New-York tribune., 1910-09-25
BOATS CRASH INTO LOGS
Motor Craft Get Into Trouble IN
Hudson River Race.

Another chapter of accidents marked the
fourth and final race of the national motor
boat carnival held on the Hudson River
yesterday The Edith III. a speed boat I'm
Class A hit a floating log while going at
top speed around the course. Luckily. she
was able to finish and capture a second
prize, and incidentally. by her previous
good performances, she is the winner. with
90 points to her credit, of the interstate
trophy.
Somebody told the Edith's owner. A. f.
| Smith that he had done so well in the
former races that he need not start in yes
terdays race, but Skipper Smith was af-
f1icted with the racing fever and although
he started four minutes late in his class.
he decided to keep his boat going and see
what would happen. He even hit her up
so that she averaged 1861 knots, or 2O-221
statute miles, for the thirty-mile course
w. T. Reeds Vanish led at the end of the
first round of five miles; the Vim led at the
second round. and the Vanish again at the
end of the third and fourth rounds. Then
the Edith. coming fast astern hit log as
mentioned. and stopped for a few minutes.
The Vim, the Vita and the 1t then dropped
out after hitting logs, and the Edith won
| second place, the Vanish having won the
race So now Mr. Smith says IT pays TO
keep going, for you never can tell what's
going 10 happen.
The Tartar made the best time over the
thirty-mile course. Her average speed was
% sos knots, or 33.97s miles. The average
time of the Vanish was 2O.I12 knots, or
2316S miles The Tartar won the inter
!! national trophy. The national prize went
to the Restless. The other winners were
the Avis. the Spindrift, the Kathmar and
the Bunk III.
The summary follows:
CLASS B-sPEED BOATS ovES 40 FEET AND
UNDFR so FEET-COURSE. 30 MILES
iAiNi' -0' ELAPSED
Tartar. Ralph B slsvir....--- 3os:34 "a
x P. D. N. G. c: F. seigel-.- Did not start
CLASS C-SPEED BOATS 40 F-EET-COURsE.
80 MILES START. 2:1o.
po,,.s, r - c-hesbroueh 3:49:2T 1927
Nameless Heckscher & Melville Did not start
CLASS A-SPEED BOATS "a FEET AND UN-
DER-COURSE, 30 MIIES-START, 2:1o
Vanish. W. T. Reed ....---.- 3:44:22 1;29:e2
Edith IL A. 2. Smith. .-.-- 3;9I;tS l:iz;s3
Vita J. 6. BIackton- .--...--. Disaoleo-
Vim G. F. Baker, IT, DISABLED
Peter Pan, James simpson, Disaoie9-
It Charles Mallory .--..-.:-- Disabled
HaIda-Papoose. M c. t1eisch-
Lance. Heinrich Brothers..... Did not start.
6es IT W r Brainerd =. Did not start.
sand Burr. A. and C. White Did not start
Corrected time: Vanish. 1852: Edith H.
rr,IrTSrps CLASS D-so FEET AND OVER
COURSE. 20 MILES-START 2:2o.
Avis. r. c. Havens- :-----. 4:0:S1 l:4o;3l
Caroline NJ. F. Dennis $1,000 Did not start
c-rarrIsFJRS-CI.AsS EI40 TO GO FEET
COURSE 80 MILES-START. 2:25-
suindrift. C. r. Butler. 4:5113 2:26:13
Eronal. S. Cochrane. Did not start
crRIusERS-CIASS F-UNDER 30 FEET
COURSE. 20 MILES-START. 2;5o.
Kathnar r. T. Fowler 4:33:15 c03:15
Cracelda. D. B. Brinsmade. Did not start.
AuJNCHEs-CI4Ass G-25 FEET AND UN-
DER-COURSE 20 MILES-START. 2:55.
bunk Ill Clement Filth 5:24:2s 2:4e:2s
Imp Arthur Haas .--.......-- 5:34:l1 2:59:1I
Petite H w. Brown Withdrew.
Taleouah NJ II. Niles. ...... Engine troubles
Corrected time: Bunk III. c:42:2s: Imp,
2:50:00.
The score of points in the different classes
shows the winners Of the challenge trophies
which are held by the owners OF the win
ming boats until the next series OF races:
International trophy-Class 3 speed boats
Tartar 8; Y. p. D. n. c.. 2: Rapier o.
National trophy@Class g speed boats
Restless. S; Nameless. l.
Interstate trophy-CIass A speed boats
Edith II, %; Peter Pan III, IS: Vanish IS:
Vim, 15; Haida-Pappoose. Z: II. s: Vita. o:
Lance, o; Traver, o; Gunfire III, o: Sand
Motor cabin yachts. Glass 1-Avis. 6: Caro-
i'trS Cruisers. Glass E-spindrift. s: Eronel. O.
Cruisers, Glass F-Kathmar. 6. Gra-
launches. Glass F-Bunk III. 7: Imp. &:
TaIanuah 4. Petite .