New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-19
BOATS COME TO GRIEF
Driftwood and Engine Trouble
Cause Five BreakdoWns.
BIG BALAAM'S TIME BEST
Avis and Vita Also Winners IN
Motor Boat Carnival Races
on the Hudson.

va ShS A4uuSOu.
Although five OF the twenty-five motor
boats that started yesterday in the third
days races Of the National Mo,or Poa,
Carnival broke down from various causo.
three OF them managed to stay on tho
course and qualify for the finals. TO he
held on Saturday morning. The rest Of
the Held. with the exception of the GeraI-
oine finished the races In their respective
classes
Most Of the accidents were due to tn.
orftwood floating In the Hudson, DESPITE
inc EFFORTS Of the boats sent out every
Gay 10 pick II up. The Debutante. a
Thorneycroft hydroplane, owned by Noel
=. sampson, Of the Royal Motor Yacht
oiuo' or London. had particularly hard
luck. 1T was her first appearance this
week. She was going remarkably well on
the nrst round OF the thirty-mile course. 4
having started at 3 o'clock with the
Peter Pan V, when she picked up a log.
IL struck between the hull and the pro- /
pelier. and she was towed to the float OF
the Yonkers Corinthian Yacht Club. She
was put out OF the days racing
James Simpsons Peter Pan V went
oadly at first, but she made up for Il on
the other rounds notwithstanding som.
trouble with her clutch Off Hastings. r
j. Gregory's Bull Moose and A. l..
Smiths Bug developed engine trouble, but
managed TO finish.
Inc Humpty Dumpty. a sixteen foot
hydroplane, with 75-horsepowsr engine. /
owned by Vice-Commodore z. l. Jahncke, /
or the Southern Yacht Club, had the
Queerest accident of all. She was going
we'll with the rest OF the speed boats In
Class A, when she stopped suddenly, as
II she had struck a rock. c. Macmillan
was at the helm and Louis DyrOff was
forward sitting on the hood that covers
the engine. Macmillan kept his seat, but
Dyroff was catapulted ten feet into the
air. He struck the water astern OF the
boat, and was picked UP unhurt a few
minutes later by skiff. The log smashed
some Of the boats planks and put ner
out of the race. On her way up from
Bayonne on Monday the boat ran clear
out OF water on the bottom OF sunken
barge lying of Bellows Island and
ripped her propeller of.
Frank Bailey's Big Balaam made the
best time OF the speed boats yesterday.
She covered the thirty-mile course IN
l:22Is, or ar the rate OF 21s5 knots, or
1921 miles an hour. Mrs. Paula II.
Blackton's Vita, the winner In Glass \.
showed a speed of 1857 knots, or 22.sj
miles. The second boat in that class. the
Gunire, Jr.. made 2l.42 knots, or 2i67
miles.
The winners in the cabin cruiser classes
were the Avis, the Peter Pan. Sr. anu
the Alfred s., and in the launch classes
the Bunk III and the Elise. The Peter
Pan V qualified in Class B. Of speed
boats
The summaries follow:
CABIN CRUISERS. CLASS D--CoURsE. 22i,
MILES-STARr, HOO.
Yscht.nd owner HM s HM.s.
Avis. r. =. Ravens .......... 1918 2.O' 80
MLEs-START. ii:05.
Peter pan. sr. Jas simpson. 1854 1924
spndrIf, I. r. Butler. ....... l:430s 2.Ssos
A. Mietz. Aug. Nietz ......... l:43:+S 3.5s..S
Lady BETTY, IT. T. Russell ... i:i7:13 2.42lS
La SSFS ssiay. 'ns spindriit, 1885: \
Metz 2:l3:25
CABIN CRUISERS. CLASS F-CoURsE. ~, !
NILES-START, ll;l0.
Canadce, :. 4. servatius. .... 2:0446 26t4sl
MIC eii[ea = sS WIiia 5Ss9s S5sos
corrected time: Kitr,d s. 2:0S:2l. Ruth II. |
2s5 30; Canadice. 2:31l2.
LAUNCHES. CLASS G--CoURSE, 22ls MILES !
q =
Almel. Thos Meller. .......... l:S27 LOOT
Bunk III, <. girth............ l:5l:S5 2.35 q 4
Cray Horse, A. Haas. 2'll'3 s.92 ~ |
Valiant ,,5 IL j SSrer ''.''.', S:2sts 9g3a5
Geraldine II. NJ Weiss. Did not hn.h. !
corrected time: Bunk III, 2:oS:5s; Almsl.
21o:27: Valiant II, 2ls:09; Gray Horse
1864; Elm. 3:i3.a5.
LAUNCHES-CLAsS J-CoURsE. c2'b NILES
START, 1920.
Elise Theo. Kick. 146:b 1850
SPEED BOATS - CLASS - COURSE, sol
MlLEs-spART. 800.
Vita. Mrs Paula Blackton. 4:3lo2 l:5l.o2
Gunnre Jr, W J Brainsrd... 4:24:2l l:H2li
Murmaid. Pierre Proweil.... $500 i:aos
Flinders. C. d. Rice .......... 4:Ss;os d.SsNSl
Bull Moose. F. j. Gregory. $500 2;2saA
Bug A. r. Smith............. 5:5s0O 25sNp
Humpty Dumpty. p L. Jahncke Disabled.
:os:3s Muirmsid. l:3o:is; Flinders, 1900
MILES-6TART, 300.
Peter pan V. James Simpson. 1884 1855
Dsbutante Noel sampson 80. Disabled.
SPEED BOATS - CLASS c. COURSE, 10
NILES START, 800
Big Balaam. Frank Bailey. f:22:19 1:22i4
COURTS AFTER FRANK CHANCE.
Chicago. Sept. lS.-Frank Chance. man.
ager OF the Cubs will be summoned be-
fore Circuit Judge Parker when he re-
turns to the city and asked to show rea-
son why he should not be punished for
contempt OF court.
The name OF the manager was among
those called In the court for jury SER
vice yesterday. but the clerk got no
response when he called II. The usual
court action Is for an attachment to be
Issued for men who failed to report for
jury service.