The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-17
MISS DETROIT GAINS
Big LEAD FOR CUP
Wins Second Race Of Series
and Only a Breakdown
Can Beat Her Now.
NEVER Is HARD PRESSED

Miss Detroit. the %hydroplane built by
q syndicate Of motor boatmen of Detroit
and representing the Detroit Power Boat
Association, won the second race for the
gold challenge cup on Manhasset Bay
Yesterday afternoon. and unless she
meets with some serious accident she
will capture the prize to-day. She has
scored IA points In the series and the
Tech Jr. and Presto are tied for second
place with Q points each. The Miss
Detroit must be totally disabled to be
beaten for the big prize.
The race yesterday was not as fast
as on the opening day and only three
boats were able to finish. These were
Miss Detroit. Tech Jr. and Presto, but
Presto had engine trouble twice and
was a long way astern. finishing only to
get her points. The Miss Detroit took
t3 minutes IS seconds to complete the
course OF 30 nautical miles. She aver
aged 1927 nautical. or 47.1l statute
miles an hour. She beat the Tech Jr.
50 seconds. TIL fastest lap by the Miss
Detroit was the third, 0 minutes 81 sec
onds, and on that lap she averaged so
tNhlulC lHlits MI HOuI. lnlS showed thai
she has some reserve speed which can
be used when the boat is pressed, but
Jack Millot, her helmsman. and Jack
Beebee, her ~mechancian, are not taking
any more chances than necessary, and
even IL they do not break any records
will be well satisfied to win the Gun,
She will try for records o-morrow IN
the mile championship trials.
The Baby Reliance V. and Baby Spesd
Demon H., the Blackton pair, were ont
shortly before the starting time and
showed up well in their preliminary
spins. Just before 4 o'clock, when the
race was started, the Baby Reliance sud
denly stopped and could not be started
again. Too much oil In the engine was
the cause OF the trouble.
The Baby Speed Demon, Mrs. Black
tons winner OF last year, got away we'll
put cracked a cylinder on the first round.
Bob Edgren, her helmsmen, kent the
boat going in spite of her crippled con-
dition, but at the beginning Of the fourth
lap the connecting shaft broke and that
ended her career, much to the disap-
pointment OF all. Commodore Rlackton
decided that he would not build a new,
boat TO defend the cup this year, but
would race his last years boats and let
some others have chances IL they could
o'"NN'' "Hu mus give the sport "a
needed stimulant. The Miss Detroit
was built by Smith of Algonac, Mich.
who uilt the Blackton pair, and had
commodore Blackton gone to him again
this year he might have retained the
cup. Now he will try to win IL back
as a next season.
The Tech Jr. made n fairly good
showing in yesterdays race. She got
away poorly. but ran steadily after that
and was o~verhauling the Miss Detroit on
the third lap, which caused Jillot to let
his boat out a little. The Presto twice
had engine trouble, but she managed
to complete the course.
The Baby Speed Demon was the first
away at the start, with Miss Detroit
second, about so yards astern then
camc Tech Jr. and Presto. the latter
being late, The Miss Detroit soon over
hauled the Baby Speed Demon and
Tech Jr. moved into second place be-
fore the first lap was completed. The
accident to the Speed Demons cylinder
caused her to drop back to last place.
on the second lap the Presto stopped
for twenty-five minutes and the Speed
Demon took third place. At the end OF
the third lap, with half the course COW
cred, the Miss Detroit led by a. sec
onds from Tech Jr. Then came Baby
Speed Demon 2 nut 20 seconds fur
Their astern and the Presto l6 minutes
later The Baby Speed Demon retired
after this. and the Miss Detroit going
on without "A miss or a skip won easily
from the Tech Jr. by 50 seconds.
The elapsed time in minutes and sec,
onds for each lap Of the course were:
Miss Detroit-7.O9. 7.l6. 6,54, 7.06. 7.l5
sl6, Total elapsed time, i3 minutes o,
:ssSnds' Ayersse 1927 RaaticaI' or ~
average 90 statute miles.
Tech. Jr.-7.4S. 7.06. tie. TAI. 1886. ~
Total elapsed time. a. minutes so seconds
Presto-s.l7, 2i.50, Tia, $50. 4l.l7. $50
Total elapsed time. / hour 81 minutes 81
seconds.
Baby Speed Demon II.-sos. s,2l, SO?
disabled.