New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-21
Caddy II Wins
Long Race of
Power Vessels

The Caddy II, which has been en-
rolled by her owner, Bernard Zahn, OF
the Northport Yacht Club, as one of
the patrol boats for the coming naval
maneuvres, is the winner OF the mar
lem Yacht Clubs annual Stratford
Shoal power boat race of 61.12 nautical
miles. She started at $3.50 o'clock on
Saturday afternoon, from Execution
Light, in the express cruiser class. she
defeated her only competitor, ii. D.
Gurney's Orihamme II, by 20 minutes
21 seconds corrected time. Her l5O-
horsepower Van Blerck engine drove
her at an average speed of 1884 stat
ute miles for the entire distance, break
ing all records for that course, 1t Is
said.
So close was the racing in the cruiser
class. in which ZeDulon c. wilson's
Spare Time and J. II. Wallace's Heath
or were the starters, at p. m, on sat
urday. that the crews frequently tossed
cigarettes and matches to each otner
as the boats raced side by SIDE on the
smooth waters Of the Sound, and, what
wae NOR. remarkable, they crossed the
finish line only twenty seconds apart
after having covered the course OF sew
entv statute miles. The Spare Time
finished first in the class, but it was
only because her skipper cheated the
tide by hugging the Eaton's Neck sn 1rl
a little closer than his rival. Inc
Heather won the race on corrected time
on the Viking rating.
Speed was unfortunately an unknown
quantity with the eleven sail craft that
Started at 3:15 p. m, on Saturday in
IN. faintest kind Of an easterly breeze,
that. however, canted to the southwark
before the leaders had Centre Island
sbeam. During the night the wind de-
serted the feet, but they managed to
round the Stratford Shoal Light before
daylight, and they came back to the
finish with the help of another light
east wind. -,
George C. Malloy's Arvia proved the
winner in the rating class by minutes
second from K. b. Budd's Virginia. In
the handicap class p. c. Pfeifer's Clare
CAPTURED the prize, winning from V. +.
Krauss's Kenmuir by 8 minutes 81 Sec
onds. Fred Gade's Widgeon was the
winner in the special yawl class. The
Respite II did not finish. The regatta
committee was quartered all night.
watching for the racers to finish, on
board Andrew Patterson's power yacht
Autan-meaning south wind-which
thew prayed in vain for Commodore
II. W. Kraussmsn, in charge Of the
Yacht, had with him in his watch on
deck Edwin II. Tucker, chairman Of the
committee; Philip Fox, Fred oGeller
and William Hyde.
The summaries follow:
HARLEM YACHT CLUB-sTRATFoRD sHoAL
RACE.
CLASS A-ExPREss CRUIsERs-sTARr. $50
r. ~. AUG. l9-COURSE. 6l.l2 MILES.
No., -, o,r, Risiis H iT'
C,ddy II Bernard Zahn. $1,000 2to 40
orlnamme II. II. s Quincy IS 80 ioS -
Corrected tne-Caddy H. Zfo'O' orinamno H.
3:0l:0l.
'i''N''' -COURsE. el.l2 NILES.
spare Timc. o. c. Wilson. 80 80
Heather. Il a w,iess ssis Spar. r..
Tti:5O.
srooPs-RATING CTAss-sTART. si5 P NJ.
AtG. is-coUBsK. sll2 MILEs-FINIsH.
Elapsed
Finish time.
D., .,t oxney Inns Inns.
80 q - Nolioy ......... l0.3s.53 10 Is 80
S,t,,aSa,. y u p,rid .....l0 .l3.O0 10 Is 90
Oscemah A J. Dealy. ..........ll; ~ % wv -
KatOnah. J. Macarthur. .......... 2ZO.ss - 20 50
corrected time-Arvfs. II i35s; virginia II as 90
Ogeemah Is % IS.
HANDICAP CLAsS-STARr 3l5-CoURSE 6l.l2
MILES
ELAPSED
Finish. time
po., and O,sne, Inns HMS
cia,e y & Psel-er ....... l0.5is4 10 36 ~
E.aruir Y y KrsuSs. l,l0l6 l95J.l5
ysd. G.orge ChaJytck ........l II .Os 20O2 .0S
seNo-, IN II FARRELL i.4ggj 20 81 %
Mrnor y & smith ......... 2'05 Il ~ 80 II
Corrected times Glare. lTlSH. henmuir,
iTl9.l6 yels. Is 20 Us. Sonora. ls;55.sS. Misnon.