New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-30
Beats Muirmaid Handily,
Although Race Is Not
Finished.
BANG AND GO BACK
CONTEST a FEATURE
Motor Boat Carnival on Man.
hasSet Bay Ends with
Keen Contests.

courses on Manhasset Bay and in Long
Island Sound ended yesterday with
three completed races and one between
The speed boats the Nuirmaid and the
Little GUnfre that. while incomplete,
furnished a good test Of the speed OF
the boats FOR the distance travelled -
+5 and 50 miles respectively.
Racing over S0-mlc courses for
three days the Nuirma.d each day de-
foated the Little Gunfre on time al
lowance. Yesterday they met on a
course double that length. and on
every lap Of FIVE miles except one, the
Little Gunfre made tho best time. At
the end Of the ninth round, when the
Nuirmaid withdrew. her opponent had
beaten hcr boat for boat % minutes
- seconds.
The Little Gunfre's owner. ". J..
Brainard. kept her goinC and she would
have won the race, for she was within
700 wards or the tu.sh. when suddenly
her engine became disabled, and try as
they would iu tho next two hours,
while the boat driftcd. repairs could
not be made l0 time 20 finish the race.
and 70 was declared of by the race
committee Ira Hand. Charles p.
Tower, Henry Sampson and {. c..
Davis
feature Of the day that caused
much amusement was the bang and go
back race In which twelve boats took
part. Starting al $3.50. they went 70 the
cast mark or the Narhasset Bay Yacht
Club first, and just as they had
Strengthened out on the second lex Of
the course Charles q. Davis, IN charge
OF the contest. fred q bomb from the
stern OF the revenue cutter Manhattan,
commanded by Lieutenant W. HOTEL.
A. this SCD.l all the boats turned
right about and came back At full
speed. A second bcuo was fred when
al had rounded the Western buoy, and
third one FIVE minutes later. tie
boats turning back each zane. Finally
the smallest boat. power dinghy
owned by Stratton Vance. bcInc nearest
20 the finish line after the last bomb,
crossed the finish line in the lead and
won the prize.
Nine motor yachts o. the power boat
souadrons. each fv.ng the pretty blue
and white striped Distinguishing flag
OF that organization. furnished an OBJ
lect lesson for those who watched them
go through a series O. manHuvres that
would have done cIedl. 20 d feet OF
warships.
Directed by Commander F. 2. Pratt
from his flagship. the Alma ii. all the
yachts went through single and double
squadron formations IN obedience to
code signals. all Of which were
promptly acknowledged by the an
swering pevnaut.' The rule Of the
road was strictly oheyed and whistle
signals quickly replied 20.
After this the power squadron boats
had q consistency race. Each boat
travelled FIVE laps Of q course that was
~ miles % the Ian, and after Leslie
Huxtable. the statistician, had figured
out the variations. II was found that
{. z. Chanman's F0rad. with a varla-
ton Of only % seconds. had won the
race. Commodore VI. !. Bakers Can
isteo being second, with Al seconds
variation
T. q. Taylor's big power boat. Fly
away III, made another record for hey
self by winning the race 20 Stratforc
Shoal Light and back. She went the
seventy miles IN . hours "a minutes p
seconds, the first half being through
= heavy casterly sea that retarded her
materially. She defeated the Wllfreda
by is minutes "a seconds. boat for
boat The other starter. the Blue Peter
Y. did not finish the race.
". r. Randolph's AmOrita was the
winner Of the race for o0cn boats. She
won from T. L. Finch's Eastern Star by
: minutes ~ seconds
The summaries follow:
InNG DISTANCE CRUISING RACE
COURSE. 90 MILEs-sTANT. 80 a. NJ.
ELAPSED
Finish. time.
pos. and owner. HMs.H.N
ITtavat ill., r. 3d. TaFlor..... -.ci.-- 5.3+:c2
Blue Peter g. A. No.rmarr.. Hi3 not finish.
Wilfr,la. -. n. Rutherford. s.5I.o' 5..l.9'
SPEED HANn1CAP RACE Class A
COURSE 90 Mff.E--START 1855