher The second
part of the programme was made up Of an .
original Comir opera IN ono act by Mason .
leteus and John y Hazard The cast
included Thomas I Wise. Roy AtWell.
Law renee Rea. sam " Forrest Harrison /
Brock bank Robert ~ hOble, Mason Peters,
Frank Bslcher. Joseph Clarence Harvey. !