Evening journal., 1913-07-07

RACE IS WON
BY A SECOND
Acme Of Wilmington Captured
West End CLUB Event by
Slight Margin
ACCIDENT KEEPS
TECH JR., OUT

CHESTER. Pa. July 7.-All Chester
did honor to the West End Boat Club on
Saturday, when that club officially open
ed the new clubhouse, at the foot of
Central avenue, and in connection with
it held most successful regatta. A
large list Of entries we're started in each
class and the finishes were close.
The weather was most inviting, except
for a stiff blow in the afternoon, which
was followed by continued rain.
This failed 10 dampon the enthusiasm
of the crowd which remained in the
pavilions and penthouse 20 see the fin
ishes. Aside from the regular races,
bang and 90 back race livened things
up a boat named Nobody won the
event. Acme captured the cabin boat
class by the margin Of a single second
corrected time, while Ponce won the
cruiser class.
Six boats started in the glass cabin
class. scheduled for - o'clock noon. The
course was to Washington Park and
back, q distance OF 10 nautical miles.
Acme of Wilmington, and Tinicum, the
local boat, finished at the same time,
with the advantage in favor of Acme.
Both covered the course in hours as
minutes and 6 seconds, corrected time.
Julia May James Farleys Trenton boat,
finished third in 2.50.ll, corrected time.
The other boats in the race were Nellie,
West End boat; Two Brothers, l..
Mitchell, Chester and Nellie Barry, an
other Chester boat, owned by Doctor
Kennedy.
Two old-timers, Rocolaao. of Flat
Rock, and Exqqme, of Camden, with
Bixley H. James Fryer, of Chester, made
up the displacement speed boat class.
Exqqme struck a log in the second lap,
throwing her engineer overheard. Van
derslice, the owner, held to her, but was
forced TO withdraw. Rocolano won the
race. nine knots, in 80 minutes and SO
seconds. Bixley consumed 43l5 in COW
ering the course.
The disappointment of the day was
the failure Of Teck, Jr., the dupont boat,
TO appear. telegram was received
from Paulsboro that she met with an ac-
cident while bing unloaded from a car.
She was shipped back there by rail and
in being unloaded in some iranner fell
from the ear, stoving hole in her.
Robert P. Smiths new Alparnel
also failed to start, although she was
at the slip. This left Delphia, GUS
tave Muller's heavy hydroplane to
fight IL out with Colonel Ainscow's
Alfred III. Delphi III hal all kinds
of trouble, leaving Alfred III winner,
making the Is knots in 10000.
Phillip =. duPonts new boat, the
Ponce, won the cruiser race to Reedy
Island. William Erb's Casino finished
second, coming in about seven min
utes after Ponce. Ten boats started
in this class, rating from 30.07 TO
1886. Casino was the scratch boat.
The start was made under the most
favorable conditions. but a blow
struck the feet on the return run, the
river became choppy. followed by a
drenching rain at the finish.
Ponce started at 11.46 a. m. and
finished at 5.39 p m. Her elapsed
time for the "A nautical miles was
hours 81 minutes and 81 seconds. She
had time allowance of 30 minutes
and "a seconds, which reduced her
corrected time to 5:22:23
The Casino covered the "A miles in
5 hours 20 minutes and 10 seconds
which was her corrected time.
The boats of this class finished in
pairs, making several fine races. The
next two 10 finish we're the Jenny S
and Che Pickaninny. two rival boats
} Of the Camden Motor Boat Club. Jenny
S. George Stock, nosed her wa,
} across the line / minute and % sec
.onds ahead of Pickaninny. Jennie
J S finished at 6:11;22 D. m. and Pick
aninny at 6:12:44.
Mildred II. of Camden. and Gniwe
of Wilmington. both new boats, hat
race for the finish to themselves
Mildred ii was the first over. a
6:24:12 D. M, Gniwe finished As sec
onds later
Hyacinth, the West End boat of J
! Morgan, finished at Gal 40, being
hours minutes and 20 second on III
road, but she had a time allowance o
3S minutes and AZ seconds.
Vera. the first boat to start al 10 a
M. finished at 644. having a cor
rected time to her credit of 6:27:20.
When Vanderslices speed boa
Exqqme was towed in TO the dock an
bailed out il was found that a larg
ihole had heon rfnned in her stern