New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-19
Tech T. Equals Worlds
Record in Title Race
Du Point Speedster Outdis-
tances All Others in
Championship
Clash.

travelling at speeu VI 2isoO hhN'Si
or 54.54 statute miles an hour, faster
than many express trains are driven, l.
Coleman du Points 26-foot hydroplane,
Tech, Jr., driven by T. Coleman du
Pont, jr., dashed across the finish line
off the Port Washington Yacht Club
yesterday, the winner of the American
Power Boat Association Challenge Cup
for the one-mile championship Of North
America.
Motor boat enthusiasts from the East
and West who had come to see records
broken in the race for the Gold Chal-
lenge Cup, and were disappointed, were
amply repaid for their trouble yester-
day, for they witnessed what all agreed
was the fairest and best managed race
over a measured mile course that they
had ever seen.
1t was at lirst thought that the Tech,
Jr., had broken all previous records,
but the figures show that she just
equalled the mile record made at the
Peoria races last year by the Baby
Speed Demon II, owned by Mrs. j; ).
Blackton. That boat, which started in
Yesterdays race, was beaten by the
| Tech 4.l8 in average speed.
The winning boat, which was de-
signed and built by Adolph APPEL at
Ventnor, \. j., was entered by the At
lantic City Yacht Club. She is equipped
with a 250-horsepower Sterling engine,
which made $50 revolutions a minute,
1t is said, in this race. She is credited
with having done a mile on the Della
ware River at the rate of tfty-nlne
miles an hour.
The actual times in minutes and sec
onds of each of the six miles she was
REQUIRED TO make were l IL 80, 1919,
I:I7l-5, lie, 1911 40 and 1916. The
total time for the six miles was
minutes - 80 seconds. According TO
the British Admiralty rule, this gives
her an average speed Of 46.75 knots, or
SO 81 statute miles, an hour. Her two
best miles Of the six were made at the
late of 54.54 miles an hour. smooth
water, no tide to speak OF and clear
course were the admirable conditions
that made the tests all that could De
desired.
The other four boats that started III
the race, beginning at $3.50 and con
tinuing at half-haur intervals, and, the
order Of their starting, as drawn by
lot, were Carl G.. Fischer's Presto,
Count Mankowski's Ankle Deep Too,
Mrs. j. S. Blackton's Baby Speed De
mon II and the Miss Detroit. The
Tech, Jr., started last, gaining small
advantage by having smoother and
deeper water. The Ankle Deep Too
covered ore mile in 2 minutes sec,
Dads and broke down on the second
mile. The others completed the course
without a break.
ba 81
the Baby Speed Demon II and the
Presto that the judges declared late
last night II was q tie for second place,
with the Miss Detroit probably fourth
Il had been reported that Carl G.
Fischer's Presto, driven by Victor
Kleistrath, was the dark horse in the
feet OF flyers, and when she made her
appearance and consistently reeled OF
the miles at high speed it was
thought that she might be the winner.
Great things were also expected from
the BlacktOn boat, but while she was
able to make better time than the Miss
Detroit the friends Of both these were
forced 20 admit that the Tech, as she
covered mile after mile at astonishing
sueed. must be the winner, and ali
were eager 10 cheer her wnen she
crossed The finish line the victor IN the
best race seen in New YORK waters.
The system of timing the boats was
,erfact The timers stationed in spe-
c;ally built towers at each end Of the
curse, equipped with telephones,
scored each Doat as she started and
finished by three watches at each
tower. After the race the records OBJ
tanned by the six men were compared
and averages figured.
The summary follows: