New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-02
SPEED BOATS IN FINE
TRIM FOR SECOND RACE
Two Baby ReIianceS Hauled
Out and Ankle Deep and
Maple Leaf " Repaired.
BRITISH ENTRY FEARED
Expected to Better Blackton' s
Record for AZ Miles an Hour
Big Fleet of Visit
ing Yachts.
lBy Telegraph to The 1ribuue.I

Huntington. Long Island. Sept. This
has not been A day of rest for the
owners and others concerned in the sue
cess of the second race for the Harms
worth trophy that is scheduled to start at
two o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Com
modore j. Stuart Blackton's two defend
ers-Baby Reliance II, the winner OF
Saturdays race, and Baby Reliance III,
which broke down, but completed the
course-are both hauled out, receiving the
attention necessary to put them In the
finest racing fettie for the contest.
Commodore Blackton realizes that in
the British boat Maple Leaf ~ he has
an antagonist, the speed of which can
hardly be judged from what II did IN
Saturdays race and that everything must
be done TO make the Baby Reliances not
only equal the speed made by the little
fellow. but have sufficient in reserve for
an emergency While there is little 10
fear from the Mona, except perhaps IN
rough water. the Maple Leafs best speed
II Is thought, will exceed the marx OF
Ii2 knots, or i2.ss statute miles, set py
the Baby Reliance H.
Through part OF last night and all TO-
dsy the mechanics in the Atkin- heeier
Yard. AZ Halesite. have been at work on
the Ankle Deep. the third American De-
render which is owned and steered by
Count Casimr MankowsN. The accident
which prevented her from making fast
time i'm the first race was much more
serious than generally supposed. She
broke her starboard shaft and the strut
which holds 1t, and she limped around the
course under one engine to quality Tor
,o-morroy's race She has been fitted
with two new shafts. struts and pro-
pellors. and her owner and engineers say
she will be in fine shape to do her share
|. in defending the cup.
N Maple Leaf ~ Repaired.
" Engineers and mechanics have been
working all day repairing the damage TO
the engine of the Maple Leaf ~. the
clutch of the starboard engine, which
slipped just at the start of Saturday 3
race and caused delay OF nearly TWEEN
ty-two minutes, has been taken out and
a new one substituted. as duplicate parts
Of both engines are carried.
1t was found that the new rudder which
was welded and bolted TO the broken
steel ruddor post on Friday night In New
York was so rough that Its resistance
would lessen the boats speed by several
knots. so the rudder post was sheathed
with wood to-day at the Atkin- Wheeler
shops, and II now presents a smooth sur"
face. The representative OF the bf1tish
boats declare that the Maple Leaf Nv
was not driven TO anything like full speed
in Saturdays races.
The wind is southeast tonight All al
ternoon there were indications OF an ap-
preaching storm. There are about a hun
dred Yachts Of all kinds in the harbor
and many sail craft came over during the
day from the other side Of the Sound.
Among those here are August Heckscher's
steamer Anahma. flagship Of the Seawan-
haka Coriuthian Yacht Club: the Paula,
owned by Commodore Blackton OF the
Atlantic Yacht Club: A. Il. Smiths Ethel
May II: the sloop Massasoit, OF the Ne"
Rochelle Yacht Club, owned by IA. D
Hart, whose guests on board are j.
Nehlstedt and Harry J. Meyers: A. Il.
Blacks sloop Sally IN, Il. r. Stoddard
Amada, "A. F. Benefits Hussar, J. L.
Lambden's Grace il and John Crowley
F,diana. flagship or the Harlem Yacht
Club.
Hundreds Inspect Boats
Mr.. and Mrs Timothy l.. Woodruff, the
Count and Countess c. y. Mankowski AND
w. II. Fauber, the designer Of the Maple
Leaf " and OF other hydroplanes, are
among the guests at the Chateau de'
Reaux Arts. close TO which at anchor
about 200 yards out, is the big hghtei
commissioner, with the two British boats
the Maple Leaf " and the Mona, on hei
deck Hundreds Of yachtsmen and par
,ies from the shore inspected the boats
to-day.
Considerable unfavorable criticism is
heard among motor boat men and others
because the race committee in us Sc
lection of defenders of the cup left ou'
the Peter Pan V, owned by James Simp'
son. Of New York. The showing she made
m rough water, they say, should entitie
her to place on the team. The race com
rnittce contends that the speed made py
the two Baby Reliances left it no choice