The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-30

few feet from the winner. and the
whole feet crossed the line faster than
their names could be noted down.
"arly in the morning the power boat
squadron was put through mannuvres In
the bay and did we'll. The fleet num-
bered about a dozen cruising yachts and
they drilled Just like feet of warships,
such as turning ut angles and steaming
line ahead.
Then they were tried In a consistency
race. Nine started in this event They
were sent round short course of / u
miles i've times, and the actual time for
each round was figured. 1t was a close
Job timing and long one figuring. but
in the end the Farad, owned by Com
modore G. +. Chapman, was declared the
winner. with n variation of only "a sec
ons. Commodore ~ J. Bakers Cansteo
was second, with n variation of Al sec
onds, and DR.. Leytons Oracle u was
third, with variation OF 90 seconds
The long distance speed boat race was
| a failure. Only two boats started. the
Muirmaid and the Little Gunfire. and
they were to go twelve times around the
| triangle, or sixty nautical miles. The
Muirmaid got away first and she held
the lead for two rounds. when her engine
gave trouble and Little Gunire took the
lead. The Muirmaid kept going for forty =
| Ave miles. which she made In hours %
minutes IL seconds and then had to re-
| tire.
The Little Gunfire kept on without a
hitch until she was within 100 yards OF
/ the finish when she stopped. She had
run out OF gasolene. She drifted back
with the tide. A passing motor boa,
gave her gallon OF fuel. but then there
was ignition trouble.
For nearly three hours the men on
board worked to get the boat started
Twice she was on fire and the blaze was
N..,.N n. ~.
and be towed In. The prize was lost by
100 yards. The Little Gunfire was timed
at the ffty-fifth mile and had gone that
far In hours 81 minutes 80 seconds
The F1yaway III. won the long distance
race for cabin yachts. She went I,
Stratford Shoal and back, 20 nawica
miles. in 4 hours 81 minutes 90 seconds
winning easily. II was quite rough on tn,
Sound and those on board got very wet
The Wilfreda came in second but tn,
Blue Peter v. did not finish the race
The open launch race was won by tn,
Eastern Star. which IL fitted with Loew
Victor motor. She made the fifteen nau
teal miles In one second less than Al
hour, and as she received an allowanc,
from the others she got the prize. In thii
race there was a boat named Taobemos
This 10 not Greek. but Someboat spelled
backward. She did not distinguish her
self except in name.
The four days OF racing were success
full The committee in charge consiste,
OF Thomas II. Taylor, chairman. repre-
senting the Port Washington Board o
Trade; John W. Mitchell. representing
the Port Washington Business Mems As
ISOLATION: George L. Thomas, Manhasse
Bay Y. C.: u. c. Gould, PORT Washngto
Y. C.. Frederick Kraemer. Knickerbocke
Y. G.. and Charles g. Davis. Tho rae
committee was Charles +. Tower. lr
Hand ana Henry Sampson, Jr
Las night the motor boat men an
many Of tho lovers OF sailing craft en-
joyed "A smoker In the Manhasset Ia
, clubhouse. The summaries
LONG DISTANCE CRUISING RACE COURSE
10 MILES-START, 1890.
' Elapae
no,, ,our,, HMs u TTTs
yT pSSS S"I III n. Taylor 2st?. a..
wilfreda J ~ Rutherford. 80. 3 o. o. 81
Blue Peter V, A. Sachmann. Did not fnish
Corrected times-Pfyawsy III. 4oOi2; Wi
freda. 81 .ON
SPEED ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. A. MILES
. START. 1900
Little Gunnre. W. J Branard. Ran out OF fue
: OPEN LAUNCHES COURSE Is MILES
, START. 400.
, Amorita W. T Randolph. b2 le b2
! Taohemos, +. II. Dusenberrc. " ~ %
. Eastern star, r. lie Roy Finch ~ 90 ~
]. Corrected tlmes-Eastern star. $50; Amorit
Y ba:l2; Taobemos 1894.