Evening journal., 1916-08-05
Delaware CRUISERS
make clean sweep
Marguerite II Easily Defeats
the Helma in High
Speed Race
BEDOWIN KEEPS UP
WINNING STREAK

smCEAN CITY, y. j., Aug. OIL ne
climax Of the week OF Vacation Cruise
of the Delaware River Yacht Racing
Association was reached yesterday al
tcrnoon in beftting manner when m
the lnter-Association regatta between
the South Jersey and the ID laware
river organizations, over the course oi
the Ocean City Yacht Club ON Little
Egg Harbor bay. cleanup was made
in .he two cruiser events held First
and second positions were taken by the
Delaware river yachtsmcn in the cruiser
eJnies. rating over 45, while in the
cruiser contest rating under - the first
three places went TO the visiting boats.
Tho races showed that the Delaware
iitci boats were consistent performers
and were equally class,d with the
cruisers of the South Jersey coast
la the higher rated class Of boats the
Marguerite II. owned by President Al
bert b. Cartledgc. ot the Delaware River
Association and commodore OF the Key
stone Yacht Club. Of Tacony. was a
winner over the lclmn owned by
William Frcdericks. of the United Boat
Club. of Wilmington, by , minutes and
s seconds The Peggy owned by Com
modoro Samuel w Mhan, of the Chel-
sea Yacht Club, the champion of the
South Jersey coast in l0l4. and giving
tho limit boat the llclma, an allowance
Of l6 minutes and ~ seconds over the
twelve nautical mile course of two laps,
wnS unable TO catch the field and fin
ishcd in fourth position.
- Again the Bedowin, owned by jules
Ts.evy. Of the Riverside Yacht Club,
Won across the boards in the cruisers
class rating under As. The BedOwiu
got out in front half a mile from home
and came In a leader by a minute and
ten seconds over the Dora IL, owned
by Bruno Aireshon. Of the same club.
The Alhambra. owned by DR. c. s.
Church OF Wilmington, representing
the same club. finished third 5S ser
onds in the rear OF the Dora II. BY
winning the first three places the
Riverside Yacht Club made cleanup
having lost but two OF the eight races
which were held during the week ol
cruising. Il was a good fight between
the Dora II and the Alhambra in de-
Gliding the tie existing for second place
between the two boats in the point
contest. which consisted Of two legs
one from Salem to Cape May and the
other from Cape May 10 Ocean City.
Zach boat secured % points. just three
behind the leader. the Bedowin.
AS a fitting close to the regatta and
the vacation Cruise" the j. NJ. r.,
the displacement racer owned and
piloted by Joseph NJ. Rowland, OF the
ocean City Yacht Club gave an eX-
hibition run over the sixth nautical
mile course. She has new eight
cylinder 120-horsepower engine. which
sent her over the course, taken on
two watches. in II minutes "a 2-5 sec
onds. The average speed OF the boat
is one nautical mile in / minute %
seconds or 31.579 knots an hour and
36.42 statute miles per hour. This is
probably the fastest time made by a
displacement boat over o measured
course She will be In the Sea Isle
CITY regatta this afternoon and is ex-
pected 70 make record AnCther race
was held. but proved uninteresting
due 10 the fact that one Of the two
competing open boats failed 10 finish
the second final lap. The Raven, own
ed by Jules Levy, OF the Riverside
Yacht Club. had a good lead at the
end Of the first lap. but dropped oui
of the race due 20 a twisted shaft
The Vasey owned by Frank Nelms
OF the Ocean City Yacht Club. the
champion open boat of the South Jer'
sey coast, was racing the Raven.