The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-22
MOTOR BOATS OFFfO HAVANA
FIVE START FROM PHILADEL-
PHIA ~ HEAVY nam.
Mayer lsybuEa Gives ne slsnAI-A NE
Pleet ~ Yesssls yellow ths Racers
-CrOWds Line M WalpFiPont-ISaA.
. take Allows time 20 OtheT Yaehtl.

u take AlloWn Time 40 OfhpF wmohll.
PHuADglPHiA. Nay 2i.-Fivo cruising
motor yachts ranging IN size from 70 10 q
feet IN length and manned BY enthusiasts
amateur sailors now are somewhere Oh
the Delaware Capss. making the best Of
their way toward Havana. They started
from Philadelphia to-day. They may reach
1 their destination neat Friday. but Only thu
most aangnino think they can set there n
sax days.
These boats are racing for prizes amount
ina 70 ta.7sG 10 Be- divided among the nrui
thrcs Yachts. They viii race back 70
Atlantic City for about u.Ooo more. The
motors have GOT 70 churn up the waters Of
the Atlantic until they have driven tho hullu
i.i93 nautical milea or .1os atatuis miles.
The naTigators have . task harder than has
ever been imposed on them before In lohg
distance races.
The start was made from q line OF the
foot Of Race street near the Camden side
Of the Delaware. The recreation pier ~
the foot Of Race aireet Waa Rayly decorated
with bunting and on the twO stats hew the
burEees Of the YsohtHmen's club and the
Havana Yacht Club. the organizations
managing the race. httle further up the
river was the United states training ship
laser. and she too was dressed In proper
fashion with code haEs.
Cutters from the navy yard manned By
ssamen pulled about on the river launches
daTted hitheT and thither, hundred or
more motor boata Of all sorts and sizes
gathered about the starting line. some
we're speed boats and they attracted much
attention.
big excursion steamer. the Lord Balti-
more. had hem chartered by the club for
the benefit Of lie members and friends and
that was crowded. Police lined the water
front on Delaware avenue and linea we're
stretched 10 keep the crowd from falling
into the water. The avenue was crowded,
and the piers ell the way down the river
where the racers were to pass had crOWds
on the river end.
Mayor John =. Reyburn had agreed TO
start the rare. Ne and ME irienda Were 10
be on hoard the police department steamer
samuel ". AshbridRe. which few In add
ton TO the Mayors faE the naE Of the re-
gatia comm ittes.
about n O'Clock the racers began 10 ,
gather near the starting line. First the llys /
put into the Race street pisr and took aboard |
Commodore ). {. y. whitaker aud his
friends The i've Vas well equipped Tor
such trip. Ihere vas netting stretched
along the rails instead Of canvas for life |
lines. Il IS better than canvas . oscse'. Il
'Ves ho' 'a'e" WV VIM ~" 'VN "e
yacht.
The Ilya is the smallest vessel in the race. 1
~, 'Os1s - -
hAH ENGINE Sne 'aIIes hs h"ih"sI
on her stack and 81 night viii bum white
signal aft in addition 10 the club sianal
,nrw.rd Covmodors 4 4 \ Whltakar
lol NSnl,nou'7 n - >, N - a. - ~
. master and oNnef. D, " hesse AeN ~
mate and navigator. Whers 81 the crew
are e. l.. LaEen, ". {. Hslknap and ". 4.
Wintsrsr. me engine 10 In chares Of
$3.50 ., a, ,,I...-.e y
lheodore frees@, l. W NAeAehAe Aho
one other professional
The neat to arrive vas tho LOantsks.
u.s - 49, ~, ~. nv nI-'' -
on "er aacA' she uH hot impress me
'Hper's much. a. ahe Nas not nAed LOT hard
rsathsr. bat more for q days outing on
.n o0'n HAleL. shs nsI h-9y y,n. ol
more we're slowed away below. There
will be no smoking on that Yacht
me LoAnlaAe y me isLsess o. me Quintet
Delhg ~ So one os HS 70 n
,oSsf hesSss-'issS sr. Tos sIS,.,,na,a Ss
= - " ~ !
shsPpsrd, DIT. c. 5, stree, and Perry SSok.
he engine ch1tN o. ~ ~ Atller,
homas Isasdae nn he"ef' 'ohh
Ihe Caroline vas me most at,Iac,ivs OF
e nNe Irofn ~ ocssn I ~ ,s.s ~ ~
nc carried the humDeI on ~ stAeA Ald
~ night slsnss e een ~ r .ShSy =. So %
trong pine substituted. 4 heavy canvas
nlsa nsa zen ~. al ,sa5S w ~ sh
nsy board the yacht, :
ahEs s feet long. one on sssh sids and )
'roperly connected Tlth the englne .
ahs lYoeed sNeiy u. ~ ''.,''..1 - &c
ne hed eIeN " 49, q ny aao
ne Motor BSSi Glge Der osesI Ne
- on poerd. e, leI auibay b.sis =
SS'i,h; ho.a.s a.. !a K,.d S,,,h- ..
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John sillsn ana tSo Rroi eHaianaH ~. :
Inc Caliph q nsS ooat; Hne YES built
p me Iaoe, oyl sne ioo % , maa sssIisee W
mai stns on &C., ~. Z, y ~ ~, sna
"a y driven 0y ~ ea9gfIts- poEsr tai y
lotcr hlce-' onlimoq 1i y. z, bLlsnsm o. Il
lf ent nor, fcht ~" ,,,,i., 0i ne p
ngine is In charge Of ?. ? q Eall and n h,
le cIsw are hniue lse9nlg hiehaId MiicheN, n
Y. Mard bIinion, henly boNes' Charlea =
zen and AndreH - Lotoe. =, - d
AnothH nsN Ooss we beFneyo. =
pc Owned pl 2 ". ~ .h4sLy' scr a
lumber - ) and night s.snal yfilo'E; she q
painted .late goOi Anl he9 heaNy
~ vas Alonhd ~ 'i1es 70 pIote,t thy-e on v
- she tgo h4l hssolehe ~ sIhall cans q
the uscA AIl. ~ Sspesll ~ ~ lsAtot
y pIoIessionslsi ANS stist VI ~ lnf 4
~ AIs AieAAhuet NSD'nau Auu FFeu y
lllatnson' A. - -..-. -. -. y
ne race Nes 70 naNs 80 ~ l-B ~
cio.1 ou' ~ tha' bOui 'ns AA'"' hsu uoe -
~ na ~ IsssI - n Oeasn A.
count on ne SECONDS ang MAYOR hey0u a
llled the whistle cord Joe yaoh,s we're