New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-09
RUDDER IN RACE
SemIOh Rescued by Ruth u IN
Middle of Sound.
UGLY SEA FOR CONTEST
Motor Boats Put to Hard Test on
Third Day of Carnival at
HUNTINGTON

II was a busy day for the motor boafs
yesterday at Huntington. The third day
Of the carnival was anything but fayorap'e
for the one-mile speed trials that had bern
scheduled or for the nfty-two-miIc race or
the cruisers to Stratford Shoai Light ana
back.
Half gale from the northeast was oio"
ing up the Sound early I'm the morning
when the cruisers thirteen Of them-
started. They came out from under the
lee Of Eaton's Neck and encountered me
full force Of the ugly sea running in the
Sound. II was one OF the hardest tests
that this type Of boat could be put 10.
Six miles west of Stratford Shoal tho
Glass T. cruiser Scmloh. owned by j.. V.
Holmes. was seen 10 be in trouble BY CONF
modore Walter Sullivan who was on board
W. p. BurrcuGhs's Ruth II. IF Class !,
which was right astcrn Of the Semloh. She
had lost her rudder. and the sea was
breaking over her so badly that the Ruin
II abandoned her chance ~ winning the
race in her class and went 10 tho rescue.
II took the Ruth ono ana hail hours 10
tow her hack To Huntington. r. Trosens
Excelsior was towcd I'm by captain Pattor-
son with the revenue cutter Guide. and W.
l.. Southerd's X. J.. withdrew from IN"
race John f. ORourke's I.ady Jane FIN
ished the course in 5:0sas. winning IN Glass
ID. The winner. Eron3rs elapsed time IN
Class r. was s3i:lS The Alfred : won ~
Class f.. Her corrected time was tgl6
The Elmo n was second
f.. d. Gheen's Kitsix broke her steering
gear and was lowed 10 Port jefferson
IIarbor.
With Frederic Is. Burnham a. her holm.
and Henry r. Sutphen. chairman ~ the
race committee on board as official timer
the Dixie " raced against time for the
Helms 100 cup. She went six times over
the measured mile course in tho following
times: 30 3-5. 30 }-5. 1871. 20, l32 IS and
30 The mean average speed % these
runs is % A nautical or 45.2l statute miles.
The average time for one nautical mile.
1:S175.
W. H. Astcll, the helmsman Of Maple
Leaf III. agreed 10 race over tho mile
course If the Dixie " did. She had Sow
eral satisfactory warming up" trials In
the bay. While Captain Astell was on
shore for something, the captain OF
lighter that had already picked up the
Pioneer for shipment to England by the
and picked up tho Maple Leaf III before
Astell got back The lighters captain said
he could not wait for any races, and so he
started for New York with both boats
The 1J0-mile race for speed boats will bs
started off the Columbia Yacht Club on
next Saturday. the boats racing 10 Pough-
keepsie and back.
The summary follows:
CRUISERS D-START. 9:j0-COU RISE.
- NAUTICAL MILES.
Lady Jane. j. F. o Rourke 3:5s:O6 $3.50
CRUIsERs-CLAss E-sTART. a:55-CoURsE.
IS NAUTICAL MILES.
Eronel. : Cochrane. .......... 4:29:is 6:34:ls
/ Splndrift c. r. Butler ....... 612i4 si7:It
] Senoh, f.. v Holmes ........ Lost rudder.
/ CRUISERS - CLASS p START. 1000 80
COURSE. IS NAUTICAL MILES.
Excelsior, T. Trolsen........ Withdrew.
Alfred :. H. SoeIdner....... 6:22:22 s22:22
Canadice, n. D. Mls........ 1880 5ee0:D
Elmo n. =. u Giles. jr.-.... $3.50 S}s:3o
Nutmeg. W. y. strong. ..... G.0':2t s:ot:2t
Ruth IT, W. L. BurVough ... Towed I'm Semloh
Frances H.. 6. W. Hoertel. $4,000 100000
NI. ". southland. ......,.,.. WithdreN.
KitsiN, l. y. Gheen. ......... Disabled
Corrected time-Elmo u. 6.07:3s; Canadice.
6:25 IS: Alfred s, 442:l6 Nutmeg. s52:l2;
Frances n, 1890.
Time Of Dixie " for one nautical mile
I :3Oss 1905. 1881. / 81. i:32t5. :32 Mean of
mites. Average time for one nautical mile