The Washington times., 1915-08-17
MISS DETROIT GAINS
B|GLEAD FOR CUP
Wins Second Race Of Series
and Only a Breakdown Can
Beat Her Now.

NEW YORK. Aug. 17.-Auss Detroit,
the hydroplane built by a syndicate Of
motor boatmen of Detroit and repre-
sentinC the Detroit Power Boat Asso-
ciation, won the second race for the
gold challenge cup on Manhasset bay
meets with some serious accident. she
will capture the prize today. She has
scored fourteen points IN the series.
and the Tech. jr.. and Presto are tied
for SECOND place with nine points each.
abled to be beaten for tho big prise.
Tho race yesterday was not a. fast
a. on the opening day, and only three
boats were able to Finish. These were
Miss Detroit. Tech, Jr.. and Presto. but
was q long way aslsrn. finishing only
to get her points. The Miss Detroit
took 4S minutes IS seconds to complete
the course Of thirty nautical miles. She
averaged soM nsSticsi Or ~ aiI TssS statute
81 seconds. The fastest lap by the Miss
Detroit was the third. 8 minutes and 81
seconds. and on that lap she veraged
90 statute miles an hour. This showed
that she has some reserve speed which
but lack Millot. her helmsman. and
Jack Beebee. her mechanician. are not
taking any moro chances than neces-
sary. and even II they do not break
the cup. She viii try for records To-
morrow in the mile championship
trials.
The Baby Reliance v and Baby Speed
Demon II. the Rlackton pair. Were out
showed up we'll in their preliminary
raos was started. tho Baby Reliance
suddenly stopped and could not be
started again. Too much oil In the en-
etn thA ~
The Baby Speed Demon. Mrs. Black
tons winner OF last year. got away well.
round. Bob EdEren. her helmsman.
pled condition but at the beginning Of
the fourth Lap the connecting shaft
broke and that ended her career. much
to the disappointment Of all. Commodore
Blackton decided that he would not
! build a new boat to defend the cup this
boats and let some others have chances
| II they could be beaten. and thus give
| the sport a needed stimuiant. The Miss
Detroit was built by Smith, of Algonac.
had Commodore Blackton gone to him
| again this year he might have retained
the cup. Now he will try to win it
back again next season.
showing in yesterday's race. She soi
away poorly. but ran steadily after tha
and was overhaulng the Miss Detroit or
| the third lap, which caused Millot to lie,
his boat out a little. The Presto twice
had engine trouble. but she managed
to complete the course.
| The Baby Speed Demon was the FRS
away at the start with Miss Detroi
second, about 80 yards astern; ther
came Tech. r.. and Presto; the latte latte
hauled the Baby Speed Demon and
| Tech. 1r.. moved into second place be
fore the first lap was completed. Tht
accident to the Spede Demons cylinder
caused her to drop back to last place
On tho second lap the Presto stopped
for twenty-five minutes and the Speed
Demon took third place. At the end o.
the third lap, with half the course Gov
cred. the Miss Detroit led BY u sec
onds from Tech, 1r. Then came Bah,
Speed Demon minutes % seconds fur
ther astsrn and the Presto ls minutei
later. The Baby Speed Demon retired
on without a miss or a skip won easily
from the Tech. tr.. by A seconds.
The elapsed time In minutes and sec
| onds for each lap Of the course was:
Miss Detroit-709. 7.1s. S54. 7.06. 7l5
s.l6, Total elapsed time. 43 minutes 8
seconds. Average. %oE nautical. or ~
statute miles an hour. Fastest lap. 6.5l
average 80 statute miles.
Tech. jr.-7.4s, 7.0s, 7.l2. IN. 7a 7.47
Total elapsed time. A minutes so seconds
Presto-Sl7. A.5. 7.l3. $50. All. SIS
Total elapsed time. hour 81 minutes
''H sapy Speed Demon 11.-s.os. sal. s.u
disabled,