Evening journal., 1915-08-19
Tech. .R.,N SMASHES
Speed BOAT MARK
Gen. duPont'S Flyer Takes
First Place, Averaging
$3.50 Miles an Hour
COVERS STATUTE
MILE IN 54.54

PORT WASHINGTON. N. Y, Aug
IA new motor boat speed record
for the statute and nautical mile was
established yesterday when General
7. Coleman duPont's Tech Jr., II.
with his son, Frank DUPONT. at the
steering wheel and Brady Wylie his
mechanician at his side. covered the
surveyed and attested nautical mile
off Port Washington in Manhasset Bay
at the rate of 5454 statute miles an
hour. Her average speed for six laps.
three with and three against the al
most imperceptible tide was 53.S79
miles an hour. On two of her trials
she made the nautical mile in one
minute sixteen seconds and az that
the waters surface was none too
smooth The Tech Jr., II. is twenty
one feet long and six and one-half
feet in beam, with a 250 horsepower
eight cylinder motor. In the owners
trial over the governments official
mile on the Delaware River. she Gov
cred a mile at the rate of SO 3-5 miles
an hour in slack water At that time
she had a large propeller and her mo-
tor revolutions we're limited TO 1900
a minute but now with a smaller
propeller. she is capable of turning
up 1850 r. P. NJ
As to which craft took second place
was not definitely known by the COM
mittee at a late hour. but is was be-
tween the Baby Speed Demon II, Mrs.
Paula H. Blackton's craft, and Carl c.
40 ~
each of which was within the small
est decimal of 50.367 statute miles an
hour. while the Miss Detroit's speed
according to the official figures, was
at the rate of 4946 statute miles an
hour
There were FIVE starters and four of
them completed the six necessary
runs, the fifth being the Ankle Deep
Too. Count Mankowskis craft which
made one trip swerving from side to
side as she did so and then retired
Great clouds of dense yellow smoke
poured from her exhaust stacks as
she started and when she tried to
stop at the end Of the first trial she
nearly went down by the stern.
The Count. who is one of the very
best of sportsmen was thoroughly
disappointed He has had TO contend
with all sorts of unfortunate acci-
dents since the Ankle Deep Too was
built. but has invariably come up
smiling and all the officials expressed
their regrets at his misfortunes.
The Presto was first 10 undertake
the trials and as she sped over the
course she jumped nearly clear Of
The water at frequent intervals and
threw great splashes of spray into
the air She made the six trips in
the following average times. accord
ing to the timekeepers at the Pilon.
near the Knickerbocker Yacht Club:
1.21. 1.19 As. 12O AS. 1.21 3-5.
1923 1-5. 1.24, or an average Of 1.2t
per nautical mile.
The Ankle Deep Too was next TO
try and after jumping and smoking
over the course once retired, and
was followed by Mrs. Paula II.
Blackton's Baby Speed Demon H.
driven by Robert Edgren. Her time
per trial according to the same
timers were 1.22. 1.22 2-5, 1.22
1.22 2-5. 1873 Is, 121 4-5, or a diff
ference of only three-fifths of a sec
ond between her slowest and fastest
- ~ WuiDu ouoWh moSt FeudfkdOlt
consistency.
The Miss Detroit followed, hei
times being 1.22 AS. 1.2O AS
1.22 As. 12O 3-5. 1.25 1-5 ant
lis 3-5; and then came the victori
Gus Tech, Jr.. her times beinl
III S-5. 1.19, III 1-5. 116. III A.
and 116.
After much figuring the timers an
nounced that the Tech. Jr. lis aver
age speed for the six miles wa
$3.50 statute miles per hour. wit
the Bay Speed Demon II at 5036
and the Miss Detroit at 49.46. wit
the Presto. the figures of which ha
not been checked very close I
those of the Demon. but to which tn
credit of second place fell not dc
termined but within a fraction OF
second apart
The figures of the committee wi
be checked up and the official an
nouncement will then be made. Th
course was kept clear OF all obstru,
tions with the exception of worl
ing schooner. which came to anchc
in the middle of il and was speedil