The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-18
MISS DETROIT FIRST
IN ALL THREE RACES
Wins Last Of Series for Gold
Cup Even More Easily Than
She Took First Two.
TECH JR. FINISHES SECOND

Miss Detroit. The motor boat built by
The Smith Boat and Engine Company
sor a syndicate of Detroit enthusiasts.
won the final race yesterday on Manhas-
set Bay n thus. took all three Of the
races for the Gold Challenge cup She
never was driven at her best, and won
every race easily. The cup now goes to
D.trolt and will be defended there next
wear by this years winner against all
corners.
There are about $50 men in the Miss
Detroit syndicate, n among these are
Mayor Marks. W. +. Metzger, the Dodge
brothers, Roy Chaplin. the c~ommodores
Of all the motor boat ana yacht clubs of
Detroit, Fred Post. John Barnum. DR..
Creyier and Gus Shonts. Commodore
Me,zger naturally was we'll pleased with
the success of the Miss Detroit and he
invited every one interested In the sport
10 visit Detroit mex summer. He said the
boat was built with the idea OF putting
Detroit more prominently on the motor
boat map and also because II was
thought that the sport would be helped
II the cup were taken away from the
East. The races next year will be around
Belle Isle on the Detroit River. and as
that IL a public park every one will
be- able to watch the contests. Already
several Eastern motor boat men have
declared that they will build to try for
this prize, and those boats that failed to
speed this year will be in much better
shape for racing next season.
The series which ended yesterday was
not a remarkable one. OF the thirteen
boats entered only seven started in the
first race, and only v Of them finished.
d. -l4xa-ata1 n, 49, $4,000 -.-
and yesterday only three crossed the
starting line and but two finished. The
Miss Detroit, 1t In said. can make fifty
seven miles an hour. Just once in the
series she was let out IA little. and on
that occasion she did n lap Of five
miles at the rate OF fifty miles an hour.
The Miss Detroit. Tech, Jr., and
Presto crossed the starting line yester-
day in the order named and after max
Ing the first turn the Miss Detroit ran
way from the other two. The Presto
got In trouble on the second long leg OF
the course. and then Tech stopped. Miss
Detroit having a comfortable lead was
slowed down and made the first lap in
9 minutes 81 seconds, a little better than
thirty miles an hour. The Tech, Jr., was
repaired and limped on, finishing the
first lap In IA minutes 6 seconds and the
Presto made her first five miles in 33
minutes 81 seconds After that Presto
broke down again and withdrew.
Miss Detroit Tapped the Tech. Jr., on
her fourth round OF the triangle and
she eventually won the race. finishing in
! hour 3 minutes "a seconds Her
average speed was 1852 nautical. or
N0s statute miles an hour.
The Tech. Jr., finished her fourth lap
Just after the Miss Detroit finished the
race, She kept on going, because there
was a handsome silver cup for the Sec
/ hour 80 minutes 80 seconds. The
times for each Ave miles of the course in
minutes and seconds were:
Miss Detroit-s:3i. 1889. 1913. 1850.
II So, HESS Total, l hour 8 minutes %
seconds. Average speed. 1852 nautical, OF
"9s statute. mi,s' an hour ,7..s ,,.,,
seconds.
Presto-,sisi, withdrew.
The lon5 distance race to Boston for
the Blackton trophy was to have been
started this morning. but in order to
stimulate more interest in the race and
possibly get the Houp-la to start, this
race has been postponed. This after
noon the speed trials will be held for
the championship owe a mile curse.
racn DOdt Will DC sent tnree times each
way OF the purse and the averaged
speed will be figured out according to
the Admiralty system. Last year the
Baby Speed Demon III. won, averaging
bl.66 statute miles an hour. The Baby
Speed Demon has been repaired. 1t was
necessary to take some parts from the
engine OF the Baby Reliance V, but now
the Demon Is In good condition. The
Miss Detroit will be a competitor and
she will show just how fast she can go.
The Tech, Jr.. and Presto win also COM
pete and II Is hoped that h Ankle Deep
TOO Hawk Eye and perhaps some OF the
other cripples will be able to show
their speed, These trials will begin al
! o'clock.
The Manhasset Bay Yacht Club has
been the headquarters of the motor boat
men during this series of races. The
Manhasset Bay men are yachtsmen not
much Interested in motor boating, but
they have done everything possible 10
make the racing successful n have
given up their clubhouse to the visitors
IN addition to furnishing evening enter
0inments,