The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-30
FLYAWAY III. BREAKS
PRECEDENT IN RACING
General Thing Is for Boat With
Big Allowance to Beat
Faster Ones.

The F'lyaway III. T. q Tsylor's fast
cruising cabin launch. added more laurels
to her string last week by winning con.
sistently In the races OF the motor boat
carnival at Manhasset BAY. on account
Of her high powered engine, 100 horse
power Van Blerck. she had to allow much
time TO all others In her class except the
new Wilfreda She proved able to do
this and won among other prizes tho
challeee trophy for cabin launches, which
IL emblematc of the championship and
which Mr.. Taylor wifi hold for one year.
He personally receives a medal and
silver prize. The F1yaway III has up
set things somewhat this year.
In former years the low powered boat
because OF her big allowance has been
able to win in the majority OF instances,
and consequently yachtsmen who have
wanted winners have taken advantage of
the rules. built n boat with big section
and installed some reliable low powered
motor Although this type of boat usu-
ally has finished far astern of the faster
craft. II has won on its allowance. The
| Alfred s. Elmo H., Dream and Thistle
have been noted examples of the rule
/ where the smallest boat has been sue
Cessful This year Hand OF New Bed
| ford designed good fast hull. Mr. Tay-
/ lor installed fast motor and he has
/ been able to drive the boat 80 fast that
/ 1t has overcome all differences in time
and taken many prizes, as we'll as broken
/ AL records in cruising races.
Tn" Wilfreda is another Of this type
and she may be able to defeat the Fly
away III. when she is running properly.
| She Is a very handsome craft So feet
long. Her lines indicate speed and as
| she has much fare to her bow she should
/ be remarkably dry boat In her
races last week she slipped through the
water very easily and moved fast too
| She has an eight cylinder Sterling motor
| of $50 horse power and measures more
| than the Flyaway. so that she has to
allow time. This boat was designed by
| Bowes e. Mower OF Philadelphia. and
when she has been limbered up more she
| will move much faster than she did last
week.
The course on Manhasset Bay was a
good one. \ five mile triangle was laid
on and the racers could be watched from
the different clubhouses as they speeded
! around. Unfortunately some trouble was
| caused because owners OF boats not racing
! nterfered with those going around the
triangle There was a revenue cutter on
the course to keep il clear and the revenue
officers did all they possibly could. But
they could not be everywhere. and often
while the high speed boats were nearing
some turning mark slow craft would get
In the way causing the racer 70 keep off
its course. Owners OF boats that do not
race perhaps do not understand what this
means. but there is no excuse for a racing
man putting his boat in the way OF an
other racer. on Thursday the Bull Moose
H., which had gone ten miles at good
speed and was leading in her class, was
put out OF the race because the Blue
Peter ", one Of the racers IN the cabin
launch class, got In her way The Bull
Moose was nearing the first turn on the
third round and the Blue Peter was going
to her mooring and crossed the course In
front of the Bull Moose, The helmsmar
of the Bull Moose. In order to avoid a
collision, threw out his Gluten. His engine
raced and the base OF the cylinders was
cracked, After the accident +. }. Gregory
owner Of the Bull Moose, made a strong
protest to the committee against the
owner of the Blue Peter V.
one OF the most consistent performer.
in Glass A was the Muirmaid, owned by
Pierre A. Proal of the Red Bank Yach'
: club, She won the national trophy and
defeated such fast boats at Little Gunfire
Bull Moose II. and Adelaide, The hui
was built from Mr.. Proals own designs
The motor is a 60 horse power Fiat whicl
. ran very steadily. Mr. proal steered hi
own boat and while men on other spec,
craft finished covered with oil Mr. Proa
y had nice afternoon spin around tn,
course and was 1T to appear in the club
house as soon as the race was over
The next high speed racing will be a
! Buffalo next week and after that NEE
! the boats will be sent to Chicago to tax
! part in the races OF the carnival o
{ sports arranged there. Several OF tn
high speed boats of this section did no
race at Manhasset Bay because thei
y owners did not care to take "A chance o
% breaking down and so he put out o
the racing for the valuable prizes offere
y at Buffalo and Chicago. Commodore j
: stuart Blacktons Baby Speed Demo
Q and Baby Reliance VI. will take par
y in the Western races and will meet tn
L. d. Q. ", Peter Pan VI, Kitty Haw
III, buffalo Courier, Ankle Deep an
p other cracks which are being special
T prepared for these races, Nearly a
10 these boats took part IN the races 10
e the Gold Challenge cup on Lake Geor2
@ and showed some high speed, and sine
e then they have been improved and trie
y so that their motors are running wei
IS Not one, however, has been able to sho
= IN n race the same speed as II was az
e nounced was made IN trials, which got
L. to show once more that motor boat
n travel wonderfully when alone but slo
It down very much In company with oth'
boats
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