The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-24
NAMELESS SINKS In BOATRACE
STRIKES ROC ON HUDSON RIVER
AND ~ BADLY WRECkBD.

Legs and DriftweOd Turn River Into q
Lumber Yard and several Beats Arr
InJured-EdIth %. wins Again On
Her Ciass-Tarsar's Odd ESperieaee
| A chapter Of accidents tells the story oI
the racing OF themotor boats in the carnival
OF the National Association OF Engine and
Boat Builders on the Hudson River yester-
day. so many boats were seriously In
juned during the races because there Was
so much driftwood and 50 many logs
on the river that those in charge Of the
sport have determined that there will he
no more speed boat racing for the present
on the Hudson That nns piece OF water.
which offers ideal conditions FOR motor
boat racing. has suffered ia reputation
very much. and the motor boat men are
very mad and Justly The trouble was
caused by the extraordinary high tide.
for which the moon IL blamed The water
ro-. So high that IL lifted all loose logs
pieces of wood and boxes from the shores
aud made the stream veritabe lumber
ward
SIN al M" racers Wrre injured during
the contests The most serious accident
happened to the Nameless. "A very fast
| boat owned hN commodore n Melville
| aud August H.Cksrher The Nam~le-s
j. a hull fuII OF ,rlind.r-. having four motors
~ eight cylinders each capable 81 develop
| ing 49, hor-"- power She WAS built by
| the Aiken Wheeler company az HAl-~te.
and her motors were Of Herr.~hod mot
| The Bristol manI design BEFORE the race
ended her huh MAS full OF water and she was
! living ON the beach wreck She was rae
ing against the R-~ilesS alsO butt bV
| Nuk~n- Wheeler and was doing well She
took the lead at the start. finished the first
I've miles IN ~ minutes : seconds and then
'"i hN minutes 81 seconds 81" kept
On performing very consistently and AZ
ten miles had increased her lead 10 & minutes
81 ~-,oud-
At"r having Von. fifteen miles IA" Re.i-
! less stopped. having some engine trouble.
Nh.lr he \sm"lr-- Kept On running very
smoothly The Namrl.~- dad we'll uuttl
her last round. ana then Nt.ls going down
the river from iN" northern mars she ran
INTO "A submerged log II tor. IN one Of
her prop-ller~ and -haf' and 'he broken
SHAFT knocked a uol" through her hull well
below the Nat-r tIu" 80 thai -h" began 80
ON al ono" IL" small Launches the hunk
" aud laleuuah. acre racing m the launch
class ana happened 20 br close 10 the Name
less when the acrident happened Their
oVner- a. "n"" abandoned N" race aud
went 20 Nh" rescue % iho~. on the NamsleS-
other small 'Taf' too went Il" her assistance
aud they were abl- 10 Seep her aHoat and .
TOW her into me-" beach under Fort Washing
ton. where she settled with ont a foot 81
her stem out II water Mr. Altken and 'hres 7
Vet aud cold rb- chapman N.rritr " r.ck. .
ms COMPANY lifted the boat on 10 lighter .
a. high nd" last night ard rnok ~ 10 Hunt ,
iug'on, y here - Will Ne r"paired
Ralph SayIn ~ foot"r Tartar started 4
Siegel oWnerpf \ = - y - .ard he had
n" chance =" wan, although charles I. sea
hnr' SAID ARA might have som" mi-hsp
when thar va shaken IN another got foul .
IT her wheel 81" Eor c"aI ~ that one
and hen u Wa noticed mat she Was throw
ms a most peculiar wave aS'ern and that
her speed had N.''u checked Sh" had that
Tim" picked ~ peach baskst. which she
VA dragging through m" water
Potter Pan ilI h.r a log ant bent h-r SHAFT
hN' va abi" '" Se-' on % the finish Haida-
!u'sk" UIi'' aud -h. had 90 uuIf Lane"
h|' q log ana Wa ..' u.f uf ne race and |
Fa'"' me- N.'h "u accident IN % similar
Mheu a.. H., ~, den, had hapv.ned
80 ue'. Hsnry T. Nutph"n. IbIue~ ,ratg and
u'n~r- Interested In me. sport ,gf,,I Thai
here N,ll gn No. NOR" ri',nE -" m" Hudson.
trpphi"> for which the bbais compst" saN
hat ~" race shall be- on m" Hudson River
Ih"-- all h.. changed and newt year IN.
carnival will IN all probabhrS lie at Hunt
Ington
Idfh n aEaru showed what a ,nn.,.tan'
performer ~" j. bN " Inuing N her 'las-
She finished fourth. bui on aroOuut of her
~" Is'"lNrd au"Wan'es from Peter PAu
W . ' ~ aui ' tuI-u which CAV" her the
rae" h'~' four nuBt- again performed
mo- consistently Potter Pan II averaged
. .. a
' IN HNrras"d i"'s' nautical or - az
-is iut". Wii"- \tni-h averaged ~ tjg uAutI-
cal o. p ~; statute. mile and Edith
" aN"sared 10 81 uaufl' cal. or - io7 statute
miles. an hour
"a The 'rii-,ns classes Avis Spindrif'
aud kathWHr Ver' he winners kathmar
- 4 forty fou'er with q ~ hor-. power
moi9r nni, nv ld"r- 1t rortch.-'-r =
She has N"n tNl'- fhi- week and - dong
we'll YESTERDAY -h. iusi managed to beat ,
,,rh""ldh after allowing murh tim-. Ia ,
the launch las Imp Non he' au-e Bunk iii :
laNt Al Al al
The is- - In'" % 10" Name---
Ia" races Wsrr starred FROM N. house
Nm"ri'a Ch'rl"-r Tower " " Nhtaker
ana l.a n"nd w"t" ne commit" Dr
board bat d" had Iitl" 10 do IN = profe-- :
ilUHal way except 10 tnp'Ultf. motor boat | 4
IN, hu~ia-'- md present them with bug 9
~ b." ~ha?" ~ q pin or button tn show that a
hey ~" u"mh"r- 81 his -OsletN He Tan :
!u' NJ npg- during the afternoon and when 4
Audrs liI-'auohy bOH risd the hou-ehoat 4,
DT \ouirann induced Jim craig 20 lend him
ne hug until TO-DAY. ~ he wished To- install :
lie la. race. 81 ne -sr,S. ' IN TAX. p,sc.
hi- hft"rn"on. when Tho holders u the !
hailens" trophl"~ viii be determined
he SUMMARIES n
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