The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-15

Miss Detroit. n % foot motor boat
driven by one Sterling motor of 80
HORSEPOWER. easily wou IN" first race
of the series for tn gold challenge
cup on Msrhasset Bay yesterday after
noon. She made the course Of thirty
nautical miles. six times around a tFI-
angle OF five miles. in ~ minutes Al 20
seconds, which is at the rate of A2l'
nautical or 4S.i9 statute miles an hour
There is nothing remarkable IN th's
speed. yet Baby Speed Demon H.,
owned by Mrs. Paula H.. Hlackion
and winner of the trophy last ear
finished second. she was II seconds
or AT the sped they then were travel
ling. ago yards astorn of Miss Detroit.
Last year, when Baby speed Demon
IL. won the race. she averaged DIV"
statute miles an hour. MIS-. h~IacNlon
was Delighted that her boat stan heid
the record. which Is HuIne ~rorsolatloh
Miss Detroit Will have to keep up ner
victories for three days IN urdor TO
take the trophy to tn" Detroit Boat
club,
one boat, the Little Joker III. owned
by Commodore Harry :. Ford of the
Tappan Zee YaCh. club, while making
the second round Of the course, turned
turtle when off the Great Neck shore'
There Is a shual spot there Wher" the
water is only . feet deep and the s"tii'
breaking over TINS spot caused some
trouble To- all the racers. The Little
Joker turned over and sank and her
helmsmau and mechan.r'an were pl'keI
up hy "A launch near by. This II ih'
: second time the Little Joker has gon"
10 the bottom.
The Tech. Jr., owned 10y Col 7 colo
man du pont. did well for two laps, hu,
she did not snow arytlIng Hh" TN
speed She was SAID 10 hsV, made IN hel
private trials. Then her steering gear
broke and after making l"ld'H NH' I'M
ished the course slowIy ia u'd'r Z" h'
credited with thu points. Wee Peter
pan H., owned by George L. N~i&uurouN
started only ~ win III the event or al
the others breaking dow. I'll, other
boats made two laps - hc' one, an'
while on hCr third lap she rur'l'd ol'
all the BEARINGS and was toWcI home
OF the fifteen entries on.N : NeI
crossed the starting line, W ) tuuuol
.Ir.'s two were Withdrawn ca Yer In the
week. The Peter Fan VII cracked iwc
cylinder, while h ing triod In ia" morn
ing and she L. hupcless.y out Of inc
series. James simpson, he" owner, wac
very much disappointed and he low vii
try to get the boat ready in tim" iol
the Chicago races.
ne Auk, Deep Too and Hawk Eye
were not ready In spit" or men WORKING
all night on the two racers, hut I ID
expected that they viii start IN to-nor
rows race. AS they are iitted Will
l..,. ppNr. than Mis- Detroit has, they
may hp alb to set a new mark Rotl
the Ankle Docu Too and Peter Pan VII
l,,. ,ur, ga lnvsa- 1nMpT majors lnt
Hawk Eye has one 500 horsepower
motor. The T~iddledywink, owned 10y
Thomas Chcsrhrough. and Jttncy, nwnr,
by II, orge Mex Brown, were NOT hear,
of
The harhor was crowded with All sort
of craft and the revenue officers w"r,
husy keeping them off the course, hu
things were managed well and the man.
committees worked toG"ther. Thes
committeeman We're mad" Conspiriou
hy their wearing bright Colorod band
ages on their arms, Each committee hl'
, different color und the name of tn
committee was announced prominertl
on each badge. There was a regatta CON
mittee, a race committee, timers, scorers
course committee and Judges, n,
ia yIor was chairman of the whole com
mittee If arrangements ana he and tn
other members made the Manhassct Ia
Yacht cub house their headquarters
The course WIS a triangle of 1--WE mile
md the base of this triangle We rirl
off the yacht clubs on Manhass"t Ia.
an the contest could he seen easily frul
: those houses The first turn was q
the Knickerhocker Yacht club and IN
, apex of the triangle was off Hewlett
Point,
When the starting time drew near III