New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-09
SPRAY FLIES AS THE
DEMON RELIANCE WINS
J. S. BIaCkton's New Power
Boat Races at Forty
Miles An Hour.
THE ONLY ONE TO FINISH
Peter Pan V Makes Almost as
Good a Showing in Trials
Before She Cracks
a Cylinder.

Cylinder.
IFroua a stan Correspondent Of The Tribune
Huntington, July S.-Throwing a cascade
OF spray to port and starboard, and with
deafenng oar from the exhaust Of her
5OO-horsepower engines, J. Stuart Black
tons nev SS-foot hydroplane, called the
Speed Demon Reliance. dashed across the
finish line at the southwest side OF the
bay this afternoon
She smashed no records, but she was
the winner ofsthe first of the official series
Of trial races, held under the direction
of the Motor Boat Club OF America, TO
pick three American boats which shall
be sent to England to attempt to bring
back the Harrosworth Cup which was
lost to this country last year.
Three boats started in the race. the
other two being J. Stuart Blacktons
America and James Simpsons Peter Pan
V, but the Speed Demon Reliance was the
only one that went six times around the
course, completing the thirty miles re-
quired by the rules,
Her average speed for the distance was
So. 49l knots or ,40Sl3 statute miles an hour
Her best two rounds. Nof five miles each,
were covered at the rate of 1876 knots.
The Peter Pan V made\almost as good
showing while she lastedA but one Of her
cylinders cracked just asNs she had COM
pleted the fourth round. Her average
speed for that distance. twenty miles-was
35.31 knots, of 40606 miles
The America also was unfortunate In
having to quit when the third round was
half completed She slipped cog or her
magnetic. which put her yout OF it Her
speed while running wask3L2 knots, or
1888 miles
out Of a clear blue sky aAgentle breeze
from the west scarcely ruffled the water ,
making the conditions ideal for speed
trials Inside the triangle wene anchored
score of yachts and power Aboats gay
with flags and each having itsN quota OF
spectators on board Among them were
]. S. Blacktons Paula, F. J. Duyals
Navigator, f. J. Greacen's LodtIa, the
w
the Marie.
The little Peter Pan V was first saway.'
only sixteen seconds after the siInal-
John A. Schreter steered her as stra fsht
as an arrow for the first mark, andS she
covered a quarter of the first round ioe-
fore the America, steered by her designA
er. Albert Hickman. started one minute
forty-two seconds late, her great fiat
bow pushing the water aside as she slid
over H. a
Then all eyes we're turned TO look for
the Speed Demon Reliance. She was |
lying dead" alongside the gas buoy. far
astern. Thirteen minutes ten seconds
had licked off on the committee chronom-
eter when. amid a great cloud Of blue
smoke. she started with a roar that
could be heard for miles and came dash
ing across the starting line at 3:O3IO, p
ploughing a thin furrow of foam as she
sped away for the marks.
Steady as a clock she was steered by
CAPTAIN John Beebe, who had with him
as engineers J. Smith and Bernard smith.
She completed the first round Of hve
miles in minutes IS seconds. the sec
ond in the same time and the third IN
s minutes 4 seconds Her gasoiene pipe
broke on the last round, which took her
10 minutes 10 seconds.
The Speed Demon Reliance is 3S feet
over all and feet inches beam. she
Is of the hydroplane type. and her hull
is double panked and reinforced with
magualium. She was designed and built
at Algonac. Mich. Her power plant con-
n
gines OF ESQ horsepower each, running
INDEPENDENTLY and driving twin sub
merged propellers.
The America is 2S feet long, with
beam OF feet. She is Of the Viper sea
sled model and of mahogany construc-
ton, double planked She was designed
OF Albert Hickman, of Pictou. Nova
Scotia, and the hull was built In Bostor.
Her power plant consists of two eight
cylinder engines of 200 horsepower each,
running synchronousy aud driving twin
surface propellers.
The Peter Pan V is a 20-foot single
stop hydroplane with l50-horsepower
eight-cylinder engines. She was de-
signed by George Crouch.
The summaries follow:
FIRsT-TRIAL RACE TO SELECT THREE
CHALLENGERS FOR THE HARMS
WORTH CUP
Roat and owner. start Finish. time.
Speed Demon Reliance
J. stuart Blackton 3.OS:1O S:5S:5S o:5o:4s
Peter Pan V,
J. simpson. ........2;5o:1s S:24.4S Os4:2T
J. stuart Blackton 2:5I:42 S:1O:sS o;ls5l
Time OF each round OF five miles
Speed Demon Reliance-First 1855; second,
7:5s; third sO4 fourth. sos; fifth. s3
sixth. l0l3 Average speed. S5.4sl knots
(ioSlS statute miles,.
Peter Pan V-First ST. second. $40:
third, $780, fourth. SAL Average speed.
1851 knots (io6O65 statute miles,.
America-First s:O6; second, s:i6 Az
erage speed. 3l.s2 knots G65s3 statute
miles,.
The regatta committee consisted OF
Charles p. Tower. Morris NJ. Whitaker
and Ira Hand
Count Casimir Mankowsh, owner OF
the Ankle Deep, who was an interested
spectator, said when the winner finished:
II think / shall bring my boat over
from City Island tomorrow and start